exhibition poultry · the alabama chicken & egg festi-val poultry show. she was the open show...

Exhibition PoultryIn this issue . . . APA National Update, Origins of TheRhode Island Red by Brian ReederEl Dorado,Arkansas Show Results Moulton, Alabama ShowResultsPoultry Breed Clubs ListingAPA & ABAJudges List. Upcoming Shows and more. . . .

Volume 3, Number 1 http://www.ExhibitionPoultry.net January 2012

Exhibition PoultryThe #1 Internet Source For Information On Showing & Breeding Exhibition Poultry

Volume 3, Number 5 http://www.ExhibitionPoultry.net May 2012

©

Photo by John Graham of Graham Photography.

Advertising Rates and DeadlineAd Deadline for the June 2012 Issue is May 24th.

Please include an email address if you would like a proof of your ad before publication.

Display AdsDisplay ads are $6.25 per columninch. Please include an emailaddress if you would like a proofof your ad.

*We reserve the right to refuse any advertisement or article that is deemed to beof inappropriate content by the Managing Editor of this Publication.

Exhibition Poultry Magazine

Exhibition Poultry Magazine Page 02 May 2012

Table of Contents

APA National Update. . . . . . . . .03

Ohio National Update. . . . . . . .03

APA News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .04

ABA Happenings. . . . . . . . . .05

Origins of The Rhode Island Redby Brian Reeder . . . . . . . . . . 06

El Dorado, ArkansasShow Results. . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Taking Pictures At The Show:The Birds Point Of View. . . . . .12

Moulton, AlabamaShow Results. . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Upcoming APA/ABA Shows . . 16

Poultry Breed Clubs . . . . . . . .17

APA/ABA Judges List . . . . . .17

Display Ad Rates . . . . . . . . . .18

________________________

Advertiser’s Index

Smith Poultry Supplies . . . . . . 03

Natl Call Breeders of America . . 03

Egg Cartons.com . . . . . . . . . . 03

Featherhill Farms . . . . . . . . . . . 03

American Poultry Association . . 04

American Bantam Association . 05

Brian Reeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 07

SkyBlueEgg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 09

Central Indian Poultry Show . . . 16

Exhibition Poultry Magazine . . .18

On The Cover . . .

A Bantam White Bearded SilkieHen, exhibited by Aimee Crego. atthe Alabama Chicken & Egg Festi-val Poultry Show. She was the OpenShow Champion on April 15, 2012.

Photo by John Graham of Gra-ham Photography.

Columns are 2 3/8’ wide.

This is the size of a $6.25 1column inch display ad.

Exhibition Poultry Magazine©

P.O. Box 1027, Winnfield, LA 71483

http://www.ExhibitionPoultry.net

Andrew S. CharlesTechnical Support

email: [email protected]

Ann CharlesEditor/Publisher

email: [email protected]

Exhibition Poultry Magazine ©

Like a lot of you, I have quit setting eggs for chicks that have the potentialto be prospects for the 2012 APA National. As you all know the APA Nationalis fairly early this year so even the pullets had better be in the brooders anddeveloping well if they are going to be at point-of-lay, or thereabouts, by Octo-ber 6th. For some of us, Lucasville will be our first Fall show for 2012. Any ofyou that have not attended an APA or ABA National Show really need to do soat your first opportunity. I remember my first time at a National and wow was itfun! ‘National Fever’ can be a real affliction (in a positive way). But, there isstill hope for those of you who had a late start hatching this year! The 2012Bantam Club’s National does not take place until January 2013. I should haveupdates on the 2012 ABA National in the next issue.

On a different note - The feed we give our poultry is an important subjectworth lengthy discussion. I have been doing a lot of research on feedingwhole grains over the last year, and also doing some experimenting with it. Thereason for this was that the quality of commercial feeds that I have had accessto in the last few years just seems to keep deteriorating as fast as the priceskeep rising. And with all the rumors about the side effects of feeding geneti-cally modified grains . . . The removal of animal proteins from most poultryrations . . .etc., it just makes sense to really take a hard look at our poultry feeds.This is especially true when you are not raising enough birds that you can buyin bulk to insure the freshest feed possible. Some of the commercial feed beingsold by the chain feed stores for poultry is just atrocious. And I hear from a lotof you that are having the same problems with the commercial feeds. I amhoping to have some articles on the subject of feed in the next couple of issues.

Also, it is not too early to be concerned about maintaining fresh cool waterfor your birds on these warm, humid days. Plus, you may also want to turnthose fans on a lot earlier than normal this year. I pray we do not experience thesame record breaking heat we had last year.

Good luck growing your chicks. The APA National is just 5 months away!Until next month ~Ann Charles, Editor

I

©


14000 W. 215th Street, Bucyrus, KS 66013Ph. 913-879-2587 7:30 A. M. - 3 P. M. CST M-F

24-hour Fax: 913-533-2497Email: [email protected] www.poultrysupplies.com

Our family-owned company has offered competitive prices & givenfast, dependable service to our customers since 1988. 40-page colorcatalog contains many items: bands, books, brooders, catch nets,coops, feeders, founts, incubators, medications, netting, pullorumantigen, Tek-Trol & Oxine disinfectants, vaccines, vitamins, etc. Callus & we’ll deliver your order to the shows & swaps we attend in 2012.

2012 APA NationalThe Meeting of the Year

The “Primo” poultry show of the year is theAmerican Poultry Association annual meet.This is where the best of the best come tocompete with their best birds. There will beexhibitors from all over the United States andCanada. If you are interested in increasingyour flock, trading birds, or just learn moreabout exhibition poultry, you should makeplans to be there. The dates for this event are October 6 and7 in Lucasville, Ohio. Lucasville is locatedin southeast Ohio and is in the middle ofvery pretty country. The fairgrounds are allblacktop so you won’t worry about havingdust on the birds. The buildings are largeand well lit. The show is sponsored by the SouthernOhio Poultry Association. They have a veryexhibitor friendly show including a free lunchat noon on Saturday for exhibitors. Theyalso give away over $2,500 in cash prizes aswell as some very large rosettes. The judgesfor this year include an international cast ofDave Anderson from California; Tom Kellyfrom Ohio; and Heather Hayes, TroyLaroche, Paul Monteith, and James Carsonfrom Canada. Judging the Junior show willbe Danny Padgett and Tom Carey fromFlorida. Make your plans now to attend this oncea year special event. For show informationcontact: David Adkins at: 1988 Cook Rd.,Lucasville, OH 45648.

News From TheOhio National

There are some big things happening forthe November10, 11 2012 Ohio Nationalshow. First on the list are the national meets.The Ohio National will be hosting the Wyan-dotte Breeders of America, Serama Councilof North America, American Buckeye Poul-try Club, American Brahma Club, and NewHampshire Breeders club. So for all of thesebreed clubs, everyone at the Ohio Nationalwould like to say thank you for having theOhio National host your national meet.

