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Poultry Stud Breeders and Exhibitors Victoria
www.vpfa.com.au
Volume 38. No.5. September 2019
Laurie Barber (centre) outstanding winner at the Game Club of Victoria Show 2019.
Champion Bird in Show, Reserve Bird in Show, Champion OEG Standard,
Reserve OEG Standard, Champion Pit Game Standard, Champion A.O.V. Standard,
Champion Standard other than OEG.
Laurie is flanked by Brian Daniels (left) and Alf Woods (right).
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2019
CHAIRPERSON TONY MANN
Anne Beaty Shepparton 0412 002 266
Ted Brown Echuca 5480 2103
Brian Daniels Chirnside Park 9727 2336
Lorraine Edgley Swanpool 5768 2317
Michael Holmes Wangaratta 5722 4421
John Hunt Molesworth 5797 6232
Tony Mann Scarsdale AH 5342 8272
0418 553 984
Rob Moloney Tylden 0417 017 814
[email protected] 5424 8433
Ian Nash Teesdale 5281 5370
Alf Woods Greenvale 9333 1242
Company Secretary
Anne Beaty P.O. Box 928 Shepparton 3632
Journal Editor
Lorraine Edgley 5768 2317
175 Swanpool-Warrenbayne Rd. Swanpool 3673
Life Members
Deceased*
S.G. Anderson* B. Bilton J. Bishop
T. Dutton* W. Fisher* R. French*
I. Gillard* J. Jenkins* G. Kemp
R. Lindsay J. Pavey* N. Penny
I. Pollerd* R. Scott* G. Sheppard*
D. Simpson A. Veerman A. Woods
COMMITTEES AND AREAS OF RESPOSIBILITY FOR
2019
Finance: M. Holmes T. Mann
Judges: T. Brown, I. Nash, A. Beaty Co-opt K. Smith
Future Planning: J. Hunt, M. Holmes Co-opt N. Penny
Disputes: R. Moloney, A. Beaty, J. Hunt, T. Brown
Standards: A. Woods, M. Holmes, L. Edgley,
Co-opt K. Smith, M. Miller, Rod Lindsay (Secretary)
Expo and Seminars: B. Daniels, M. Holmes, I. Nash,
T. Brown L. Edgley, A. Beaty Co-opt B. Bergin
Website: A. Beaty Backup L. Edgley
Membership, Clubs and Jnl: T. Mann, L. Edgley, A. Beaty
Merchandise & Standard Schedule: B. Daniels
50th Anniversary Committee T. Mann, A. Beaty
Co-opt K. Collins
Exhibitor’s Fund Com/tee: A. Woods, M. Holmes
Power to co-opt. D. Moloney (A Class member rep.)
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VPFA Bank details:
CBA - BSB: 063 838
Account No. 10040953
VPFA Ltd. Membership and Fees for 2019
Adult ‘A’ Class Member with ejournal $50.00
(access to the Journal via members area on our website)
Adult ‘A’ Class Member with hardcopy of Journal posted $90.00
Junior ‘B’ Class Member (6 – 16 years of age with ejournal) $10.00
Junior ‘B’ Class Member with hardcopy of Journal posted $45.00
One day exhibitors permit $10.00
Enabling a non-member to exhibit at an affiliated Club Show
Membership ends 31st December each year
Page 2.
JOURNAL TROPHY BREEDS
The Journal trophy breeds for 2019
Hardfeather -- Modern Game
Softfeather -- Pekin
Rare Breed -- Faverolles
Waterfowl -- Bali, Magpie, Orpington (exc Buff)
Crested, Welsh Harlequin
Points are awarded to the best and reserve of these
four sections on the following basis.
Open class entries only, junior class entries do not count
Ten points for Best of Breed / Variety plus one point for
each entry there.
Reserve of Breed / Variety gets half the points of best.
Please Note:
Cap of 50 points maximum for Best of Breed / Variety
and
25 points maximum for Reserve Breed /Variety
Winners must be members of the PSBEV to earn points,
and juniors can score if they enter and win in the open
classes.
Secretaries/Show Secretaries are responsible for forward-
ing the show results to the Editor. Please do not send to
anyone else as there is no guarantee they will get into the
Journal.
MOST SUCCESSFUL JUNIOR EXHIBITOR.
The PSBEV will again run this award to promote and
encourage our junior exhibitors.
All clubs have to do is complete the show result form and
return it to the Editor.
Ch. Junior receives 10 points, Res. Ch. 5 points.
NOTE:-
The opinions expressed in the Journal are those of the
authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion or
policy of the Poultry Stud Breeders and Exhibitors of
Victoria.
The Editor, and Directors of the Board, accept no
responsibility for the accuracy of claims made in this
Journal. The Editor and Chairperson reserve the right to
correct, alter, reduce, retype, rearrange or refuse with-
out prejudice any matter submitted for publication.
Table of Contents
Board of Directors Page 2.
Editorial Page 3.
Chairpersons Report Page 4.
Notice of AGM Page 4.
Minutes of May Board meeting Page 5.
Some of the Rules for Breeding Sebrights Page 9.
Pics from Shows Page 15.
Successful Incubation Page 19.
Ad Beaufort Agricultural Show Page 20.
Letter to the Editor Page 21.
Show Results Page 22.
Tony’s Corner Page 30.
More Show Results Page 31.
Junior Pics Page 32.
Editorial
A Nomination Form is inserted in this Journal for
your convenience to nominate a member to the VPFA
Board.
The calculator is working overtime tallying the points
for the Journal awards. Thank you to all Clubs who
have sent in their results. I know the exhibitors who
entered your show appreciate your support.
The Royal Melbourne Show is upon us and exhibi-
tors are excited to once again be part of the full show.
Remember the regional agricultural shows also need
our support and as our Chairman mentioned in his
report they are a great way to swell numbers in our
clubs.
Hope you are all getting plenty of fertile eggs and
your birds and incubators are all doing the right thing
for you.
Duckin’ off now
Lorraine
Page 3.
VICTORIAN POULTRY FANCIERS' ASSOCIATION LTD.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Members are advised that the Annual General Meeting of the VPFA Ltd
will he held on Sunday 1st December 2019 commencing at 1.15 pm at
Tabcorp Park 2 Ferris Rd Melton South Vic 3338
The AGM will be immediately followed by a General Meeting of the membership.
There is a good Bistro at Tabcorp Park. Come for lunch beforehand and enjoy a nice meal in pleasant surroundings. Please note if coming for lunch you will need to book a table. Tabcorp Park Bistro: 03 87460600 Nominations for Three Directors of the VPFA Ltd are also sought. Nomination forms available on the
VPFA website or contact the VPFA Secretary. Nominations close at 4pm on Friday 4th October 2019.
Notices of Motion for the Annual General Meeting of the VPFA Ltd must be in the hands of the Company Secretary by no later than 4.00pm Friday 25th October 2019. Any Notice(s) of Motion must be proposed and seconded by current 'A' Class Members of the VPFA Ltd.
Send to A Beaty VPFA Ltd Company Secretary P O Box 928 Shepparton Vic 3632 or Email to: [email protected]
VPFA Chairperson’s Report – September 2019
As Lorraine goes to print for this Journal, the “chooks” have returned to the Royal Show during September and I wish all those who have entered good luck. We are fast approaching the end of this year and we have had to shift the location of our AGM to TABCORP Park in Melton due to increased costs at Deer Park. Our Secretary looked at a number of locations throughout the State and this was the only one that ticked all the boxes. Remember to support the Agricultural shows between now and March and keep a look out for those new members for your local clubs. Liz from Australasian Poultry guessed the name of the Movie from July’s edition (Rambo- First Blood) so there is a new question in this edition. If you have any articles, information and even a good joke or humorous storeys then please submit them to our editor, Lorraine. Without your help it is a very difficult task. Tony Mann
Page 4.
Minutes of VPFA LTD Board Meeting
15th May 2019 Meeting held at 10.00am 625 Mickleham Rd Greenvale.
Present: Tony Mann, Brian Daniels, Lorraine Edgley, John Hunt, Rob Moloney, Michael Holmes, Alf Woods, Ted Brown,
Ian Nash, Anne Beaty.
Apologies: Nil
Confirmation of Board Minutes from 24th February 2019
M Alf Woods S Lorraine Edgley CD
Business arising from minutes.
Discussed Flyer, Raffle tickets, Photo copier to tip
John sold chairs and table for $72.25
Banner Brian has it now.
Look at getting a new one next meeting.
Motion: “That we purchase a new banner and get the website and email address put on it.” Cost approx. $99.00
Moved: Alf Woods S: Rob Moloney CD
Financial Statements and Accounts for payment.
Financial Statements from 19/02/19 to 01/05/19 VPFA LTD WORKING ACCOUNT (06 3838………………………………502)
Balance 19/02/19 $2780.50
Balance 01/05/19 $2780.50
PSBEV TRADING ACCOUNT (06 3838 ………………………….953)
Balance 19/02/19 $26,875.97
Balance 01/05/19 $16,277.15
APS TRADING ACCOUNT (06 3838 ……………………………493)
Balance 19/02/19 $16,739.81
Balance 01/05/19 $20,242.11
Term Deposits
APS Term Deposit (06 504………………….278)
Balance $325,000 interest rate 2.3 % maturing on 29/6/19
VPFA Term Deposit (Exhibitor Club) (06 3838………………………………..197)
Balance $324,502.26 interest rate 2.3% maturing on 21/6/19
Total Balance $688,802.02 1/5/19
Accounts Payments since 19/02/19
APS PAYMENTS 06…..493 Chq 000614 Aus. Post $261.49
Chq 000615 Aus. Post $1273.50
Chq 000616 R Lindsay $884.20
VPFA WORKING ACCOUNT 06…….502 Nil
Society Cheque Account (06 38……….953)
Accounts paid since 19/02/19 APS Transfer November $2,475.00
APS Transfer December $1,610.00
APS Transfer January $1445.00
Need to check interest 55% or 45 % that is paid in to working account on maturity.
Need to check if this interest rate was changed in updating constitution.
Moved: Michael Holmes S: Ted Brown CD
Page 5.
ASIC Cheque 000833 $658.00
Benalla Printers Feb Journal $756.40
L Edgley Feb Journal /Postage $679.00
SOS Book Keeping $1650.00
Benalla Printers March Journal $480.00
L Edgley March Journal / Postage $667.20
ASIC $133.00
1/4/19 Griffiths Goodall Insurance $5730.22
Accounts to be paid Nevett Ford Advice $1320.00
Image Direct $ 399.00
Loddon Screen Printing Reimbursement (Anne) $347.64
APS February $1050.00
APS March $365.00
APS April $900.00
Anne Beaty reimbursement for printing directors / secretary folders
Benalla Trophy Centre $51.18 Reimbursement (Anne)
Anne Beaty Wage 1st October 2018 to 30th March 2019 $2,500.00
Aust Poultry Ad $260.00
APS to reimburse share of insurance to society cheque account.
APS to reimburse share of 2018 company expenses to society cheque account.
Bank Accounts.
Discussion needed on reinvestment of term deposits, and banking issues with Commonwealth Bank and paying of accounts
online.
Motion: “That we explore Bendigo bank and other banks for a better rate if better rate available then email directors and
majority rules.”
Need to check constitution, take minutes
M: Michael Holmes S Rob Moloney CD
Motion:” If account and interest rates are better at the Bendigo or another financial institution then accounts will be moved
in whole.