Next would be the Ohio National youthshow. Mike and Janet Miller do a great jobalong with their supporting crew to make surethe youth have a great experience at theshow. There will be lots of awards for theshowmanship, essay writing contest for allages, and for the poultry exhibitors, and the

$500.00 scholarship for the youth that willbe off to college, so make sure and mark it onyour calendar because this is one event youwill not want to miss.

We have the show hotels set up alreadyso you can make your reservations now, theHilton Garden Inn 1-614-846-8884 and theComfort Inn (614) 791-9700 both are $93.00per night and you will be able to get the con-tact information from the Ohio National web

FEATHERHILLS FARMS16405 Orchard Avenue, Caldwell, Idaho 83607

[email protected]

HERITAGE BREEDS BRED TO STANDARD OF PERFECTIONBREEDS: SPECKLED SUSSEX - BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCK - S.C. SILVER LEGHORN- PARTRIDGE CHANTECLER - WHITE CHANTECLER - MOTTLED JAVAS - WHITE

WYANDOTTE - SILVER LACED WYANDOTTE - S.C. AND R.C. RHODE ISLAND RED- BARRED AND WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCK BANTAM - S.C. WHITE LEGHORN

BANTAM - NARRAGANSETT TURKEY - PILGRIM GEESE

PRICES: CHICKS - $5.00 EACHSUSSEX CHICKS - $7.00 EACH

TURKEYS - $10.00 EACHGEESE - $20.00 EACH

TONY ALBRITTON - OWNERA.P.A. MASTER BREEDERHALL OF FAME EXHIBITOR

(3.5)

si te a t http:/ /www.ohionational.org/Hotel_Info/hotel-info.html Be sure to visitthe Ohio National web site for the latest up-dates of the show. As always if you haveany questions, please feel free to contact meat any time at [email protected] I will get back to you ASAP.

National Call Breeders of AmericaA club formed for the promotion of breeding and exhi-bition of Call Ducks, Offering National, District andSpecial Meets. Quarterly newsletters and annual year-book. Memberships: Junior(under 16) $8/year; Indi-vidual $15/year or $29/2 years; Family $17/year or$33/2 years; Lifetime membership $200. Visit ourwebsite at www.callducks.org to join online or pur-chase club merchandise, such as t-shirts, pins,patches, posters, etc. For more information contactsecretary Dennis Fuller, 1729 Otterville Blvd., Inde-pendence, Iowa 50644. 1-319-334-3497,[email protected] (12-12)


APA NEWS - May 2012

Website: http://www.amerpoultryassn.com

Contact: APA SecretaryPO Box 306, Burgettstown, PA 15021Phone: 724-729-3459Email: [email protected]

JOIN NOWIndividual Membership:

$20 per year / $50 for 3 yearsOutside USA & Canada: $40 per year

Junior Membership:$15 per year / $40 for 3 years

Greetings from the APA office. It is hardto believe that another month has passed. Iguess I spend too much time at the desk, Ihave come to depend on the computer screento tell me what day it is. When I take a breakfrom the desk, Dick always has some justhatched chicks for me to admire. Isn’t springhatching season great.

Procedures in the office are always chang-ing. The latest change I am trying to imple-ment is to send the News & Views via email.I know there are members who don’t haveemail or would rather have a paper copy andwill be glad to continue to send those. Thereare two reasons for this change, more peopleare living in an electronic age and the News& Views continues to be more expensive toprint and mail. We are always trying to keepcosts down and while we can’t control thepostage charges, by using email we can cutdown the cost of printing and will be spend-ing less at the post office.

It has come to my attention while work-ing on show reports that some clubs are us-ing judges who aren’t APA members. Pleasecheck show rules that state that all judgesmust be members in good standing of theAPA. I realize that in planning a show thereis a lot to do and this is just a reminder.

As you are reading this, it is time for meto start packing for the semi-annual in Avocaon May 12-13. If you would like any mer-chandise delivered there, please let me know,I will be happy to deliver it and save theshipping fee. I have been to Avoca a fewyears ago; it is a very exhibitor friendly showwith a lot of activities planned for everyoneincluding a balloon launching contest androoster crowing contest. On Saturdayevening they will have a banquet and don’tforget the pancake breakfast at 7AM Sun-day morning. For show information, con-tact Diana Dahir, 32537 Whippoorwill Rd,Minden, IA 51553, or phone her at 712-485-2412. Hope all your hatches are good ones,and every bird you raise is a champion. En-joy the rest of the Exhibition Poultry and Ihope to see you down the road.

Pat Horstman

At El Dorado, Arkansas, April 7th Champion OEG (Open Show) was a Black OEG Cock, exhibited by AndyBarnes. Photo by Ann Charles.

This ad space could be yours for only $18.75 forone issue - OR - just $9.40 per month for a

prepaid one year ad package . . . That is a 50%discount off our single run price!

Exhibition Poultry Magazine Page 05 Mayl 2012

ABA Happenings

ABA Happenings

Website: http://www.bantamclub.com

Contact: Karen Unrath, SecretaryP.O. Box 127E, Augusta, NJ 07822Phone: [email protected]

President: Jeff [email protected]

Vice President: Matt [email protected]

Membership Dues:

$50.00 SPECIAL OFFER (US only) One yearmembership, plus current ABA Color Mini

Bantam Standard, and New Member Patch.

New members receive a free copy of the latest available yearbook and quarterly.

Outside of USA Rates:$30 per year - $80 for 3 years

$400 for Life Membership (check or money order only)

$20 per year - $50 for 3 years

Dear ABA Member:This message comes to you with wishes

for great hatches of Champion Bantams. Itis that time where incubators are turned onand hopes are high. Best of luck to all mem-bers throughout the nation who are raisingsome birds and hopefully some championstoo.

As always, there is much to share withyou. I am currently working on the SpringQuarterly newsletter. I will accept articles orother news items up through April 17th,afterwhich we should be printing and mail-ing to you. IF you are one of our Go GreenMembers – HATS off to you for agreeing toaccept the newsletter via email. This is ahuge and powerful step in helping the ABAmaintain its wide array of services and pro-grams for its membership.

If you have not already done so, you toocan join the list of members who are takingthe newsletters via email. Just send an email

to me at [email protected] say – YES – I TOO WILL BE GREENand I will put you down. The annual year-books will still be mailed the old fashionedway.

2012 YEARBOOK: We will extend thedeadline to June 1st 2012 as the FINAL dead-line for ads. The ads are what make the booka great resource. I cannot tell you how oftenI receive calls from people who want to joinBECAUSE of the yearbook and everythingthey have heard about it. They use it to findbreeders, look up show results, and to learnfrom the pros. It will be another great book Iam sure. Please understand that after June1st, ads will be taken on a case by case basiswith placement at our discretion.

Rates are as follows: Full page - $95; 1/2page - $75; 1/4 page - $40; 1/8 page - $25.

Booster line: $5.00. And of course - CLUBFULL PAGE rate - $120 - comprised of six $20squares with the top 1/4 page going to theSponsoring Club free of charge.

If you have advertised with us in the re-cent past, you should have received a copyof your ad with a reservation form. For thosewho may not have received theirs, pleasecontact me [email protected] and I willsend another one.

This year – we offer a $5.00 Booster List-ing. For $5.00 – you can help us keep themailing costs of this great book a little undercontrol and still get a nice message out. Ex-

amples are:Life Member #460Quail d’Anver – THE BANTAM!I think you get the idea. It is a short way

for you to promote your personal messageand have some fun at the same time. Thesecan be ordered on our website or just send a$5.00 check to ABA – PO Box 127, Augusta,NJ 07822.

AVAILABLE BUT SELLING OUTQUICKLY - 2012 Legbands: These can beordered through the w ebsi te(www.bantamclub.com). They are .38 ea plus$5 shipping and handling. An order formwill be included in the Spring 2012 Newslet-ter.

2013 will be an election year for the ABA.Those of you who are interested in helpingmake the ABA great can run for a VolunteerDistrict Director or Officer position. Detailsare in your yearbook. Letters of intent mustbe received in the ABA office by November1st 2012.

2013 National Meet bids will be reviewedby the Board of Directors at our 2012 Na-tional Meet in January 2013. If you are inter-ested in bidding for the 2013 National Meet,please contact your district director or theABA office for a bid form.

Thank you all for your support of theABA!

Sincerely,Karen UnrathABA Secretary

LADIES ONLY SPECIAL! ABA Pink Em-broidered Logo Shirts. Limited quantities –available in LARGE or XL (ladies cut) $20.00ea plus $5.00 shipping/handling. Bundleyour shirt with a 2011 Mini Standard ($30)and save shipping costs. Both for $50 – mustsend in to ABA – PO Box 127, Augusta, NJ07822 (not available on website).

El Dorado, Arkansas, April 7th: The Reserve ChampionAOSB, (Open Show) was a Black Americauna Cock,exhibited by Rachel Snider. Photo by Ann Charles.

Exhibition Poultry Magazine Page 06 April 2012

Brian Reeder Brian ReederBrian Reeder Brian Reeder BrianReederBrian Reeder BBrian Reeder Brian ReederBrian ReederBrian Reeder Brian ReederBrian Reeder Brian Reeder Brian

A Look At the Origins ofthe Rhode Island Red

Excerpts from ‘The Poultry Book’by Harrison Weir (1905)

Presented by Brian Reeder

I have found this to be an important bodyof information on the origin of the RhodeIsland Red as it discusses the developmentof a breed of fowl through the process ofcontinuous outcrossing over an extendedperiod of time through the cooperation ofmany breeders. This process made theRhode Island Red a unique breed and isprobably the reason most Rhode Island Redstrains are still good to excellent birds,having all the best ‘chicken traits’.

_________________________________________________________________________________________________

Dr. N. B. Aldrich, of Massachusetts, in anarticle in the catalogue of the Rhode IslandRed Club for 1904, speaks of the origin ofRhode Island Reds. He goes back into his-tory more than fifty years, and shows thatRed Cochin China cocks and later Red Malaycocks were introduced into sections ofRhode Island and Massachusetts by certainsea captains. He refers to a Dr. AlfredBaylies, of Massachusetts, who was a rela-tive of Walter Baylies, the treasurer of theBoston Poultry Association. Dr. Baylies, inJuly, 1846, imported Cochin Chinas, and, inBennett's Poultry Book, published in 1850,is recorded as saying, "the cockerels aregenerally red.

A Mr. Taylor, who imported Cochin Chi-nas in May 1847, says: "The imported cockwas a peculiar red … and the hen a bay orreddish-brown." We find thus a record ofRed Cochin China males almost sixty yearsago. The sea captains brought home justsuch specimens to Little Compton, RhodeIsland, and Westport, Massachusetts. Later,they brought home the great Malay fowl fromAsia. In Little Compton was introduced whatwas spoken of as Red Malays. These RedCochin China cocks and the Red Malaycocks were selected and bred with the flocksof fowls in Little Compton fifty and sixtyyears ago, the same as the red cock is se-lected there today. Later, in some sections,Rose-Comb Brown Leghorn blood was in-troduced. Whereas, it is quite true that otherblood at times has been mixed in, the fact

remains that the utility poultry farmer of thissection for nearly sixty years has been se-lecting to head his flock a hardy red cock ofa type that showed vigor.That this red cock dates backto the origin given aboveseems to be beyond dispute.

There is no need of claim-ing the reds are a mixture ofthis, that or the other breed;they are the result of fiftyyears of careful out-breeding,and it would be better for thestamina of many of our breedsif they had been bred on thesame plan, instead of in-bred.Dr. Aldrich states that therewere practically no Pea-CombRhode Island Reds ten yearsago. The combs that prevailare rose and single. In fact, these are the onlycombs that have been recognized by theRhode Island Red Club. It is difficult to de-scribe the color of Rhode Island Reds. TheStandard says the males are "rich brilliantred, except where black is desired. The birdshould be so brilliant in luster as to have aglossed appearance." The females have the"general surface color lighter than in the male.Except where black is desired, the color is arich, even shade of reddish buff, darker thanthe so-called golden buff. The female is notso brilliant in luster as the male.

In times past, criticism has been made thatthese fowls have a wide range of color. Theanswer to this statement is that they vary"only in shade of color"; and this variationis fast disappearing by the present carefulbreeding. The American Poultry Associationhas admitted the Single-Comb variety ofRhode Island Reds to the Standard; but theRhode Island Red Club still recognize two,the Rose- and the Single-Comb varieties.

There is probably not another breed pro-duced by fifty years of outbreeding. TheRhode Island Red stands as the only proofof what outbreeding will do. We fanciers donot live years enough to compare a breeddeliberately, unless we in-breed, but it wasnot so with the original Rhode Island Redbreeders; they knew the red cock was themost vigorous, and, almost unconsciously,they made a breed. Dr. N. B. Aldrich, of Mas-sachusetts, first exhibited the Rhode Island

Reds in New York City, in the "any-other-variety" class in 1891-92. At this show, R. G.Buffington, of Massachusetts , and Dr.Aldrich exhibited Buff Wyandottes and BuffPlymouth Rocks. They were composed al-most entirely of Rhode Island Red blood. Itwas not until 1898 that a few breeders at FallRiver, Massachusetts, formed the RhodeIsland Red Club.

There has been muchcri ticism about the earlystandards, but, as the Hon.C. M. Bryant, president ofthe club, well says in anarticle, "The trouble withall standards outside ofthe Rhode Island Reds atthe present time is that al-together too much is said."It is true that the early stan-dards for Rhode IslandReds were rather crudeand somewhat indefinite,but this was intentionallyso, in order that the breed-ers might, for themselves,

gradually find out what they wanted, insteadof being hampered by a standard that per-haps later would call for a very different fowl.The present Rhode Island Red standard isas clear and definite as that of any otherbreed. The following, taken from the Stan-dard of 1901, shows the high aim of thebreeders of Rhode Island Reds:

"The special aim of the promoters of thisbreed being to conserve vigor and prolifi-cacy rather than immaculate perfection ofcolor, black may find its place in sectionsenumerated; and the gradual fading of thered portions of the mature hen's plumage,which naturally follows upon prolific lay-ing, shall not be discriminated against in theplacing of awards."