M: Michael Holmes S: Lorraine Edgley. CD
Financial statements be received and accounts passed for payment.
M: Anne Beaty S: Rob Moloney CD
Correspondence In
471 emails received since last meeting.
March 2019 Not for profit law update from Nevett Ford
6/3/19 James Hunt letter re upgrade from bird night judge to provisional judge in Victoria.
17/3/19 Dandenong Poultry Club re raffle and the fact it disadvantages Dandenong Poultry & Kennel Club J Betts.
21/3/19 Letter form Orpington Club re the breed and judging from K Smith standards committee
24/3/19 Margaret Oxley Oceans Poultry Club Inc. using info from standards for public display on cages for public
information. APS
3/4/19 Contact details for thrifty gardener from Rob Moloney advertise on ABC.
19/4/19 Geoff Akers feedback from judging school held in Kyneton in September 2018
25/4/19 Rosemary Courtier and registering a new breed of chicken. APS
May 2019 Donvale Christian College Farming programs and securing a copy of the standards APS
29/4/19 ASIC email requesting further information.
6/5/19 Minutes ESPA AGM Minutes
12/5/19 Rob Moloney on the VPFA taking a good look at Show Pen and Back yard poultry.
13/5/19 Tony Milton Request to change Rule 69.
Out
2/3/19 Reply D Sigmund
1/4/19 Letters to 3 MacDonald’s re behaviour at the AGM 2018
Page 6.
Correspondence Discussion and Responses
Response to James Hunt Criteria to meet when applying to be a provisional judge.
Suggest SF testing in Melbourne in September.
Response to J Betts. Yes does disadvantage clubs but can’t compensate clubs as this is not a fair approach either. Anne
has offered to sell tickets for Alpine and Dandenong clubs. It was suggested maybe better to hold raffle during
Ag shows, try to sell tickets to those not already heavily involved in poultry.
Orpington club letter to APS committee
Margaret Oxley letter to APS committee.
Contact thrifty gardener for advertisement.
Letter to Geoff explaining judging school at Kyneton.
Get in touch with Poultry of England re egg testing procedure over there.
Rosemary Courtier letter to APS committee.
Donvale Christian College to APS committee.
ASIC further information will be collected and sent.
ESPA requesting $100 from each state body. National show keen to share a table.
Motion:” That we pay ESPA $100 to support their cause.”
M: Tony Mann S: Rob Moloney CD
Code of Conduct asking for a representative from each state.
Motion:” ESPA can view and use documents from VPFA website.”
M: Tony Mann S: Lorraine Edgley CD
Motion:” The VPFA board of Directors put forward Tony Mann as our representative.”
M Alf Woods S: John Hunt CD
Rob Moloney Advertisement needed to get back yard poultry.
Produce stores website Facebook
Erika doing a wonderful job. Probably needs guidelines.
Tony Milton’s request for rule change. Rule 69.
Currently the rule reads .A judge and his immediate family shall not be eligible to exhibit at the show he is adjudicating
at.
The reason for this is that it includes eggs which aren’t actually in the running for champion in show.
It was decided that the rule would be changed. Not a good idea to change rule mid show season.
VPFA Rules and Regulations Rule 69. Now reads
Motion
“A judge and his immediate family shall not be eligible to exhibit at the show he is adjudicating at.
This excludes egg judges who are solely judging eggs. Egg judges or their immediate family are permitted to exhibit
birds in the show.” (Reason for rule change is eggs are not eligible for champion in show.)
M: Ian Nash S: Brian Daniels 1. Against motion reason rules should not be changed mid way through a show season .
CD
Judging and Judges
Letter from Tony Milton
Letter from James Hunt re up grade.
Judging process to become a judge as our Rules and Regulations
Judge committee need to meet .and formulate a plan.
As per Rule 51 onward. A theory test and practical test conducted at the shows specified by the VPFA at our January
planning meeting.
Show Schedules
Choice and listing of Judges
Discussion on specials and who can and cannot judge these.
Inconsistencies between VPFA Rules and Regulations and Club Schedules.
Rules and Regulations on Schedules
Approval of schedules and the uploading of unapproved schedules to our PSBEV face book page.
Rules for provisional judges and open judges
Rule 45 needs discussion must be on all 3 sections open and not provisional.
Day Passes
Day passes should the person be a member of that club to use day passes.
The member should be a member of the club.
Day pass system was to try and get new members in.
AGM day passes. Meeting before AGM Topic for 2019 AGM
Page 7.
Raffle Tickets
Discussion needed in regards to the clubs who will not be able to sell them because of the 3 month selling period. How do
we compensate these clubs? Ideas needed
Wangaratta and Euroa are covered by being able to sell them at Metry’s auction and outside shopping centre. Anne has
offered to sell Dandenong and Alpine tickets.
Disputes & Resolutions Committee
Albert agreed to the apology in journal. He did pay his appeal fee.
Delegates Meetings.
Minutes of both meetings and discussion. Summary for the journal and full minutes on the website.
Next meetings change them around, different venues.
Councils
Letter from James get a copy from Brian or Tony.
A standard letter to use for council problems.
Existing use rights.
Letter James drafted and a member or mediator needed.
Membership Journal only 3, junior 29, 217 adult (new member pack with information, code of practice contact details club
secretary in their area) have been sending out reminders to member from last year who haven’t renewed.
Ad for magazine changes that are needed: picture of a chicken on it.
Take out special awards spread the rest out and picture of a chicken.
Take out journals and change membership
Refer to website or secretary
Show Dates still have some shows in which directors aren’t attending.
These are Both Portland Shows 2.6.19 & 28.7.19 Anne
23.6.19 Mildura Lorraine (I think this changed to August show Lorraine)
20.7.19 Western Region Michael
28.7.19 Gippsland
APS
The APS reports
Motion:
Anne contact Rod and he provides the reports back to 2016 to comply with ASIC requests,
M: Tony Mann S: Rob Moloney
In aligning with ASIC requests.
Exhibitors Fund Committee
Echuca have sent in all relevant information now.
Committee needs to arrange to meet and consider submission.
Get in touch with Donna
July meeting decide which way we go.
Journal Award Breeds
2020 HF Duck Wings, SF Std Leghorn, Rare breed Spanish, WF Bantam breeds other that Aust Call & Mallard
2021 HF American Game, SF Std Wyandotte, Rare breed Cochin, WF Rouen
2022 HF Sumatra, SF Silkie coloured, Rare breed Leg bar, WF Buff Orpington, Aylesbury, and Blue Swedish
Motion
” The breeds listed be advertised in the journal “
M Lorraine S Michael CD
20. Outstanding day pass money has been paid.
Wage discussion Anne
Closed 3.20pm
Page 8.
Some of the Rules for Breeding Sebrights (Continued)
Try to eliminate smuttiness on the body of the feathers particularly the tail and the secondary wing feathers
where it is highly visible. A dominant gene can be eliminated by using one of a pair with clear feathers. If one of
the birds has two of the smutty genes then all the progeny will have smutty feathers with the clear feathering being
recessive and it will take another generation to get clear feathers in the progeny.
tail showing smutty feathers tail without smutty feathers
When both of the mated birds each have the same dominant visual trait (eg smutty tail feathers –Dd
or DD) and only one has the recessive gene (clear tail feathers-d) then all of the progeny will show
the dominate trait (smutty tail feathers DD or Dd) half will have the recessive gene (clear tail feathers
-Dd). If you mate two birds that look as though they have the same visible trait (smutty tail feathers-
DD or Dd) and they produce the recessive trait (clear tail feathers-dd) then that new trait is recessive
and both of the mated birds will have the non visible recessive gene (Dd). A bit of guess work, luck
and several trials may be required but once you have one bird with two of the recessive genes (clear
tail feathers-dd) it will have the recessive gene in a visible form of clear tail feathers. Breed it with
a dominant (smutty tail feathered) bird it is only a matter of generations to eliminate the dominate
trait (of smutty feathers-DD or Dd)
The dominant fault of crimpled flight feathers and others can be treated the same way.
Crimping of the outer primary feathers is usually on the left hand side and they seem to
be slower growing. This is caused by a dominant gene and if ignored can spread throughout
a flock. This occurs in other breeds as well. It can easily be eliminated by using at least one of a breeding pair that
does not have the fault then only breeding with crimp free birds it may take two or three generations to succeed .
It is difficult to have laced feathers covering the breast bone.
A black headed bird is caused by heavy lacing and narrow feathers, where as white head and ‘bishops’ collars are
caused by lack of lacing or frosting that has a edge of background colour on the outer edge of the feathers. What is
needed is a “Goldie Locks” job even lacing all over, good luck with it.
COMB, FACE and LOBES The crowning glory of an outstanding bird. The standard allots 5 points for the comb and 10 for the face and lobes.
Rosecomb with a single leader is required. The rosecomb with multiple leaders and the fine workings on the top
is produced by dominant genes. A cross with silkies to get mulberry combs produced the multiple leaders. It has
been said that the mulberry colour originated from silkies in China. The workings or the small rounded bumps on
the top of the comb was reported to decrease the fertility of the birds. by Carefoot.
There are recessive genes that produce the following features of combs
(a) a comb with a single leader,
(b) a leader that is round,
(c) a comb rising at the back of the head,
(d) an ingrown leader,
(e) a straight comb.
(f) a smooth top surface of a rosecomb.
(g) a hollow on the top surface of a rosecomb.
(h) a comb that is high off the head.
D d
D
DD
Dd
D
DD
Dd
Page 9.
Birds raised in warmer conditions tend to have larger combs.
All of the rules for breeding mulberry combs are an enigma to me, co-dominance probably exists and at least two
genes are involved. There appears to be dark purple, median purple, light purple or dark red, and red, and all these
shades can be produced from a pair with purple combs. Red combs seem to be recessive and associated with red eyes
and light down. The two or more genes from each of the parents interact together to give the various shades from red
to purple but it is difficult to breed a dark purple comb on a male. Maybe it is the increase of blood flow to the comb
in the breeding season or as the birds mature causes the mulberry comb look redder. A male with light mulberry will
have a recessive red comb gene and when mated to a hen with the recessive red gene will produce red combed birds
on a quarter of the chickens hatched. Try to select a dark purple face around the eye and cere of the female; it seems
to indicate carrying the dark purple gene that tends to darken the male progenys’ face and comb. The red gene will
colour the base of the feet a light colour, and also make the eyes and face and skin lighter where as the mulberry
genes colour the skin the feet and flesh a dark blue. The skin on the breast of a light mulberry combed male can be
light where as on a dark faced bird the breast is dark blue. The skin has a smother and tougher texture than normal
soft feather birds
A red comb male cannot produce a mulberry comb male, no matter how purple the hen’s comb (some sort of reces-
sive or inhibiting gene), but can produce mulberry combed females from a mulberry combed female because some of
the comb colour is on a sex gene and unlike people male birds have two active sex genes and the females have only
one. There is little point raising red faced chicks as nobody wants them as adults so they are not worth their keep. I
usually cull them at hatching.
The Chinese place a high value on the dark flesh of mulberry birds, and they are a good group to approach to dis-
pose of culls.
Dark eyes, the standard says “as dark as possible”, this is a recessive gene so if both parents have dark eyes it is
fixed in future generations. This is enhanced by a dark cere and face around the eye, and lightened by a mulberry
comb.