In the 1903 Standard we find the follow-ing: "Apparent vigor is to be regarded withthe consideration of shape."

Note what John Crowther, a prominentbreeder of Rhode Island Reds, says: "Morethan what the famed Faverolle is to France,the Rhode Island Red is to America—thebest all-purpose fowl of a practical and pro-gressive people. And, as Myra V. Norys, anable writer on general poultry topics, has awell said, 'In richness and harmonious blend-ing of tint, there is nothing in domestic fowlsto equal the color of the best Rhode IslandRed males.' These fowls are certainly des-tined to attract fanciers almost as much asthose who admire them simply as profit-get-ters. Their quick growth, early maturity,

“There is no need ofclaiming the reds are a mix-ture of this, that or the otherbreed; they are the result offifty years of careful out-breeding, and it would bebetter for the stamina ofmany of our breeds if theyhad been bred on the sameplan, instead of in-bred “,Harrison Weir (1905)

Introducing Brian Reeder’s latest book . . .

An Introduction to Form andFeathering of the Domestic Fowl

This book is available NOW at Amazon.com & Authorhouse.comAmazon: http://www.authorhouse.com/Bookstore/BookDetail.aspx?BookId=SKU-000450530

Author House: http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Form-Feathering-Domestic-Fowl/dp/1456747843/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1305509150&sr=8-11

Order your copy online today.Plus see Brian Reeder’s new blog at: http:/brianreederbreeder.blogspot.com

Exhibition Poultry Magazine Page 07 April 2012

tinted or brown eggs, small proportion ofbone and entrails to the weight of the body,fine motherly qualities, without being per-sistently broody, found favor for them atonce. Their well-shaped and compact bod-ies, long keel-bones, and plump, wide breastsmade them unequaled for market poultry atany stage of growth 'from the hatch to thehatchet,' as expert poultryman Cochran hasvery cleverly put it. They proved a match aslayers at any time of the yearfor any mere 'egg machines'that were tried against them,but as winter layers theywere peerless. Their devel-opment on the lowlandsmade them hardy andproved that 'high and dry'situations are not indispens-able to the health of fowls."

In a recent letter to Sec-retary W. J. Drisko, of theRhode Island Red Club,Lester Tompkins, of Massa-chusetts, says: "My experi-ence with Reds dates backsome thirty-five years to thetime when my father wasone of the largest breedersof poultry in Rhode Island.He kept about two hundredReds, exclusively—a largeflock for that time. It was acustom with my father, andalso with some others in that neighborhood,to get male birds, and occasionally females,from the whaling-ships that brought themfrom the South Pacific and Indian oceans.These birds were a rich, brilliant, even red(no yellow, no chocolate) from comb to sickle,long keel, broad heavy breast, heavy thighsand wide between the legs, with bodies

somewhat upright like our present Games.They were called in that neighborhood 'RedGames,' or 'Yellow-legged Red Games,' andsometimes 'Malay Games.' I think they wereall single comb.

"Flocks of fowl in that section soon be-came red, whatever their blood might havebeen for this reason—the 'Red Game' was avigorous fighter. As soon as one was putwith a flock, he felt it a self-imposed duty to

kill every other male inthe flock. During myyears of experience asa breeder, I havehandled and closelyobserved quite a num-ber of different strainsof Reds. I have alwaysnoticed tha t thosestrains, which weredirectly descendedfrom the Red Game,were the most hardyand vigorous, bredthe truest to type andcolor, had the richestyellow skin and legs,and were the mostprolific layers. Theearly flocks of Redswere practically allsingle-comb, and, Ithink, the short'pugged' rose-comb,

sometimes called the Malay comb, and camefrom the 'Red Shanghai' blood.

"The introduction of Brown Leghornblood was also a detriment to the breed onthe whole, I think, for it decreased the size,diminished the hardiness, and gave us mostof the smut in under-color which is so objec-tionable now-a-days. It also gave us a lighter

colored and a less uniformly colored egg.The original 'Red Games' laid a finely col-ored egg, not so brown as a Brahma's or aLangshan's, but more of a pink or reddishbrown. It has probably been necessary tohave a tinge of all these different bloods,Buff Cochin, Red Shanghai, Brown Leghorn,and Dunghills, to give us a genuinely Ameri-can breed; still I firmly believe that the goodold Red Game blood is a very essential foun-dation.

"Probably one of the greatest dangers toReds is the probability of color being placedparamount in importance to type and vigor. Ibelieve our best breeders put type and vigoron equali ty, with color as second. Manyjudges in all breeds reverse this order. It isvery unfortunate that a poor-shaped birdshould win on such a minor point as tickingin hackle, slightly better under-color, or adeeper-colored eye, over a bird superior intype with only a slight defect in some ofthese minor points; but such is often thecase.

STANDARD OF 1903 FOR THERHODE ISLAND REDS

The following standard for the Rhode Is-land Reds was adopted by the Rhode Is-land Red Club at its 1903 meeting, and isreproduced herewith from the club's cata-logue by permission of Secretary W. J.Drisko:

"The Single-Comb variety was admittedto the Standard by the American PoultryAssociation at its February meeting in 1904.The Standard adopted by the AmericanPoultry Association is substantially thesame as below, differing mainly in the word-ing.

"Disqualifications —Feather or down on

"Probably one of the greatestdangers to Reds is the probabil-ity of color being placed para-mount in importance to type andvigor. I believe our best breedersput type and vigor on equality, withcolor as second. Many judges inall breeds reverse this order. It isvery unfortunate that a poor-shaped bird should win on such aminor point as ticking in hackle,slightly better under-color, or adeeper-colored eye, over a birdsuperior in type with only a slightdefect in some of these minorpoints; but such is often the case“,Harrison Weir (1905)


shanks or feet or unmistakable indicationsof a feather having been plucked from thesame; badly lopped combs; more than fourtoes on either foot; entire absence of maintail feathers; two absolutely white (so-called wall or fish) eyes; wry or squirreltails; a feather entirely white that shows inthe outer plumage; ear-lobes showing morethan one-half the surface permanently white.This does not mean the pale ear lobe, butthe enameled white. Diseased specimens,crooked backs, deformed beaks, shanks andfeet other than yellow or red horn color. Apendulous crop shall be cut hard. Underall disqualifying clauses, the specimen shallhave the benefit of the doubt.

"Standard Weights —Cock, eight andone-half pounds; hen, six and one-halfpounds; cockerel, seven and one-halfpounds; pullet, five pounds. Apparent vigoris to be regarded with the consideration ofshape.

"SHAPE OF MALE "Head—Of medium size and breadth. "Beak —Short and regularly curved. "Eyes —Sight perfect, and unobstructed

by breadth of head or comb. Comb.-Single,medium in size, set firmly upon the head,perfectly straight and upright, free from sidesprigs, with five even and well-defined ser-rations, those in front and rear smaller thanthose in the center, of considerable breadthwhere it is fixed to the head.