Ear lobes are to be flat and unfolded, that is difficult feature to breed. The colour is dark purple or dull red
(mulberry) in the standard while white or turquoise lobes (usually from silkies) are frowned upon by judges.
Wattles “well rounded”, this is prominent on males and a feature of Sebrights. It is probably a recessive trait.
Females will only have prominent rounded wattles if they have a prominent comb.
She has a good comb and wattles but her neck His comb needs much improvement but the wattles
feathers are pointed are well rounded
Females can have a comb that is small and flat against the head, or a larger comb that stands out looks better (a domi-
nant gene).
The shape of a female’s comb is important when selecting a mating pair as it affects the male progeny’s combs. I
have produced male progeny with fine workings on the comb from females that have fine workings and the male that
has none. A single leader on a male can be bred from a female with a single leader; it may take several generations
to achieve a desirable outcome.
The mulberry comb on males can be breed from Silkies, it only takes about 10 years or so to produce Sebrights with
lacing and a comb with a single leader without a hollow.
It has been touted that all mulberry and purple combs stem from the Chinese Silkies. The turquoise ear lobes are
produced by a recessive genes. The polydactyl feet with feathers are a problem. Note the round wattles, dark eyes,
and the deep purple comb that is hollowed on top, these features make a good start to breeding Sebrights with mul-
berry combs.
Page 10.
Use a Silky male that has a feather colour of white or gold and a Sebright female with a flat comb with a single
leader and ear lobes that are without white or turquoise colouring. It will take perhaps five generations to get a
respectable bird to show. Using Silkies is the long way to go to achieve mulberry in males.
Using birchen OEG bantams with mulberry is a quicker and slicker way to get there with a single leader. Also use
birchen so that the feathers will be laced with the first cross. Stewart Robinson bred purple faced and combed
Sebrights from OEG Brown Red birchen bantams some 30 years ago by using the OEG male over a gold Sebright
hen. The photos below are of the first generation (best 2 out of 15 chicks) out of a similar cross he made last year
that show a remarkable amount of lacing and a deep purple face and comb. They have a short back, hold their head
back like a Sebright should and are about the right size with a single leader (which does not occur with Silkies). The
feet are not feathered and not polydactyl.
These look like a promising start to get to laced Sebrights in 3 or 4 years. The males have two sex genes with the
purple gene and a recessive straight comb gene.
Both of these young cockerels have spasmodic single lacing, purple comb with a single leader, short back, head held
back, dark eyes, and drooping wings a good start! I prefer to use the one on the right on a well laced gold Sebright
for the second generation because he has shorter legs a better droop of the wings and better neck hackle lacing.
I will probably use both males, there is no point using the females as it is the red comb on males that is being aimed
at to replace with mulberry colour. It looks like it may take two or three more generations to get there.
Page 11.
BREEDING THE COLOURS
The standard allots 15 points for colour.
As well as Silver and Gold there exists a cream colour of Sebrights that will breed true, they have been around for a
very long time but they are not accepted in the standards as a pure Sebrights colour. Similarly, there is a dark tan
which is not gold and this also is not accepted. The gold needs to be an even golden bay on all of the feathers with
no mealiness of light and dark areas.
Gold is recessive to cream and cream is recessive to silver.
A Gold male will only produce gold pullets irrespective if the hens are silver, cream or gold.
A pure silver cock will only produce silver pullets and silver cockerels that are carrying gold when the female is
gold.
A Silver cock can and when it does carry gold as a recessive gene, it will produce either gold or silver pullets in a
50/50 ratio. Some breeders will not breed with them but it is only way to transfer a trait from a silver male to a gold
male.
Gold cocks cannot carry silver!
A gold male over a cream female produces gold females and cream males carrying gold.
Most of the depth of colour comes from the male. With silvers, be sure to select one that does not have transparent
silver that allows the lacing of the underneath feathers to be seen through the top feathers, if they exist. Silver laced
Wyandottes have a similar problem.
It is more challenging to breed good gold birds. The biggest challenge is to eliminate the light shafts of the feathers
(a recessive gene) Chris Parker may have done it! I don’t know how he did it. I think it is a recessive gene and
locked into most flocks. Welsummer females are required to have light shafts in the body feathers and it is always
there because it is locked in by recessive genes.
An old chook breeder from a line of chook breeders once said to me that if you keep Sebrights you need to keep both
gold and silver to keep up the vigour of the breed by crossing the colours.
The fact that a pure coloured cock will produce females the same colour as he is and can be used to get birds to make
up a flock deficiency of his colour.
Page 12.
MATING HINTS Where possible avoid mating birds with the same fault together. It’s all very well to say ’don’t make up breed-
ing pens with the same fault’ but you may not have any choice in the matter with the stock you have in hand, so an
understanding of what’s recessive and hidden from view makes for realistic expectations. In the mean time search
for a bird that has the missing trait.
To obtain an improvement of any breeding, requires a production of about 25 to 32 young birds to be bred to get one
good’n. This is because it is the unwanted recessive genes that create the culls with the undesirable traits. The
greater the number of these unwanted recessive genes in a breeding pair the greater the number of culls that are
produced in the young. So where there are few of these unwanted recessive genes existing in a flock, the number of
birds needed to produce a good one is greatly reduced. With a bit of luck you may get a useful sport from the cross-
over of DNA.
It may take several generations of breeding (like 5 to 10 years) to get a combination that resembles anything like
all the good features on one bird. Don’t give up, the satisfaction of creating a top show bird is wonderful when it
happens. Using the rules of genetics will speed the process considerably.
A short cut is to buy the best birds that you can find at almost any price! It will be cheaper than breeding a good’n
but not as much fun. Don’t mix the breeding line with an out cross unless a specific aim is being pursued. Always
try to get a cock and pullet when importing so that you have all the genes. The two times that I have imported
Sebright stock it has not caused any dramas. It appears that because there has not been any imports to Australia for
some 60 years most Sebrights in Australia are related. However when ever I have used new strains of double laced
Barnevelders all sorts of things went wrong with their lacing and their ability to resist diseases, good thing I kept the
birds bred from the imports separate. So where possible have faith and work with your line of birds.
Work on one fault at a time, in doing so take care not to cull a desired gene. For example several years ago I
eliminated all the birds that did not have dark eyes, now I have only Sebrights with dark eyes (except with red faced
birds). At the present time, I am working on other faults one at a time. e.g purple combs with rising leader and
good workings.
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Sometimes the only solution is to import stock with the desired gene and slowly introduce the line into the
stock, for example a short back. There is a remote possibility of a sport occurs that has a short back, (Very remote)
and if your stock has no short backs an import is necessary, same goes for the cushion feathers to the tail (both are a dominant trait). In short look for the features you need nobody will sell the perfect bird.
Don’t be afraid to mate closely related birds like mother/son, father/daughter, sister/brother, try not move out of a
blood line. Birds are not as precious as people and can be culled when some recessive genetic fault occurs when
close inbreeding is practiced. Only after 20 years will fertility problems occur but running several breeding pens
reduces the risk. Only out breed when a dire need occurs like a particular trait such as a short back, or infertile
cocks or no eggs from the hens then where possible use related birds.
That’s a good reason to have a friend or several friends to breed your line or a similar line and you breed their line
so don’t hoard all your good birds.
Leg colour is caused by genes on the dermis and the epidermis. The over laying epidermis dilutes but does not
eliminate the dermis colour. I have only seen blue legs with blue feet on mulberry combed birds. This is caused by
the dermis being black and the epidermis being without colour. Birds with red combs have blue legs with light col-
oured feet pads and make a good dinner.
Cow hock legs is a fault caused by recessive genes and is difficult to eliminate as they can turn up after several
generations because you cannot see which birds that are carriers when selecting breeding stock. It can be detected
at hatching. Narrow breasted birds (recessive trait) seem to be more likely to have cow hocked legs is there a con-
nection? It can be difficult to access a nervous bird that is squatting but by turning the bird on to its back allows an
easy way of detecting if it has splayed legs.
Cow hocked bird This bird has normal legs
Bent toes is probably caused by a recessive gene or possibly a vitamin B deficiency, some people believe that it is
caused by high temperature variations of the incubator. I do not think that way.
Bent toes Wry tail is recessive
Wry tail is a recessive trait and will be carried by both parents and is to be avoided where possible because they
will always be disqualified in a show.
The angle of the tail to the body is decided by recessive genes. For three breeding seasons I selected only female
cockerel breeder leghorn bantams that had the correct angle and now all of the leghorns both male and females have
the correct tail angle. Can a similar selection of the head position and comb work with sebrights?
Sebrights are easily excited into a cacophony by loud noises, scraping shove on concrete, sudden appearance of
dogs etc. Using a radio turned to the ABC classic or jazz (no hysterical adds) seems to help settle them down to
produce fertile eggs.
These ‘hypnotised’ birds show how they hold their legs when held
on their back
cow hocked normal
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Ch. Breeding pair
Will Cox
Anna Preston’s
Brown Red ckl.
Ch. AOC Bantam
R. & L. Holmes
Ch. Buff Bantam
M. & K. Holmes
Ch. Brown Bantam
Ch. Brown overall
Ch. Blue Leghorn
M. & K. Holmes
G. & F. Norman
Ch. Black Bantam
Ch. AOC Standard
Smith and McFarlane
Res. Bantam
Will Cox
Paul & Peter Jarick
Res Std. Leghorn
Graham Coats
Btm White Leghorn plt.
Res. Bird in Show
Smith & McFarlane’s
Std Black Leghorn
Ch. Bird in Show
Charles Jensen with stewards
Kelly MacKay & Anne Beaty
V.P.& K. Show
Paul Hocking
Judge at the
Vic. Wyandotte Show
Gavin Woods
Judge at the
Vic. Langshan Show
Robert Scott
Judge at the
Vic. Australorp Show
Michael Jones
Std softfeather Judge
V. P. & k. Show
Nick Fenaughty
Judge at the
Vic. Leghorn Show
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Faye Norman being presented
with the Ch. Bird of Show trophy at
the Victorian Australorp Show
Faye & George being presented with trophies
for Ch. Male & Ch. Female Australorp in show
Kevin Collins left, Darren McFarlane far right
Kevin Collins
Ch. Blue bantam
Ch. Bird in Show
George & Faye Norman’s
Bantam Australorp ckl.
Travis Scott’s hen
Reserve Standard in Show
Best cock bird in show
Sam & Hayley Platt
G. & F. Norman’s bantam plt.
Reserve Bird in Show
Karen Bowden’s Australorp plt.
Ch. White
Lynne Brooks
Ch. Blue in Show
Vic. Australorp Show
Mark Lee presenting trophies at Vic. Langshan Show
Kelvin Fenaughty Lou Sigmund
Ch. Bird in show Ch. Croad in Show
Just a few of the decorated eggs exhibit- ed at the Langshan Show Page 16.
Deb Sigmund receiving
her award from Mark Lee
Ch. White Langshan
Mark presenting Sonya Ford
with her award for
Res. Aust. Blue Bantam
Tony Mann presenting
Elizabeth Montgomerie with
the Noeleeen Battley trophy
for Ch. Blue Langshan
Erika Nash
Judging Softfeather at
Echuca Poultry Show
John Blizzard’s Normal Mallard
young duck. Res. Bird in Show
Echuca Poultry Show
Graham Pearce’s
Dark Barred Plymouth Rock ckl.
Ch. Bird in Show Echuca
K. & K. Hancock’s
Birchen Japanese Bantam
Ch Feature Breed Echuca
Tony Milton with his
Rhode Island Red plt.
Ch. Bird in Show
Bendigo
Anne Beaty presenting Graham Pearce with
the VPFA sash for Ch. Bird in Show
Echuca Poultry Show
Judge Ian Nash with his stewards, from left
Sam Read and Kingsley Hancock.
Echuca Poultry Show
Akers Flock’s
White Indian Runner y. duck
Res. Bird in Show Essendon
Enjoying a chat and a cuppa left
Anne Harrison and Lena Driver
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Jacob Canning’s
Rhode Island Red plt.
Ch. Junior at
Warrnambool Show Erika Nash judging at
Warrnambool Group discussion at Warrnambool
Caitlin Mannix stewarding with
judge Michael Patterson
Essendon Poultry Show
Tony Milton’s Standard Rhode Island Red plt.
Champion Bird in Show
Essendon Poultry Show
Neil Penny
Judging at Essendon
Kim George
judging Standard Softfeather & Specials
at Essendon Poultry Show
Reg Thompson Waterfowl Judge
Essendon Poultry Show
Gabby Hoskin with her
decorated eggs.
Essendon Poultry Show
Anna and Bill Bergin run activities
for juniors at the Essendon Show.
A wonderful idea that the juniors
enjoy, they include craft and egg
and spoon races.
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Successful Incubation.
How does one measure incubation success, is it the number of chickens raised from a particular parent or
breed or is it the greater hatching rate from fertile eggs or greater percentage of eggs set that are fertile.
I think all must be considered as contributing factors and I will list below how I go about receiving
satisfactory results.
I start by graphing when I require mature show specimens. I come back knowing the time it takes a
particular breed to mature taking into account the difference between time required for cockerels and
pullets. I allow 7-8 months for birds to mature and a hatching period of one month, incubation period of
three weeks prior and mating two weeks prior to collection.
So if you wish to show April - May you need to mate fowls approx. 9 - 10 months prior. To allow collec-
tion of eggs from hens I have lights in pens on a timer that come on at 4:50 a.m. and off at 7 a.m. This
extended lighting of pens is to bring birds into lay earlier and needs to be started about 4 weeks prior to
introducing the male birds.
I also increase the depth of deep litter to about 1/3 of a metre by adding autumn leaves and straw to
elevate the warmth and in addition gives the birds additional exercise as I go down at night and spread
scratch grain around the deep litter. Thus when the lights come on the fowls are immediately active
during the colder period. In addition, the litter makes excellent lawn topping and garden compost which
must be removed prior to warmer weather late spring.
Some fowl require trimming around the vent to increase contact and fertility. Make sure feeler hairs
present on the perimeter of vent are not removed.
Eggs for incubation must be collected daily, marked and stored in egg cartons in a stable temperature.
Store pointed ends down and turn carton from one side to the other at least 2 - 3 times per day.
I set eggs every three days making a chart of when set anywhere in incubator etc. Reference chart below. DATE SET WHRE IN INCUBATOR CANDLE DOWN TO HATCH HATCH
14th Aug Front four rows 23rd Aug 2nd Sept. 4th Sept.
17th Aug. Middle three rows 26th Aug. 5th Sept. 7th Sept.
My incubators are climate controlled in my farm shed. They are inhibited in a cupboard made with
access doors on the front. This climate control reduces temperature variation, thus less power costs.
During incubation and hatching the correct humidity must be observed. This varies from forced air
incubators and still air hatchers.
Wet bulbs located in the air flow of forced air incubators give you the moisture content which must be
elevated during hatching.
The wet bulb in a still air incubator needs to be aligned with the top of the eggs in the trays.
Temperature in a still air incubator is higher 103ᵒ than a forced air incubator 99ᵒ - 99.75ᵒ. Ideally you do
not want the temperature to vary more than 1ᵒ. If it is greater than this make sure you have the average temperature
The correct one being 1/2 a degree each side of 99.75ᵒ.
I hatch all my chickens within a 3 - 4 week period. This is important for it allows you to manage your stock more
efficiently. Chickens at 12 - 16 weeks of age are separated into their sex, colour and breed. Chickens at day old
cannot be raised with siblings even a week older but can go together at 12 weeks of age with others 2 - 3 weeks in
advance.
Separating by sex, colour and breed eliminates many problems such as feather picking and bullying.
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Summary
1. Plan when you require eggs through to mature stock.
2. Programme your laying fowls especially special breeding hens which may require you to moult them early.
3. Restrict showing breeding males you wish to breed with as it affects their fertility, especially heavy breeds.
4. Make sure pens are warm and feed has sufficient levels of protein to assist vigour and fertility.
5. Collect eggs daily and store pointed end down and air sack at the top in egg cartons.
6. Turn eggs at least twice by positioning the egg carton on its side and then reversing at next turn. Turning 5
times is better than 4, 6 better than 5.
7. Store eggs in a stable temperature above 12ᵒ.
8. Inhibit incubator to eliminate temperature variations that happen even in a room in the house. It also saves
power. This works for me, it may also work for you. Ensure you have sufficient air flow.
9. If your incubator temperature fluctuates, make sure you adjust it so you maintain an average temperature of
99.75ᵒ. 1ᵒ fluctuation would then see your machine turn on at 99.25ᵒ off at 100.25ᵒ. Therefore average
99.75ᵒ.
10. Turn eggs in incubator at least twice per day. Refer to note 6 above.
11. Make sure you have water in a tray with the correct water surface exposure. Thus the right humidity.
12. Humidity needs to increase when eggs are positioned for hatching. I have a separate hatcher.
13. Disinfect your incubator and its equipment after each hatch.
The above works for me and is based on experiences which have seen failure but now a high degree of success.
Enjoy your chooks and hobby
George Norman
Beaufort Agricultural Society
144th Annual Show
Sunday 17th November 2019 Goldfields Recreation Reserve
Skipton Road Beaufort
Bring your birds along and have a really great day:
JUDGE Ian Nash Standard, Bantam & Junior sections
Special Rosettes for Ch. Modern Game, Bantam Pekin, Faverolles and best out of Crested, Bali or W. Harlequin
Ch. Junior $50.00 Res. $30.00 cash
Michael Unwin prize for best black hen
Online entries www.beaufortshow.org.au Postal entries P.O. Box 48 Beaufort 3373
For more information please contact Nicole G. Hunter 0419 900 284
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Dear Editor, Through your journal, I wish to express my thoughts on the following:-
Minutes of VPFA Ltd Meeting dated 1st December, 2018. Motion 4 - passed “ That a judge shall not reside at the same dwelling as an exhibitor the night before a show” The unsettled situation present within the Poultry Fancy in Victoria is exasperated by this decision, leaving yet another bad taste in ones mouth and the integrity of judges doubted. This situation has arisen by exhibitor/s, which, thriving to win at all cost, will cause problems/issues within the fancy, unfairly putting unrest and doubt in minds of other exhibitors. Travelling throughout the other states in Australia, the hospitality is foremost in the minds of the executive holding poultry shows. Exhibitors and judges are encouraged to socialize the evening before the events, and judges spend-ing the night in private homes of exhibitors common. This decision will jeopardize the running of the Poultry Shows in Victoria as the cost is excessive to accommodate judges in motel rooms. The savings to the individual clubs will be the difference between holding shows and or clubs disbanding. The greatest percentage of the people adjudicating over our fowls are held in the highest of esteem on their judging ability, leaving only a very few judges, who focus their decisions on the owners of the winning birds, thus bringing the fancy in Victoria into the state of disarray as it is at present. Today’s technology eg. Mobile Phones and Face Book leaves a huge platform for displaying and identifying poultry. Does the poultry fancy need such secrecy as to the owners of the fowls? An astute judge, who understands breeder’s blood lines, can identify lines of birds (an art of a true poultry breeder), leaving many exhibitors envious and jealous of them. With horses, dogs, sheep along with many other animals are exhibited by their owners why has the VPFA Ltd. taken this extreme stance on judges’ accommodation? The outcome of this complaint by a few maybe seen as a win, but for the Victorian Poultry Fanciers in general, just another issue to cause more angst.
Yours in poultry, Jude Lawrence
Reply to Letter to the Editor
Background on Motion 4 passed at VPFA Ltd General Meeting Saturday 1st December 2018
This motion was raised by an” A” Class member and sent to all A Class members as a motion 28 days prior to the
VPFA Ltd AGM / General Meeting. A proxy voting form was also sent to all A Class member.
Presented motion concerning the VPFA Ltd Rules and Regulations, was bought before the General Meeting for
discussion.
A vote was taken by A Class members.
Motion 4: “That a judge shall not reside at the same dwelling as an exhibitor the night before a show.” Was passed.
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Essendon Poultry Society
Annual Show *** 29-6-2019
Judges: Michael Patterson all Hardfeather, Graeme Smith Softfeather, Bantams and Specials,
Kim George all Large Softfeaher and Specials, Reg Thompson all Waterfowl and Specials Entries 970
CH BIRD IN SHOW: Tony Milton: Std Rhode Island Red plt. RES BIRD IN SHOW: Akers Flock: White I. Runner y. duck
CH BTM: Brett Porter: Black Langshan plt. CH STD: Tony Milton: Rhode Island Red plt.
CH W/F: Akers Flock: White Indian Runner y. duck CH S/F BTM: Brett Porter: Black Langshan plt.
CH STD H/F: Brett Porter: Black/Red D/L ck. CH STD S/F: Tony Milton: Rhode Island Red plt.
CH JUNIOR: Sienna Finemore: Black Langshan ckl. RES JUNIOR: Sarah MacKay: White Pekin ckl.
CH BTM OEG: Ian Nash: Blue/Red L/L ck. CH STD LGT: Irene Askew: White Leghorn plt.
CH Plymouth Rock: Kelly MacKay: Drk Barred Std hen CH BTM S/F LGT: Milton & Sigmund: Gold Sebright plt.
CH Rosecomb: Norman Ironside: Black hen
CH Hamburgh: Rob & Paula Sheen: Std S/Spangled plt. RES Hamburgh: Rob & Paula Sheen: Std S/Spangled ckl.
Journal awards: Modern Game 39 entries Ch. K. Sciberras Res. I. Simpson Pekin 16 entries Ch. & Res. E. Hicks
Faverolles 12 entries Ch. And Res. J. Damiano Waterfowl 8 entries Ch. A. Beaty Res. L. Edgley
Juniors: Ch. Sienna Finemore Res. Sarah MacKay
Victorian Australorp Club
Annual Show *** 6-7-2019
Judge: Robert Scott
Supreme Australorp in Show: Std Black ckl: F. & G. Norman Res. Australorp in Show: F. & G. Norman: Btm Black plt.
Best Male in Show: Faye & George Norman: Std Black ckl. Best Female in Show: F. & G. Norman: Btm Black plt.
Best cock Bird in Show: Sam & Hayley Platt: Btm Black Best hen in Show: Kevin Collins: Std Black
Best cockerel in Show: F. & G. Norman: Std Black Best pullet in Show: F. & G. Norman: Btm Black
CH. A.O.C.: Lynne & Rodney Brooks: Std. Blue ckl.
Best Blue in Show: L. & R. Brooks: Std Blue ckl. Best White in Show: Karen Bowden: Btm White plt.