"Comb —Rose, low, firm on the head,

top oval in shape and surface covered withsmall points, terminating in a small spikeat the rear. The comb to conform to the gen-eral curve of the head.

"Wattles —Medium and equal inlength, moderately rounded.

"Ear-Lobes.-Well developed. Symmetryof proportion in head adjuncts is to be con-sidered.

"Neck —Of medium length and car-ried slightly forward, not arched backward.It is covered with abundant hackle, flow-ing over the shoulders, but not too looselyfeathered-

" Back —Broad, long, and, in the main,nearly horizontal; this horizontal effect be-ing modified by slightly rising curves athackle and lesser tail-coverts. Saddle-feath-ers of medium length and abundant.

Breast —Broad, deep, and carriednearly in a line perpendicular to the baseof the beak-at least, it should not be car-ried anterior to this line.

"Body —Deep, broad, and long; keel-bone long, straight, and extending well for-ward and back, giving the body an oblonglook.

"Fluff —Moderately full, but featherscarried fairly close to the body, not aCochin-fluff.

"Wings —Of good size, well folded, andthe flights carried horizontally.

"Tail —Of medium length, quite wellspread, carried fairly well back, increas-ing the apparent length of the bird. Sickles

of medium length, passing a little beyondthe main tail-feathers. Lesser sickles andtail coverts of medium length and fairlyabundant.

"Legs —Thighs large, of mediumlength, and well covered with soft feathers.Shanks of medium length, well rounded,and smooth.

"Toes —Straight, strong, well spread,and of medium length.

"COLOR OF THE MALE "Beak —Red horn color, or yellow. "Eyes —Red. "Face —Bright red. "Comb, Wattles and Ear-Lobes—

Bright red. "Shanks and Toes —Yellow or red horn

color. A line of red pigment down the sidesof the same is desirable.

"Plumage —General surface rich bril-liant red, except where black is desired.Free from shafting, mealy appearance orbrassy effect. Depth of color (red) is slightlyaccentuated on wingbows and back, butthe less contrast between these parts andthe hackle or breast, the better: a harmoni-ous blending is what is desired. The birdshould be so brilliant in luster as to have aglossed appearance. Other things beingequal, the specimen having the deepest andrichest red, salmon, or buff under-colorshall receive the award. Any smut or whitein the under-color is to be cut hard. Thequill of the feather should be red or salmon.White showing on the outside of the body isto be cut harder than white that is out ofsight. Black is desired in the under-web ofthe wing-flights. The main tail-feathers andtwo main sickle feathers are to be black orgreenish-black. The greater tail-coverts aremainly black, but, as they approach thesaddle, they may become russet or red. Theblending of the red body with the black tailis gradual, thus preventing any sudden con-trast. With the saddle parted, showing theunder-color at the base of the tail, the ap-pearance should be red or salmon, not whit-ish or smoky. The hackle should be free fromblack, although a suspicion of black thatcan hardly be found would not cut the birdmuch. White in hackle will be cut harderthan black. The wing-bars should be freefrom black, and all black in the primariesand secondaries should be out of sightwhen the wing is folded.

"SHAPE OF THE FEMALE "Head—Of medium size and breadth. "Beak—Short and slightly curved.

Rhode Island Red cock owned by Evan Edingfield. Photo by John Graham, Graham Photography.


"Eyes—Sight perfect and unob-structed by breadth of head.

"Comb—Single, medium in size, setfirmly upon the head, perfectly straight andupright, free from side sprigs, with five evenand well-defined serrations.

"Comb—Rose, low, firm on the head,much smaller than that of the male and, inproportion to its length, much narrower.Covered with small points and terminatingin a small, short spike at the rear.

"Wattles—Medium and equal inlength, moderately rounded.

"Ear-Lobes—Well developed. Symme-try of proportion in head adjuncts is to beconsidered.

"Neck—Of medium length and carriedslightly forward, at least not much archedbackward. Hackle sufficient, but not toocoarse in feather.

"Back—Long, in the main nearly hori-zontal. In the completely matured hen itwould be described as broad, whereas inthe pullet not yet well matured it will looksomewhat narrow in proportion to thelength of her body. The curve from the hori-zontal back to the hackle or tail should bemoderate and gradual.

"Breast—Deep, broad, and carried ina line nearly perpendicular to the base ofthe beak-at least, not anterior to that line.

"Body—Deep, broad, and long; keel-bone long and straight, giving the body anoblong look.

"Fluff—Moderately full, but not loose(Cochin) in feathering.

"Wings—Of good size, well folded; theflights carried horizontally.

"Tail—A little shorter than medium,quite well spread, carried well back, in-creasing a trifle the apparent length of thebird. The tail should form no apparentangle with the back; neither must a highrising cushion meet it.

"Legs—Thighs, of medium length andwell covered with soft feathers. Shanks, ofmedium length, well rounded and smooth.Toes, straight, strong, well spread and ofmedium length.

"COLOR OF THE FEMALE "Beak—Red horn color or yellow. "Eyes—Red. "Face—Bright red. "Comb, Wattles, and Ear-Lobes—

Bright red. "Shanks and Toes—Rich yellow or red

horn color."Plumage—General surface color lighter

than in the male, free from shafting or mealy

appearance. Except where black is desired,the color is a rich, even shade of reddishbuff, darker than the so-called 'golden buff.'The female is not so brilliant in luster as themale. Allowance should be made for the fad-ing of the mature hen, incidental to her pro-lific laying. The under-color is of reddish-salmon, or buff, free from foreign colors.Other things being equal, the specimen hav-ing the richest under-color shall receive theaward. The quill of the feather should bered or salmon. The general surface-color inthe female is more even than in the male.

SkyBlueEgg AraucanaAnn Charles, Winnfield, LouisianaEmail: [email protected]://www.SkyBlueEgg.com& http://www.Araucana.com

Breeding large fowl Araucana,primarily in Black, but also inWheaten (APA Black Red), Blue,Mottled & White. Nothing forsale at this time.

More Wins for Spring 2012

El Dorado, ArkansasApril 2, 2012

~ CHAMPION AOSB ~Black Araucana Pullet

“Stella”----------

Plus~ Best Of Variety ~Blue Araucana Hen

----------------

Congratulations toThom Wright,Queen Creek,Arizona, on thepurchase of“Jazmine”, BlackAraucana Pullet ~Champion AOSB,Rison, Arkansas, March 3rd, 2012.

White showing in any part of the plumageis a serious objection. Black peppering inthe outer plumage of any feather is also veryobjectionable. Black is desired in the un-der-web of the wing-flights and on the tipend of some hackle-feathers. This black inthe hackle should be a slight ticking ratherthan a heavy lacing. Females without tick-ing, superior in other points, shall be givenawards over those that have ticking. Themain tail-feathers are to be black or green-ish-black."

Exhibition Poultry Magazine May 2012

El Dorado, Arkansas36th Annual South Central

Regional Classic

April 7, 2012~ Open Show Results ~Show Results By Billie Atwood

Photos by Ann Charles

OPEN LARGE FOWLChampion American, SC Rhode Island

Red Cock, Roy Autry. Res. American WhiteWyandotte Hen, Billy & Debbie Atwood.

Champion Asiatic, Black Cochin Cock,Rachel Snider. Res. Asiatic, Black CochinHen, Rachel Snider.

Champion English, Black Orpington Cock-erel, Roy Autry. Res. English, none.

Champion Mediterranean, Lt Br SC Leg-horn Hen, Jacob Bates. Res. Mediterranean,Lt Br SC Leghorn Cock, Jacob Bates.

Champion Continental, Silver LakenvelderCockerel, Melissa Rothenay. Res. Continen-tal, Silver Lakenvelder Cockerel, MelissaRothenay.

Champion AOSB, Black Araucana Pullet, exhibited byAnn Charles. Photo by Ann Charles.

Champion SCCL, White Plymouth Rock Hen, exhibitedby Jerry McCarty. Photo by Ann Charles.

Champion Bantam & Open Show Champion, DarkCornish Hen, exhibited by L.J. Derouen. Photo by AnnCharles.

Champion AOSB, Black Araucana Pullet,Ann Charles. Res. AOSB, Black AmericanCock, Rachel Snider.

Champion Large Fowl, SC Rhode IslandRed Cock, Roy Autry. Res. Large Fowl, LtBr SC Leghorn Hen, Jacob Bates.

OPEN BANTAMSChampion Modern, Brown Red Pullet,

Randy Daniels. Res. Modern, Birchen Cock-erel, Jim Crain.

Champion Featherleg, Black Cochin Cockerel, exhib-ited by Bill Hopkins. Photo by Ann Charles.

Champion Large Fowl, Single Comb Rhode Island RedCock, exhibited byRoy Autry. Photo by Ann Charles.

Champion RCCL, Silver Seabright Hen, K & D Ban-tams. Photo by Ann Charles.

Champion Old English, Black Cock, exhibited by BarnesBantams. Photo by Ann Charles.

Champion Old English, Black Cock,Barnes Bantams. Res. Old English, BB Red,Barnes Bantams.

Champion SCCL, White Plymouth RockHen, Jerry McCarty. Res. SCCL, Rhode Is-land Red Cock, Jacob Bates.

Champion RCCL, Silver Seabright Hen, K& D Bantams. Res. RCCL, White WyandottePullet, Jerry McCarty.


~ Junior Show Results ~

JUNIOR LARGE FOWLChampion American, White Wyandotte

Cock, Colten Vess. Res. American, SC RIRCockerel, Kalee Gafford.

Champion Asiatic, Black Langshan Cock,Dodge Cowart. Res. Asiatic, Black CochinHen, Rachel Snider.

Champion English, Black Orpington Cock,Kalee Gafford. Res. English, Red DorkingPullet, Rachel Snider.

Champion Mediterranean, Dark Br Leg-horn Cock, Patrick Owen. Res. Mediterra-nean, Blue Andalusian Cock, Patrick Owen.

Champion Continental, W/C Black PolishCock, Dodge Cowart. Res. Continental, BuffLaced Polish Pullet, Ashlyn Tullis.

Champion AOSB, Black Sumatra Cock,Patrick Owen. Res. AOSB, Silver PhoenixCock, Elizabeth Moseley.

Champion Large Fowl, Black SumatraCock, Patrick Owen. Res. Large Fowl, BlackLangshan Cock, Dodge Cowart.

JUNIOR BANTAMSChampion Modern, Brown Red Cock, Will

Bryles. Res. Modern, Birchen Cockerel, WillBryles.

Champion Old English, Black Cockerel,Elizabeth Mosley. Res. Old English, BB Red

Junior Champion Modern, Brown Red Cock, exhibitedby Will Bryles. Photo by Ann Charles.

Champion AOCCL, Dark Cornish Hen, L.J.Derouen. Res. AOCCL, Dark Cornish Pullet,L.J. Derouen.

Champion Featherleg, Black Cochin Cock-erel, Bill Hopkins. Res. Featherleg, BlackCochin Hen, Robert Rhodes.

Champion Bantam Duck, White Call Cock-erel, Jacob Bates. Res. Bantam Duck, But-terscotch Call Hen, Theresa McConnell.

Champion Bantam & Open Show Cham-pion, Dark Cornish Hen, L.J. Derouen.

Res. Champion Bantam & Res. Open ShowChampion, Black Cochin Cockerel, Bil lHopkins.

Cock, Dodge Cowart.Champion SCCL, Lt Br Leghorn Cockerel,

Patrick Owen. Res. SCCL, RIR Pullet,Simmons Bantams.

Champion RCCL, Silver Laced WyandotteCockerel, Colton Vess. Res. RCCL, WhiteWyandotte Pullet, Colton Vess.

Champion AOCCL, Dark Cornish Hen,Simmons Bantams. Res. AOCCL, Dark Cor-nish Hen, Simmons Bantams.

Champion Featherleg, Black Cochin Cock-erel, Will Bryles. Res. Featherleg, BlackCochin Cock, Dodge Cowart.

Champion Bantam Duck, Grey Call Hen,Will Bryles. Res. Bantam Duck, White CallHen, Addie Bryles.

Champion Bantam & Junior Show Cham-pion, Black Cochin Cockerel, Will Bryles.

Reserve Bantam & Reserve Junior ShowChampion, Dark Cornish Hen, Simmons Ban-tams.

Junior Champion Old English, Black Cockerel, exhib-ited by Elizabeth Mosley. Photo by Ann Charles.

Junior Champion Bantam Duck, Grey Call Hen, exhib-ited by Will Bryles. Photo by Ann Charles.

Champion Bantam & Junior Show Champion, BlackCochin Cockerel, exhibited byWill Bryles. Photo byAnn Charles.

The club promotes opportunities to practice showmanship,cooperation and fellowship and to be involved with theirhome community and with the poultry fancy in general.

For more info go to: http://www.apa-abayouthpoultryclub.org/or contact: Doris Robinson

National Director/Coordinator APA-ABA Youth Poultry Club810 Sweetwater Rd., Philadelphia, TN 37846

Phone: 865-717-6270 Email: [email protected]

Ad Deadline for the next issue is the 24th of each month.Full-Color Ad rates are just $6.25 per column inch and your ad

reaches thousands of Exhibition Poultry enthusiasts.

"Okay, maybe a stare-down did not work . . ."

5

"First step - stretch those shoulders, limber up!"

"Is this the perfect pose?"

"I did good - time for a bow”

3

2

1

Taking Photos at the Show:

The Bird’sPoint of View(A special thanks to Juniors, Elizabeth Mosely and her Old

English Game cockerel; and Will Bryle’s Call Duck hen.)

4

"What? You think I can do better?"

"I’m outta here - time to head home.”

6

"I’m outta here.”

77

“I am next - right?”


POULTRY SHOW~ RESULTS ~

Moulton, AlabamaApril 13, 14 and 15, 2012

Show Results supplied by Linda Stone.

Friday, April 13, 2012

Open ShowJudges: Mike Schmidt, Marty

McGuire~ Large Fowl Results ~

American Class winner was a New Hamp-shire Cockerel by Matt Ulrich; Reserve wasa SC Rhode Island Red Cockerel by MattUlrich.