CH JUNIOR IN SHOW: Rocco Ryan: Btm Black plt. RES JUNIOR IN SHOW: Rocco Ryan: Btm Black plt.
Junior Encouragement Award: Lucas McDermott
Best Junior male: Jack Scott: Btm Black ckl. Best Junior female: Rocco Ryan: Btm Black plt.
CH STD: Faye & George Norman: Black ckl. RES STD: Travis Scott: Black plt.
CH STD BLACK: Faye & George Norman: ckl. RES STD BLACK: Travis Scott: plt.
CH STD BLUE: Lynne & Rodney Brooks: ckl. CH STD WHITE: MacFarlane Family: ckl.
CH BTM: Faye & George Norman: Black plt. RES BTM: Faye & George Norman: Black plt.
CH BLACK BTM: Faye & George Norman: plt. RES BLACK BTM: Faye & George Norman: plt.
CH BLUE BTM: Kevin Collins: plt. CH WHITE BTM: Karen Bowden: plt.
Best Mated Pair: Faye & George Norman: Std Black Best Exhibition Pair of Females: G. & F. Norman: Btm Blk
Journal awards: Junior Ch. And Res. Rocco Ryan
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Leghorn Club of Victoria
Annual Show *** 6-7-2019
Judge: Mr. Nicholas Fenaughty
CH BIRD IN SHOW: K. Smith & N. McFarlane: Std Blk plt. RES BIRD IN SHOW: Graeme Coats: Btm White plt.
CH STD: K. Smith & N. McFarlane: Black plt. RES STD: Paul Jarick: Black plt.
CH BTM: Graham Coates: White plt. RES BTM: Will Cox: White ckl.
CH JUNIOR: H. Platt: White Bantam CH BREEDING PAIR: Will Cox: White Bantams
Colour Winners
White: Graham Coats: Bantam plt. Black: K. Smith & N. McFarlane: Standard plt.
Blue: M. & K. Holmes: Bantam plt. Brown: M. & K. Holmes: Bantam plt.
AOC: K. Smith & N. McFarlane: Standard Cuckoo plt.
Journal awards: Junior H. Platt
Wyandotte Club of Victoria
Annual Show *** 6-7-2019
Judge: Mr. Paul Hocking
CH BIRD IN SHOW: Hamish Smith: Std White plt. RES BIRD IN SHOW: T. & D. Dent: Btm White hen
CH BLACK BTM: B. & A. Anderson: ckl. CH BLUE BTM: Matt Flynn: hen
CH BLUE SILVER LACED BTM: Rod Lindsay: plt. CH BUFF BTM: Jessica Anderson: ckl.
CH COLUMBIAN BTM: Neil Tyres: hen RES COLUMBIAN BTM: Fleur Hutchinson: ckl.
CH BTM CUCKOO: B. & A. Anderson: ckl. CH BTM GOLDEN CREEL: Gavin Woods: plt.
CH BTM PARTRIDGE: G. & L. Smith: ckl. RES BTM PARTRIDGE: G. & L. Smith: hen
CH BTM SILVER LACED: Rod Lindsay: plt. CH BTM SILVER PENCILLED: G. & l. Smith: ck.
CH BTM WHITE: T. & D. Dent: hen RES BTM WHITE: Stephen Hide: ckl.
CH BTM RED PARTRIDGE: Narelle Borrot: ckl CH MATED PAIR: Rod Lindsay: Bantam Silver Laced
CH STD BLUE: Matt Flynn: plt. CH STD BLUE LACED GOLD: Rachel Saul: ckl.
CH STD BUFF LACED: Rachel Saul: ckl. CH STD COLUMBIAN: Matt Flynn: plt.
CH STD GOLD LACED: Rachel Saul: plt. CH STD SILVER LACED: M. & K. Holomes: hen
CH STD WHITE: Hamish Smith: plt. RES STD WHITE: Brad Gavenlock: ckl.
CH Other than White: G. & L. Smith: Partridge ckl. CH LACED: Rod Lindsay: Partridge ckl
CH JUNIOR: Brendan Vanderspek: Std Silver Laced plt. RES JUNIOR: Brendan Vanderspek:
Journal awards: Junior Ch. and Res. Brendan Vanderspek
Victorian Poultry & Kennel Club Inc.
Annual Show *** 6-7-2019
Judges: Charles Jensen Std Light and all Bantams, Michael Jones Std Heavy and Juniors Entries 246
CH BIRD IN SHOW: Akers Flock: Std Light Sussex plt. RES BIRD IN SHOW: Smith & McFarlane: Btm Minorca ckl.
CH STD HVY: Akers Flock: Light Sussex plt. RES STD HVY: Leigh Mannix: Rhode Island Red ckl.
CH STD LGT: Akers Flock: Silkie hen RES STD LGT: Will Cox: Minorca plt.
CH BTM HVY: Neville Chiselett: Rhode Island Red plt. RES BTM HVY: Akers Flock: Rhode Island Red plt.
CH BTM LGT: Smith & McFarlane: Minorca Black ckl. RES BTM LGT: K. & K. Hancock: Birchen Japanese ck.
CH JUNIOR: Caitlin Mannix: Btm Rhode Island Red ckl. RES JUNIOR: Ryan Walsh: Speckled Sussex ck.
CH Imported breed: Kimberley Muravogyl: Dutch Gold hen RES Imported breed: Dionne Armstrong: Vorwerk hen
CH ANCONA: Paul Jarick: Bantam ckl. RES ANCONA: Hicks & Mills: Standard plt.
CH DUTCH: Kimberley Muravogyl: Gold hen RES DUTCH: Hicks & Mills: Yellow ckl.
CH MINORCA: Smith & McFarlane: Black Btm ckl. CH STD MINORCA: Will Cox: Black plt.
CH BTM MINORCA: Smith & McFarlane: Black ckl. CH MINORCA Exc. Black: Frank Tynan: White Btm ckl.
Journal awards: Faverolles: 12 entries Ch. And Res. J. Damiano Junior: Ch. Caitlin Mannix Res. Ryan Walsh
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Langshan Club of Victoria
Annual Show *** 6 - 7 - 2019
Judges: Gavin Woods all Langshans Michael Jones Eggs Entries 165 Poultry 45 Eggs
Comments:- Excellent show very well supported by Victorian and interstate members.
CH BIRD IN SHOW: K. & N. Fenaughty: Std Black plt. RES BIRD IN SHOW: K. & N. Fenaughty: Btm Black ckl.
CH STD LANGSHAN: K. & N. Fenaughty: Black pullet RES STD LANGSHAN: Ruth Bowers: Black pullet
CH BTM LANGSHAN: K. & N. Fenaughy: Black ckl. RES BTM LANGSHAN: D. & L. Sigmund: White ckl.
CH BLACK LANGSHAN : K. & N. Fenaughty: Std plt. CH BLUE LANGSHAN: Elizabeth Montgomerie: Btm hen
CH WHITE LANGSHAN: D. & L. Sigmund: Btm ckl. Noeleen Battley Mem. Trophy: E. Montgomerie: Btm Blue hen
CH CROAD: D. & L. Sigmund: Std Black hen RES CROAD: D. & L. Sigmund: Black ckl.
Most successful Croad Exhibitor: Lou Sigmund BEST STD BLACK CROAD: D. & L. Sigmund: plt.
CH JUNIOR: Will Feltham: Bantam Black ckl. RES JUNIOR: Will Feltham: Bantam Black plt.
BEST JNR BLACK LANGSHAN: Will Feltham: Btm ckl. BEST JNR BLUE LANGSHAN: Jolene Bowers: Btm hen
BEST JNR WHITE LANGSHAN: Jolene Bowers: Btm hen
BEST AUST STD BLACK: K. & N. Fenaughty: plt. RES AUST STD BLACK: Ruth Bowers: plt.
BEST AUST STD BLUE: Joyce Anderson: plt. RES AUST STD BLUE: K. & N. Fenauty: ckl.
BEST AUST STD WHITE: K. & N. Fenaughty: ckl. RES AUST STD WHITE: Tony Milton: plt.
BEST AUST BTM BLACK: K. & N. Fenaughty: ckl. RES AUST BTM BLACK: K. & N. Fenaughty: ckl.
BEST AUST BTM BLUE: Elizabeth Montgomerie: hen RES AUST BTM BLUE: Sonya Ford: plt.
BEST AUST BTM WHITE: D. & L. Sigmund: ckl. RES AUST BTM WHITE: D, & L. Sigmund: hen
CH Exhibition Pair of Females: K. & N. Fenaughty: bantam Black plts.
RES Exhibition air of Females: D. & L. Sigmund: Standard Croad Black plts.
BEST MATED PR.: G. Sargeant: Aust. Black Bantams
CH PLATE 6 EGGS: Tony Milton: AOC Bantam RES PLATE 6 EGGS: Tony Milton: Tinted Bantam
Best Painted Egg: Renee Carpenter: Wyandotte Best Decorated Egg: Joyce Anderson: Rooster, Hen and chics
Journal awards: Junior Ch. And Res. Will Feltham
Game Club of Victoria
Annual Show *** 22 - 6 - 2019Judge
Judges: Rod Laverty Gordon Bradley
CH BIRD OF SHOW: Laurie Barber: OEG Blk/Rd D.L ckl. RES BIRD IN SHOW: Laurie Barber: OEG Partridge D.L plt.
CH STD OEG: Laurie Barber: Black Red D.L. ckl. RES STD OEG: Laurie Barber: Partridge D.L. plt.
CH STD Minor Col OEG: Scott Kindle:D/wing ARC L/L ck. CH BTM Minor Col OEG: Laurie Barber: Grey ARC ckl.
CH STD MOD GAME: Gunado Poiultry: Black Red hen RES STD MOD GAME: Gunado Poultry: Birchen ck.
CH STD AUST GAME: Gunado Poultry: Black Red plt. RES STD AUST GAME: Gunado Poultry: Black Red hen
CH STD MALAY GAME: Gunado Poultry: A.O.R.C. ck. RES STD MALAY GAME: Gunado Poultry: Duckwing ck.
CH STD INDIAN GAME: Gunado Poultry: Dark ck. RES STD INDIAN GAME: Gunado Poultry: Blue Laced hen
CH STD PIT GAME: Laurie Barber: Light ckl. CH STD AOV: Laurie Barber: Light Pit ckl.
CH STD other than OEG: Laurie Barber: Lgt Pit ckl. RES STD other than OEG: Gunado Poultry: Malay AORC ck.
CH BTM OEG: Laurie Barber: Blue/Red L/L ckl. RES BTM OEG: Laurie Barber: Grey ARC ckl.
CH BTM MOD GAME: Brian Daniels: Cuckoo hen RES BTM MOC GAME: A. & B. Veerman: Silver D/wing ckl
CH BTM Minor Col Mod Game: Brian Daniels: Cuckoo hen CH MATED PAIR: Brian Daniels: MOD Game Black Red
CH PIT GAME BTM: Kahlie Scibberas: plt. RES PIT GAME BTM: Laurie Barber: plt.
CH BTM AUST GAME: Falconhurst Poultry: AORC ck. RES BTM AUST GAME: Falconhurst Poultry: Black Red ck.
CH BTM MALAY GAME: Gunado Poultry: Duckwing ck. RES BTM MALAY GAME: Gunado Poultry: AORC ck.