The Asiatic Class winner was a BlackLangshan Cock by Cindy Kinard, FL withno reserve.

The English Class winner was a BlackAustralorp Cock by Matt Ulrich; Reservewas a Black Orpington cock by Charles Lo-gan.

The Mediterranean Class winner was aSC White Leghorn Hen by Steven Beaty;Reserve was a SC White Leghorn Hen bySteven Beaty.

Continental Class winner was a Buff Pol-ish Hen by Mary Yahn; Reserve was a BuffPolish Hen by Mary Yahn.

AOSB Class winner was a Blue WheatenAmeraucana Cockerel by Matt Ulrich withno Reserve.

Champion Large Fowl was the SC WhiteLeghorn Hen by Steven Beaty; the Reservewas a Black Australorp Cock by Matt Ulrich.

~ Bantam Results ~Champion Modern was a Birchen Mod-

ern Game Hen by Webster & Cole; Reservewas a Silver Blue Hen by Cryar & Wagoner.

Champion OEGB was a Red Pyle Pulletby Webster & Cole; Reserve was a BB RedCock by Webster & Cole.

Champion SCCL was a White JapaneseHen by Keith Wagoner; Reserve was a LightBrown Dutch Cock by Johnny Sprouse.

Champion RCCL was a Quail BelgianBearded d’Anver Hen by LabLuv Bantams;Reserve was a Golden Sebright Hen byMichael Richards.

Champion AOCCL was a BlackAmeraucana Hen by LabLuv Bantams; Re-serve was a White Cornish Cockerel by TimPuckett.

Champion Featherleg was a Blue BeardedSilkie Hen by Claudia Gore; Reserve was aSplash Silkie Hen by Claudia Gore.

Champion Bantam Duck was an East IndieCockerel by Noah Ziesman; Reserve was aPastel Call Hen by Mark Gore.

Champion Bantam was a Red Pyle Mod-ern Game Pullet by Webster & Cole;

Reserve Champion Bantam was a QuailBelgian Bearded d’Anver Hen by LabLuvBantams.

Overall Open Show Champion of the Fri-day Show was the SC White Leghorn Henby Steven Beaty. Overall Reserve was the

Red Pyle OEG Pullet by Webster & Cole.

Junior ShowFriday, April 13, 2012

Judge: Michael SchmidtChampion Bantam by Rebecca Payne with

a Black Sumatra Cockerel; Reserve was aBlack Sumatra Cockerel by Rebecca Payne.

Champion Large Fowl was a BlackSumatra Cockerel by Rebecca Payne; Re-serve was a Black Sumatra Cockerel byRebecca Payne.

Champion Waterfowl was a White CallCock by Tyler Margita; Reserve was a WhiteCall Hen by Emma Rhonemus.

Champion Turkey was a Royal PalmYoung Tom by Rebecca Payne; Reserve wasa Bourbon Red Young Tom by RebeccaPayne.

Overall Junior Show Champion was a LFBlack Sumatra Cockerel by Rebecca Payne;Reserve was a Bantam Black Sumatra Cock-erel by Rebecca Payne.


Friday’s Overall Junior Show Champion was a LargeFowl Black Sumatra cockerel by Rebecca Payne. Photoby John Graham of Graham Photography.

Friday’s Overall Open Show Champion was a SC WhiteLeghorn Hen exhibited by Steven Beaty. Photo bySteven Beaty.

Friday’s Overall Reserve Open Show Champion wasthe Red Pyle OEG Pullet by Webster & Cole. Photo byJohn Graham of Graham Photography.

Open ShowSaturday, April 14, 2012

Judge: Gary Overton~ Large Fowl Results ~

American Class winner was a Silver LacedWyandotte Pullet by Matt Ulrich; Reservewas a SC Rhode Island Red Hen by MattUlrich.


The winner of the English Class was asBlack Australorp Cock by Matt Ulrich; Re-serve was a Black Australorp Pullet by MattUlrich.


Continental Class winner was a Buff Pol-ish Hen by Mary Yahn; Reserve was a BuffPolish Hen by Mary Yahn.

AOSB Class winner was a Blue WheatenAmeraucana Cockerel by Matt Ulrich; withno reserve.

Champion Large Fowl was a Black Aus-tralorp Cock by Matt Ulrich, Reserve was aSC White Leghorn Hen by Steven Beaty.

~ Bantam Results ~Modern Class winner was a Birchen Hen

by Cryar & Wagoner; Reserve was a SilverBlue Pullet by Cryar & Wagoner.

OEGB Class winner was a BB Red Cock-erel by Webster & Cole; Reserve was BlackCockerel by Noah Ziesman.

SCCL Class winner was a Light BrownDutch Hen by Johnny Sprouse; Reserve wasWhite Japanese Hen by Keith Wagoner.

RCCL Class winner was a Quail BelgianBearded d’Anver Hen by LabLuvBantams;

Reserve was a Silver Sebright Hen byMichael Richards.

AOCCL Class winner was a White Cor-nish Pullet by Keith Wagoner; Reserve wasa Wheaten Ameraucana Pullet byLabLuvBantams.

Feather-leg Class winner was a WhiteSilkie Hen by Sherri Humphries, Reserve wasa Porcelain d’Uccle by Steven Beaty.

Bantam Duck Class winner was a BlackEast Indie Cockerel by Noah Ziesman; Re-serve was a Gray Call Cockerel by NoahZiesman.

Champion Bantam was a BBR OEGB Cock-erel by Webster & Cole; Reserve was aBirchen Modern Hen by Cryar & Wagoner.

Overall Open Show Champion of the Sat-urday Show was a BBR OEGB Cockerel byWebster & Cole; Overall Reserve was aBlack Australorp Cock by Matt Ulrich.

Junior ShowSaturday, April 14, 2012

Judge: Gary Overton, OhioChampion Bantam was a Black Cochin

Hen by Colton Gore; Reserve was a Self-Blue Belgian Bearded d’Anver Pullet byRebecca Payne.

Champion Large Fowl was a BlackSumatra Hen by Rebecca Payne; Reservewas a Black Sumatra Pullet by RebeccaPayne.

Champion Waterfowl was a White CallHen by Emma Rhonemus; Reserve was aWhite Call Cock by Tyler Margita.


Overall Champion of Show was a LF BlackSumatra Hen by Rebecca Payne; Reserve

Overall Champion of Show was a BantamBlack Cochin Hen by Colton Gore.

ShowmanshipSaturday, April 14, 2012

Judges: Cindy Kinard, APA-ABAYouth Leader, Florida and Doug Akers,

Purdue Ext. Educator, Indiana.

Junior Class: 1st Place; Emma Rhonemus.Intermedia te Class : 1s t Pl ace; JacobRhonemus. Senior Class: 1st Place; RebeccaPayne

-----------------------------------

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Open ShowJudge: Phil Bartz, TN

~ Large Fowl Results ~American Class winner was a Silver Laced

Wyandotte Cock by El Morse; Reserve wasa New Hampshire Cockerel by Rodney Kroll.