CH BTM exc. OEG, Pit or Mod: Gunado Pltry: Malay C/wing RES BTM exc. OEG Pit or Mod: Falconhurst Pltry: Aust Game
CH JUNIOR: Harrison Gurnet: Mod Game Blue Red ckl. RES JUNIOR: Harrison Gurnet: Mod Game Golden Crele ckl.
Journal awards Modern Game 37 entries Ch. B. Daniels Res. A. & B. Veerman Junior Ch. & Res. Harrison Gurnet
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Echuca & District Poultry Club Inc.
Annual Show *** 7 - 7 - 2019
Judges: Erika Nash Soft Feather, Anne Beaty Waterfowl, Ian Nash Hardfeather Entries 490
CH BIRD OF SHOW: Graham Pearce: Drk Barred Rock ckl. RES BIRD IN SHOW: John Blizzard: Normal Mallard duck
CH W/F: John Blizzard: Normal Mallard young duck CH H/F BTM: Neville Chiselett:
CH S/F BTM: K. & K. Hancock: Birchen Japanese
CH JUNIOR: Caitlin Mannix: Btm Rhode Island Red ckl. RES JUNIOR: Caitlin Mannix: Mod Game Blk/Rd Prtrdge hen
CH STD LGT: Len Hulands: Leghrn male CH STD HVY: Graham Pearce: Drk Barred Plymouth Rock
CH STD LGT MALE: Len Hulands: Leghorn CH STD LGT FEMALE: K. & K. Hancock : OEG Blk/Rd D/L hen
CH STD HVY MALE: Graham Pearce: Drk Brd Plym Rock CH STD HVY FEMALE: Paul Fellows: Australorp
CH BTM S/F MALE: K. & K. Hancock: Birchen Japanese ckl. CH BTM S/F FEMALE: Emily Hicks: Blue Pekin plt.
CH BTM H/F MALE: Jessica Bish: OEG AOC ckl. CH BTM H/F FEMALE: Neville Chiselett
CH W/F MALE: Dehnne Vinnecombe: White I. Runner CH W/F FEMALE: John Blizzard: Normal Mallard
Journal awards: Modern Game 43 entries Ch. Sam Read Res. Len Wills Pekin 19 entries Ch. Emily Hicks
Res. Kelly MacKay Faverolles 12 entries Ch. & Res. John Damiano Waterfowl 6 entries Ch. & Res. Lorraine Edgley
Junior Ch. And Res. Caitlin Mannix
Warnambool Poultry Club
Annual Show *** 14 - 7 - 2019
Judges: Ian Nash Hardfeather, Waterfowl and Specials Erika Nash Softfeather
CH BIRD IN SHOW: Laurie Barber: Black/Red OEG Std ckl. RES BIRD IN SHOW: Norman Ironside: Grey OEG Btm ckl.
CH STD S/F LGT: Smith & MacFarlane: Blue Leghorn plt. RES STD S/F LGT: Smith & MacFarlane: Black Leghorn plt.
CH STD S/F HVY: T. & D. Dent: Black Orpington ckl. RES STD S/F HVY: Clayton Horspole: Buff Cochin plt.
CH STD H/F LGT: Laurie Barber: Black Red OEG RES STD H/F LGT: Ian Tollner: Partridge OEG
CH STD H/F HVY: Kevin Gass: Modern Game RES STD H/F HVY: Laurie Barber: Pit Game
CH BTM S/F LGT: Smith & McFarlane: Minorca ckl. RES BTM S/F LGT: T. & D. Dent: Rosecomb ckl.
CH BTM S/F HVY: Watts Family: Aust. Langshan plt. RES BTM S/F HVY: Emily Hicks: Black Pekin plt.
CH BTM H/F LGT: Norman Ironside: Grey OEG RES BTM H/F LGT: T. & D. Dent: Wheaten OEG
CH BTM H/F HVY: F. & E. Wallace: Modern Game Pile RES BTM H/F HVY: F. & E. Wallace: Modern Game Ginger
CH W/F: T. & D. Dent: Pekin RES W/F: Smith & MacFarlane: Normal Mallard
CH HVY W/F: T. & D. Dent: Pekin CH LGT W/F: Ian Tollner: Indian Runner
CH BTM W/F: Smith & MacFarlane: Normal Mallard
CH JUNIOR: Jacob Canning: Rhode Island Red Bantam RES JUNIOR: Hamish Bishop: OEG ckl.
Feature awards
CH MODERN GAME: F. & E. Wallace CH OEG: Laurie Barber
CH AUST. LANGSHAN: Watts Family CH LEGHORN: Smith & MacFarlane
CH RARE BREED: Clayton Horspole: Cochin RES RARE BREED: Smith & MacFarlane: Muffed OEG
Journal awards: Modern Game 32 entries Ch. & Res. F. & E. Wallace Pekin 24 entries Ch. & Res. Emily Hicks
Junior Ch. Jacob Canning Res. Hamish Bishop
Portland & Far South West Poultry Club
Annual Show *** 2-6-2019
Judge: Jason Callaway All sections
Journal awards: Modern Game 5 entries Ch. & Res. R. Wood Pekin 9 entries Ch. & Res. E. Hicks
Waterfowl 2 entries Ch. & Res. A. Beaty Junior Ch. Jacob Canning Res. Myles Black
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Western Region Poultry Club
Championship Show *** 20 - 7 - 2019
Judges: Charles Jensen and Jason Callaway
CH BIRD IN SHOW: Graham Pearce: Std Drk Barred Rock RES BIRD IN SHOW: M. & K. Holmes: Normal Mallard drk
CH H/F: Graham Pearce: Btm OEG Black/Red L/L ckl. RES H/F: Kahlie Scibberas: Btm Mod Game Black Red plt.
CH S/F: Graham Pearce: Std Dark Barred Rock ckl. RES S/F: Neil Tyres: Btm White Wyandotte ckl.
CH W/F: M. & K. Holmes: Normal Mallard drake RES W/F: M. & K. Holmes: Normal Mallard duck
Best Wyandotte in Show: Neil Tyres: Bantamm White ckl. Best Orpington in Show: Marcus Walsh: Standard Black plt.
Best Pit Game in Show: Robbie Rogers: pullet Best Belgian in Show: Samantha Hicks: White Duccle plt.
Ch. Junior: Ryan Walsh: Std Gold Laced Wyandotte plt. RES JUNIOR: Ivy Gorman: Silver Spangled Hamburgh ckl.
JUNIOR H/F: Meg Grootveld: Btm OEG Black Tailed Wheaten L/L plt.
Journal awards: Modern Game 26 entries Ch. & Res. Kahlie Scibberas Pekin 24 entries Ch. Emily Hicks
Res. Laura Malishev Waterfowl 3 entries Ch. & Res. Sonja Kindelan Junior Ch. Ryan Walsh Res. Ivy Gorman
Bendigo Poultry Club
Championship Show *** 28 - 7 - 2019
Judges: Ian Nash Hardfeather, Waterfowl and Juniors Michael Jones Softfeather Open Entries 400
Comments: Langshan Feature Show
CH BIRD IN SHOW: Tony Milton: Rhode Island Red plt.
CH W/F: John Hunt: Black & White Muscovy male CH STD H/F: Norman Ironside: Gold Duckwing ckl.
CH JUNIOR: Hollie Vinnicombe: Indian Runner y. drake RES JUNIOR: Caitlin Mannix: Rhode Island Red ckl.
CH BTM H/F HVY: Ken Bjorksten: Indian Game ckl. RES BTM H/F HVY: D. & L. Sigmund: Pit Game ckl.
CH BTM H/F LGT: K. & K. Hancock: Tassle Wheaten hen RES BTM H/F LGT: Norman Ironside: Grey OEG ckl.
CH BTM S/F LGT: Elizabeth Montgomerie: Black Leghorn plt. RES BTM S/F LGT: David Pickles: Andalusian hen
CH BTM S/F HVY: K. & N. Fenaughty: Black Langshan plt. RES BTM S/F HVY: Ken Bjorksten: Part. Wyandotte hen
CH TRUE BTM: K. & N. Fenaughty: Black Rosecomb ckl. RES TRUE BTM: P. Maher: Silver Sebright hen
CH STD S/F HVY: Tony Milton: Rhode Island red plt. RES STD S/F HVY: K. & N. Fenaughty: Aust. Langshan plt.
CH STD S/F LGT: A. Brown: Welsummer hen RES STD S/F LGT: David Pickles: Andalusian plt.
CH STD H/F: Norman Ironside: Gold Duckwing ckl. RES STD H/F: C. Morcom: Pile hen
CH W/F HVY: John Hunt: Black & White Muscovy male CH W/F LGT: John Hunt: Elizabeth duck
CH W/F BTM: Walsh & Ironside: White Call duck
CH JNR STD : Gabby Hoskin: Sussex hen CH JNR W/F: Hollie Vinnicombe: Indian Runner y. drake
CH JNR H/F BTM: Gabby Hoskin: Indian Game ckl. CH JNR S/F BTM: Caitlin Mannix: Rhode Island ckl.
CH RARE H/F: K. & K. Hancock: Tassle Wheaten hen CH RARE S/F: David Pickles: Andalusian ckl.
CH RARE W/F: Andrew Hoskin: Trout Indian Runner y. duck
Feature Breed - Langshan
Std Black Aust. Langshan: K. & N. Fenaughty: pullet Ch. Opposite Size: K. & N. Fenaughty: Bantam pullet
Champion other than black: D. & L. Sigmund: cockerel Junior Jolene Bowers
Journal awards: Modern Game 24 entries Ch. & Res. A. & B. Veerman Pekin 20 entries Ch. & Res. Emily Hicks
Faverolles 8 entries Ch. & Res. John Damiano Waterfowl 7 entries Ch. & Res. .Lorraine Edgley
Junior Hollie Vinniecombe Res. Caitlin Mannix
Goulburn Valley & Modern Game
Annual Show *** 4-8-2019
Journal awards: Modern Game 65 entries Ch. M. & P. Watson Res. I. Simpson
Waterfowl 2 entries Ch. & Res A. Beaty
Juniors Ch. Caitlin Mannix Res. Nathan MacKay
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Mildura Poultry Club
4 - 8 - 2019
Judges: Geoff Akers Softfeather and Waterfowl Paul Wiltshire (S.A.) Hardfeather Entries 334
CH BIRD IN SHOW: Ducknuts W/F: Elizabeth duck RES BIRD IN SHOW: Mark Nolan: OEG Blk/Rd D/L ckl.
CH BTM: M. & K. Holmes: Brown Leghorn ckl. CH STD: Mark Nolan: OEG Black/Red D/L ckl.
CH W/F: Ducknuts: Elizabeth drake
CH H/F BTM: Brendon Spencer: Pit Game plt. CH S/F BTM: M. & K. Holmes: Brown Leghorn
CH STD H/F:Mark Nolan OEG Black/Red D/L ckl. CH STD S/F: K. & K. Hancock: Black Orpington
CH JUNIOR: Angus Garraway: Elizabeth duck RES JUNIOR: Todd Hancock: Modern Game Bantam
CH LGT BTM: M. & K. Holmes: CH HVY BTM: J. & L. Hancock
CH BTM INC. W/F: M. & K. Holmes RES CH W/F: M. & K. Holmes
CH RARE & NEW BREED: M. & K. Holmes RES RARE & NEW BREED: Ducknuts
CH STD S/F LGT: Colin Appledore RES STD S/F LGT: Colin Appledore
CH STD HVY S/F: K. & K. Hancock RES STD HVY S/F: Colin A[ppledore
CH STD H/F: Mark Nolan RES STD H/F: Brendon Spencer
CH BTM H/F: Brendon Spencer RES BTM H/F: DTMA Poultry
CH BTM S/F: M. & K. Holmes RES BTM S/F: J. & L. Hancock
CH HVY W/F: Colin Appledore RES HVY W/F: K. & K. Hancock
CH LGT W/F: Ducknuts RES LGT W/F: Ducknuts
CH BTM W/F: M. & K. Holmes RES BTM W/F:Ducknuts
CH GOOSE or GANDER: Ducknuts
Journal awards: Modern Game 5 entries Ch. And Res B. Spencer Junior Ch Angus Garraway Res. Todd Hancock
Geelong & District Poultry Club Inc.
Championship Show *** 10-8-2019
Judges: Mr. Michael Holmes Softfeather and Waterfowl Mr. Neville Chiselett Hardfeather Entries 510
CH BIRD IN SHOW: Lachland Park P.S.: Btm White Wyandotte ckl. RES BIRD IN SHOW: A. & J. Lawrence: OEG Blue/R
CH STD HVY H/F: F. & P. Wallace: Aust Pit Game plt. CH STD LGT H/F: A. & J. Lawrence: OEG Blue/Red ckl.
CH BTM HVY H/F: A. & J. Lawrence: Aust Pit Game ckl. CH BTM LGT H/F: Smith & McFarlane: OEG Black/Red ck.
CH STD HVY S/F: T.J. & D.M.Dent: Black Orpington ckl. CH STD LGT S/F: A. & J. Lawrence: White Silkie hen
CH BTM HVY S/F: Lachland Park P.S. White Wyandotte ckl. CH BTM LGT S/F: T.J. & D.M. Dent: Black Rosecomb ckl.
CH HVY W/F: T.J. & D.M. Dent: Pekin duck CH LGT W/F: Luke Dowling: Elizabeth young duck
CH BTM W/F: Smith & McFarlane: Normal Mallard duck
Feature awards
CH AUST H/F: A. & J. Lawrence: Btm Pit Game ckl. RES AUST H/F: A. & J. Lawrence: Btm Pit Game ck.
CH AUST W/F: Luke Dowling: Elizabeth young duck RES AUST W/F: Neil Tyers: Call Apricot Mallard y. duck
CH AUST S/F: Lachland Park P.S. : Black Btm Australorp ckl. RES AUST S/F: Luke Dowling: Std Black Australorp plt.
CH ROSECOMB: T.J. & D.M. Dent: Black ckl. RES ROSECOMB: T.J. & D.M. Dent: Black ckl.
CH LANGSHAN: Lachland Park P.S.: Black ckl. CH AUSTRALORP: Lachland Park P.S. Btm Black ckl.
RES AUSTRALORP: Luke Dowling: Std Black plt. CH AOC AUSTRALORP: Lachland Park: Std Blue plt.
RT.M. French Memorial Trophy: CH Leghorn: Smith & McFarlane: Std Black plt.
Ian Grant Trophy: CH STD OEG: A. & J. Lawrence: Blue Red ckl.
Harry Bottomley Trophy: CH STD OEG– d/WING, Pile or Blue Red: A. & J. Lawrence: Blue Red ckl.
CH CRESTED W/F: S. Kindelan: White drake
CH JNR H/F: Caitlin Mannix: Mod Black/Red hen RES JNR H/F: Hamish Bishop: OEG Btm Blue D/wing ck
CH JNR S/F: Caitlin Mannix: Btm RIR ck. RES JNR S/F: Millie Ellery: Std Blue Orpington hen
CH JNR W/F: Montana Rogers: Silver Appleyard RES JNR W/F: Lucas McDermott: Indian Runner
Journal awards: Modern Game 8 entries Ch. & Res. F. & P. Wallace Pekin 16 entries Ch. & Res. E. Hicks
Waterfowl 2 entries Ch. & Res. S. Kindelan Junior Ch. And Res. Caitlin Mannix
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Geelong & District Poultry Club Inc. ……... continued
Comments: Most entries received in over 11 years, also a high 53 Juniors entered.
Teams Competition
1st. 149 points N. Ironside, H. Bishop, A. & J. Lawrence
2nd. 121 points G. Grootreld, L. Dowling, I. Davis
2019 points towards Ian Grant OEG Competition
A.& J. Lawrence 38 N. Hand 11 N. Ironside 4
Bellarine Game Stud 18 Gawned & Bottomley 6 B. Bishop 4
Alexandra Poultry Club Inc.
Annual Show *** 11-8-2019
Judges: Mr. Stephen Chalmers Bantam and Heavy Softfeather Mr. Rob Moloney Hardfeather
Mr. Ted Brown Waterfowl, Juniors and Standard Light Softfeather Entries 383 Open 71 Juniors
Comments: It was a really great day for all involved. The heated Ladies Pavilion ensured lunch was full of happy chatter
and everyone enjoyed themselves despite the chilly outside temperature. Thanks to all who contributed on the day.
CH BIRD IN SHOW: Will Feltham: Btm Aust. Langshan RES BIRD IN SHOW: John Hunt: Black/White Muscovy male
CH STD HVY S/F: Ruth Bowers RES STD HVY S/F: Sonya Ford
CH STD LGT S/F: A. & J. Lawrence RES STD LGT S/F: Sonya Ford
CH STD H/F: A. & J. Lawrence RES STD H/F: A. & J. Lawrence
CH BTM H/F: Ian Nash RES BTM H/F: Ian Nash
CH BTM OEG: Ian Nash CH BTM MOD GAME: Sonya Ford
CH BTM AOV H/F: A. & J. Lawrence
CH BTM S/F: Lachland Park RES BTM S/F: Lachland Park
CH BTM HVY S/F: Lachland Park CH BTM LGT S/F: Lachland Park
CH W/F: John Hunt RES W/F: Anne Beaty
CH MUSCOVY: John Hunt CH LGT W/F: John Hunt
CH HVY W/F: Anne Beaty CH BTM W/F: F. & P. Wallace
CH GOOSE/GANDER: John Hunt
CH JUNIOR: Will Feltham RES JUNIOR: Nathaniel Bowers
CH JNR STD LGT S/F: Donvale Christian College RES JNR STD LGT S/F: Talisha, Harrison Nicol
CH JNR STD HVY S/F: Khye Kaufmann RES JNR STD HVY S/F: Nathan MacKay
CH JNR BTM H/F: Nathaniel Bowers RES JNR BTM H/F: Hamish Bishop
CH JNR BTM S/F: Will Feltham RES JNR BTM S/F: Caitlin Mannix
CH JNR W/F: Will Feltham RES JNR W/F: Will Feltham
CH POLISH: Peter Jones RES POLISH: Chris Perry
BEST Rhode Island Red in Show: Caitlin Mannix
Journal awards: Modern Game 18 entries Ch. S. Ford Res. F. & P. Wallace Waterfowl 2 entries Ch. & Res. A. Beaty
Pekin 10 entries Ch. & Res. R. & L. Holmes Faverolles 11 entries Ch. & Res. J. Damiano
Portland & Far South West Poultry Club
2-6-2019
Judge Jason Callaway
Journal awards Modern Game 5 entries Ch. & Res. R. Wood Pekin 9 entries Ch. & Res. E. Hicks
Waterfowl 2 entries Ch. & Res. A. Beaty Juniors Ch. Jacob Canning Res. Myles Black
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Camperdown Poultry Club
Annual Show *** 4-8-2019
Judges: Stephen Legge Softfeather, Waterfowl and Juniors Shane McNamara Hardfeather and Juniors Entries 425
CH BIRD OF SHOW: Ian Nash: Black Leghorn plt. RES BIRD OF SHOW: Ian Nash: Drk Brd Plymouth Rock ck.
CH STD: Ian Nash: OEG Duckwing D/L ck. RES STD: Isalene Steynberg: Drk Barred Plymouth Rock ckl.
CH BTM: Ian Nash: Black Leghorn plt. RES BTM: Ian Nash: Drk Barred Plymouth Rock ck.
CH STD HVY S/F: Isalene Steynberg: Drk Brd Plymouth Rock RES STD HVY S/F: Kevin Gass: Rhode Island Red S/C plt.
CH STD LGT S/F: Smith & McFarlane: Black Leghorn plt. RES STD LGT S/F: Ian Nash: Silver Spangled Hamburgh ck.
CH STD HVY H/F: Stewart McLaren: Black/Red Malay hen RES STD HVY H/F: Stewart McLaren: White Malay ckl.
CH STD LGT H/F: Ian Nash: OEG Silver Duckwing D/L ck. RES STD LGT H/F: Norm Hand: OEG Partridge D/L hen
CH BTM HVY S/F: Ian Nash: Drk Brd Plymouth Rock ck. RES BTM HVY S/F: Ian Nash: Splash Pekin plt.
CH BTM LGT S/F: Ian Nash: Black Leghorn plt. RES BTM LGT S/F: Isalene Steynberg: Minorca ckl.
CH BTM HVY H/F: Paul Burgess: Mod Game Black/Red ck. RES BTM HVY H/F: Pat Wallace: Mod Game Ginger plt.
CH BTM LGT H/F: Smith & McFarlane: OEG Black/Red L/L RES BTM LGT H/F: Ian Nash: OEG Grey AORC hen
CH JUNIOR: Jacob Canning: Rhode Island Red S/C plt. RES JUNIOR: Hamish Bishop: OEG Blue D/wing D/L ck.
CH JNR STD: Meg Grootveld: White Silkie plt. RES JNR STD: Hannah Cadby: Blue Laced Wyandotte hen
CH JNR BTM: Jacob Canning: Rhode Island Red S/C plt. RES JNR BTM: Hamish Bishop: OEG Blue D/wing D/L ck.
CH W/F: Karingal Poultry: Normal Mallard drake RES W/F: Michelle Young: Normal Mallard duck
CH HVY W/F: John Belleggia: Black/White Muscovy male RES HVY W/F:John Belleggia: Black/White Muscovy female
Journal awards: Modern Game 21 entries Ch. Paul Burgess Pekin 16 entries Ch. Ian Nash
Juniors Ch. Jacob Canning Res. Hamish Bishop
Vic. Rare and New Breeds Poultry Society
Annual Show *** 17-8-2019
CH BIRD IN SHOW: Anne Beaty: Blue Fawn Mallard duck RES BIRD IN SHOW: Clayton Horspole: Std Buff Cochin
CH S/F: Clayton Horspole: Std Buff Cochin RES S/F: MacDonald Family: Black Bantam Leghorn
CH H/F: Ian Nash: Bantam OEG Grey RES H/.F: A. & J. Lawrence: Std OEG Pile
CH W/F: Anne Beaty: Blue/Fawn Mallard duck RES W/F: J. Damiano: Black East Indian young duck
CH JUNIOR: Elsme Brown: Chamois Polish hen RES JUNIOR: Rohan Verma: Std Rhode Island Red plt.
CH JNR S/F: Elsme Brown: Chamois Polish hen CH JNR H/F: Nathaniel Bowers: Pit Game plt.
CH JNR W/F: Sam Platt: Buff Orpington duck CH COCHIN: Clayton Horspole: Buff hen
CH CROAD Langshan: J. & C. Anderson: Btm Black ckl. CH AUST LANGSHAN: Jolene Bowers: Btm White hen
CH BLACK DUCK: John Damiano: Black East Indian y. duck CH LAKENVELDER: Gayle Hall: ckl.
CH STD LGT S/F: Elizabeth Vidos: Black Araucana hen RES STD LGT S/F: Alex Borradale: Ancona hen
CH STD HVY S/F: Clayton Horspole: Cochin hen RES STD HVY S/F: Clayton Horspole: Brahma plt.
CH BTM LGT S/F: MacDonald Family: Black Leghorn plt. RES BTM LGT S/F: Peter Jones: White Polish hen
CH BTM HVY S/F: MacDonald Family: Drk Brd Plymouth Rock RES BTM HVY S/F: Waninga Orpingtons: Black ckl.
CH STD H/F: A. & J. Lawrence: OEG Pile plt. RES STD H/F: A. & J. Lawrence: OEG Dun ckl.
CH BTM H/F: Ian Nash: OEG Grey hen RES BTM H/F: D. & L. Sigmund: Aust Pit Game plt.
CH HVY W/F: Anne Beaty: Aylesbury drake RES HVY W/F: Anne Beaty: Aylesbury duck
CH LGT W/F: Nick Smith: Harlequin Indian Runner duck RES LGT W/F: Kathy Macklin: Trout Indian Runner y.duck
CH BTM W/F: Anne Beaty: Blue/Fawm Mallard duck RES BTM W/F: John Damiano: Black East Indian y. duck
Journal awards: Modern Game 4 entries Ch. & Res. Lachlan Jones Pekin 2 entries Ch. & Res. Wolfenden Bros.
Faverolles 17 entries Ch. & Res. John Damiano Waterfowl 4 entries Ch. & Res. A. Beaty
Junior Ch. Elsme Brown Res. Rohan Verma
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Wimmera Poultry Club
17-8-2019
CH BIRD IN SHOW: Laurie Barber: OEG Black Tld Wheaten hen RES BIRD IN SHOW: Laurie Barber: RIR CK.
CH STD S/F: Laurie Barber: Rhode Island Red ck. CH STD H/F: Laurie Barber: OEG Black/Red D/L ckl.
CH BTM S/F: Emily Hicks: Black Pekin plt. CH BTM H/F: Laurie Barber: OEG Black Tailed Wheaten hen
CH W/F: Colin Appledore: White Muscovy male
CH STD LGT S/F: Roy Wood: Silver Spangled RES STD LGT S/F: Colin Appledore: White Leghorn plt.
CH STD HVY S/F: Laurie Barber: Rhode Island Red ck. RES STD HVY S/F: Roger Clark: Rhode Island Red plt.
CH STD LGT H/F: Laurie Barber: OEG Black/Red D/L ckl. RES STD LGT H/F: Brendan Lloyd: OEG Partridge plt.
CH STD HVY H/F: Laurie Barber: Aust Pit Game ckl. RES STD HVY H/F: Nigel Zanker: Aust Game Black/Red hen
CH LGT W/F: Michael Lloyd: White Indian Runner drake RES LGT W/F: Michael Lloyd: White Indian Runner duck
CH HVY W/F: Colin Appledore: White Muscovy male RES HVY W/F: Brendan Lloyd: Rouen drake
CH BTM W/F: Karingal Poultry: Normal Mallard duck RES BTM W/F: Michael Lloyd: White Mallard duck
CH BTM HVY S/F: Emily Hicks: Black Pekin plt. RES BTM HVY S/F: Watts Family: Black Langshan plt.
CH BTM LGT S/F: Dean Wheaton: Black Rosecomb ckl. CH BTM LGT S/F: Dean Weaton Blue Rosecomb ckl.
CH BTM HVY H/F: A.&B. Veerman: Slv D/wing Mod Game RES BTM HVY H/F: Brendan Lloyd: Black/Red Mod Game
CH BTM LGT H/F: Laurie Barber: OEG Blk Tld Wheaten hen RES BTM LGT H/F: Michael Lloyd: Blue Tld Wheaten hen
Journal awards: Modern Game entries 37 Ch. A.& B. Veerman Res. B. Lloyd
Pekin 23 entries Ch. E. Hicks Res. Wheaton Family
Footscray Poultry Club
Annual Show *** 27-7-2019
Judges: Michael Lloyd ..Waterfowl, Brian Daniels..Hardfeather, Stephen Legge .. Softfeather, Juniors & Specials
Entries 408
CH BIRD IN SHOW: Stephanie Macklin: Rhode Island Red RES BIRD IN SHOW: Gawned & Bottomley: Gold D/wing
CH BTM S/F: Stephanie Maklin: Rhode Island Red plt. CH STD LGT S/F: John Damiano: White Silkie hem
CH STD HVY S/F: Michelle Vines: Red Sussex hen CH BTM H/F: Alf Woods: Black/Red L/L ck.
CH STD LGT H/F: Gawned & Bottomley: Gold D/wing ck. CH STD HVY H/F: Andrew Hoskin: Indian Game ckl.
CH SUSSEX: Gunther Krohn: ckl. CH JUNIOR SUSSEX; Gabby Hoskin: plt.
CH STD OEG: Gawned & Bottomley: Gold D/wing ck. CH BTM OEG: Alf Woods
Junior awards: Modern Game 33 entries Ch. & Res. A. Woods Pekin 13 entries Ch. & Res. E. Hicks
Faverolles 13 entries Ch. & Res. J. Damiano Waterfowl 4 entries Ch. & Res. A. Beaty
Junior Ch. Caitlin Mannix Res. Sam Platt
Tony’s Corner
Congratulations Liz on winning Tony’s family block of chocolate.
The next question is…..
What do Jeannie C. Riley and Barbara Eden have in common???
Competition closes October 31st. Winner will be announced in the November Journal.
Email [email protected]
Postal entries… 175 Swanpool-Warrenbayne Rd. Swanpool 3673
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Ballarat Poultry Society
Annual Show *** 24-8-2019
Judges: Mr. J. Azoulas.. All Hardfeather, Mr. P. Hicks .. All Softfeather, Waterfowl and Specials Entries 356
CH BIRD IN SHOW: M. & K. Holmes: White Y/B Mallard dk RES BIRD IN SHOW: Graham Pearce: White Wyandotte Btm
CH JUNIOR: Sam Platt: Bantam Black Australorp ck. RES JUNIOR: Millicent Ellery: Blue Orpington hen
CH STD HVY S/F: Trevor Tucker: Sussex ckl. RES STD HVY S/F: Graham Pearce: White Wyandotte ck.
CH BTM HVY S/F: Graham Pearce: White Wyandotte ck. RES BTM HVY S/F: Michael Lloyd: White Pekin ckl.
CH STD LGT S/F: Roy Wood: Black Hamburgh hen RES STD LGT S/F: Michael Lloyd: White Silkie ckl.
CH BTM LGT S/F: M. & K. Holmes: Black Leghorn plt. RES BTM LGT S/F: M. & K. Holmes: Brown Leghorn ckl.
CH STD HVY H/F: Wimmera Indians: Dark Indian Game ckl. RES STD HVY H/F: Wimmera Indians: Dark Indian Game plt.
CH BTM HVY H/F: Brendan Lloyd: Mod Game Black/Red hn RES BTM HVY H/F: A. & B. Veerman: Silver D/wing ckl.
CH STD LGT H/F: A. & B. Veerman: OEG Partridege D/L hn RES STD LGT H/F: Robbie Rogers: OEG Muff, Tassel plt.
CH BTM LGT H/F: Norm Hand: OEG Partridge hen RES BTM LGT H/F: John Gawned: OEG Black Tld Wheaten
CH HVY W/F: John Hunt: Pied Muscovy male RES HVY W/F: Brendan Lloyd: Rouen drake
CH LGT W/F: John Hunt: Elizabeth duck RES LGT W/F: John Blizzard: White Indian Runner duck
CH BTM W/F: M. & K. Holmes: Whgite Y.B. Mallard duck RES BTM W/F: M. & K. Holmes: Normal Mallard duck
Journal awards: Modern Game 13 entries Ch. B. Lloyd Pekin 22 entries Ch. M. Lloyd Res. E. Hicks
Junior Ch. Sam Platt Res. Millicent Ellery
Rhode Island Club of Victoria
Annual Show *** 24-8-2019
Judge Mr. G. Robertson (Qld) Entries 145
Comments: The Rhode Island Club of Victoria would like to express their gratitude to Geoff Vella, Sue George,
Rod Lindsay and Linda Fitzpatrick for the work they put in to make our show the success it was.
CH EXHIBIT: K. Gass: Std Red S/C plt. RES EXHIBIT: Stephanie Macklin: Btm Red S/C plt.
CH STD: K. Gass: Red S/C plt. CH STD RED: K. Gass: S/C plt.
CH STD WHITE: Rod Overall: R/C plt. CH STD R/C: Rod Overall: Red plt.
CH STD S/C: k. Gass: Red S/C plt. CH BTM: Stephanie Maklin: Red S/C plt.
CH BTM RED: Stephanie Macklin: S/C plt. CH BTM WHITE: M. Vines: S/C plt.
CH BTM S/C: Stephanie Macklin: Red plt. CH BTM R/C: J. Smith: Red plt.
CH JUNIOR: Caitlin Mannix: Btm White R/C plt. RES JUNIOR: Caitlin Mannix: Btm Red S/C ckl.
CH EX PAIR: K. Gass: Std Red S/C CH PLT PAIR: K. Gass: Btm Red S/C
BREEDER AWARD: K. Gass: Std Red S/C
CH STD RED R/C: Rod Overall: plt. RES STD R/C: Leigh Mannix: Red plt.
RES BTM R/C: R. Jamieson: Red hen RES CH STD: T. Balke: Red S/C
RES BTM: M. Carrington-Walsh: Red S/C ckl. RES STD RED: T. Balke: S/C plt.
RES STD WHITE: Leigh Mannix: S/C plt. RES BTM RED: M. Carrington-Walsh: S/C ckl.
RES BTM WHITE: Stephanie Macklin
Journal awards: Junior Ch. And Res. Caitlin Mannix
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Darren MacFarlane presenting
Lucas McDermott with an
Encouragement award
Australorp Club of Victoria
Darren MacFarlane
presenting Hayley Platt
With her award for
Best rooster
Kevin Collins presenting
Jack Scott an award for
Best Junior male
Vic Australorp Show
Judge Michael Jones presented the Junior trophies at Bendigo Show.
From left Jolene Bowers Gabby Hoskin Caitlin Mannix Hollie Vinnicombe
Jnr. Langshan Ch Jnr. Std. & Ch jnr H/F Res Jnr.& Ch Jnr Btm S/F Ch. Jnr. & Ch. W/F
Will Feltham Ch. Jnr
with Langshan Club
President Mark Lee
Alf Woods presenting Harrison Gurnett
with his Trophies for
Champion and Reserve Junior at the
Game Club of Victoria Show
Rocco Ryan
Ch. Junior
Vic. Australorp Show
Len Wills presenting Sarah MacKay
with her award for
Best Junior Japanese Bantam
Feature Breed at Echuca Show
Heidi Vanderspek with her
Modern Game
Essendon Poultry Show
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