English Class winner was a Buff Orping-ton Pullet by Cane Creek Mountain Farm;Reserve was a Blue Orpington Pullet by CaneCreek Mountain Farm.


Continental Class winner was a Buff Pol-


Saturday’s Overall Junior Show Champion was a LargeFowl Black Sumatra hen exhibited by Rebecca Payne.Photo by John Graham of Graham Photography.

Saturday’s Overall Reserve Open Show Championwas a Black Australorp Cock exhibited by Matt Ulrich.Photo by John Graham of Graham Photography.

Reserve Overall Champion of the Junior Show on Sat-urday was a Bantam Black Cochin Hen exhibited byColton Gore. Photo by John Graham of Graham Pho-tography.


Sunday’s Junior Show Champion Large Fowl was aSC Rhode Island Red cock exhibited by Evan Edingfield.Photo by John Graham of Graham Photography.

Overall Open Show Champion, of the Sunday Showwas a White Bearded Silkie Hen exhibited by AimeeCrego. Photo by John Graham of Graham Photogra-phy.

ish Hen by Mary Yahn; Reserve was a BuffPolish hen by Mary Yahn.

Champion Large Fowl was a SC WhiteLeghorn Hen by Steven Beaty; Reserve LFwas a Silver Laced Wyandotte Cock by CaneCreek Mountain Farm.

~ Bantam Results ~Modern Class winner was a Birchen Pul-

let by Cryar & Wagoner; Reserve was a Sil-ver Blue Pullet by Cryar & Wagoner.

OEGB Class winner was a Black OE Cockby Noah Ziesman; Reserve was a BB RedCock by Webster & Cole.

SCCL Class winner was a Light BrownDutch Cockerel by Johnny Sprouse; Reservewas a Black Tail White Japanese by KeithWagoner.

RCCL Class winner was a Silver SebrightHen by Michael Richards; Reserve was aQuail Bearded Belgian d’Anver Hen byLabLuvBantams.

AOCCL Class winner was a BlackAmeraucana Cock by LabLuvBantams; Re-serve was a White Cornish Pullet by KeithWagoner.

Feather-leg Class winner was a WhiteBearded Silkie Hen by Aimee Crego; Reservewas a Porcelain d’Uccle Hen by StevenBeaty.

Bantam Duck Class winner was a BlackEast Indie Cockerel by Noah Ziesman; Re-serve was a Pastel Call Hen by Mark Gore.

Champion Bantam was a White BeardedSilkie Hen by Aimee Crego; Reserve Cham-pion Bantam was a Black OEGB Cock by

Sunday’s Overall Junior Show ChampionBantam was a Silver Sebright Hen exhibited

by Jacob Rhonemus. Photo by John Graham .

Noah Ziesman.

Overall Open Show Champion of the Sun-day Show was a White Bearded Silkie Henby Aimee Crego; Reserve Overall was a

Black OEGB Cock by Noah Ziesman.

Junior ShowSunday, April 15, 2012

Judge: Phil Bartz, TNChampion Bantam was a Silver Sebright

Cock by Jacob Rhonemus; Reserve was aSelf-Blue Bearded Belgian d’Anver byRebecca Payne.

Champion LF was a SC Rhode Island Redcock by Evan Edingfield; Reserve was a BlackLangshan hen by Emily/Evan Edingfield.

Champion Waterfowl was a White CallCock by Tyler Margita; Reserve was a WhiteCall Hen by Emma Rhonemus.


Overall Show Champion was a SilverSebright Hen by Jacob Rhonemus; ReserveOverall Show Champion was a LF SingleComb Rhode Island Red Cock by EvanEdingfield.

Overall Open Show Champion of Saturday’s show was a Bantam Black Breasted Red Old English Game cockerelexhibited by Webster & Cole. Photo by John Graham of Graham Photography.

Upcoming APA & ABA Shows


May 2012

May 5, 2012Hardinsburg, Kentucky, Hardinsburg Fair-grounds. Hardinsburg Poultry Club NewOpen Poultry Show. Contact: Arthur Decker(270) 879-8634

May 5, 2012Hamilton, Montana, Ravalli County Fair-grounds. 7th Annual Spring Fling Exhibi-tion Poultry Show. Contact : JamieRensmon (406) 443-4347, Laura Denitto(406) 544-7401

May 5, 2012Newport, Tennessee, Cooke County A&IFargrounds. Something to Crow AboutSpring Poultry Show. Contact : RuthMurchison, 3231 Buck Horn Rd., Sevierville,TN 37867 (865) 414-7565 or Angie Sutton(865) 414-8935.

May 5, 2012Peoria, Illinois, Exposition Gardens. Cen-tral Illinois Poultry Club 14th Annual SpringShow. Contact: Pem or Randy Jackson(815) 488-5200 or (815) 303-7192 or SteveGerdes (309) 399-7403.

May 6, 2012York, Pennsylvania, York County 4-H Cen-ter. York County Poultry Fanciers Associa-tion Annual Spring Show. Contact: TomTopper, 810 Fleshman Mill Rd., New Ox-ford, PA 17350, (717) 624-0065,[email protected]

May 6, 2012Hamburg, New York, Er ie CountyFairgrounds.Buffalo and Western New YorkPoultry Show. Contact: Rick Hare (716)592-0766

May 11-12, 2012Avoca, Iowa, APA Semi Annual (DoubleShow) Contact: Diana. Judges: GaryOverton, Jim Sallee, Pat Lacey and EricKutch. Contact: Diana Dahir, (712) 485-2412

May 19, 2012Shelbyville, Kentucky, Shelby County A & MFairgrounds. Contact: R.H. Bennett (502)664-0870, [email protected] , http://www.kentuckianapoultryclub.com.

May 19, 2012Augusta, New Jersey, Sussex County Fair-grounds. ‘Think Spring’ Sussex CountyPoultry Fanciers. Contact: Arlene Silker, 154Co Rd 560, Layton, NJ 07851 (973) 948-6451, [email protected] .

May 20, 2012Wyoming, Rhode Island, Little Rhody Poul-try Fanciers Annual Spring Show.Washinton County Fairgrounds. Website:http://www.littlerhodypoultryfanciers.com.l i t t l e r h o d y p o u l t r y @ c o x . n e t ,[email protected]

May 26-27, 2012Lucasville, Ohio, Scioto County Fair-grounds, Southern Ohio Poultry Association50th Annual Show. Contact: Dave Adkins,740-259-2852 (evenings).

June 2012

June 2, 2012Pueblo, Colorado, Colorado State Fair-grounds. 6th Annual Colorado Poultry As-sociation Spring Show. Contact: CaraSmith, CPA Secretary (970) 847-3614,[email protected], www.freewebs.com/coloradopoultryassociation

June 2, 2012Syracuse, New York, New York State Fair-grounds. Finger Lakes Feather Club 55thAnniversary. Contact: Charles Casper (315)255-1982, [email protected]

CALIFORNIA

E. Donald Barger, 6724 Tustin Rd., Prunedale,

Ca 93907. Phone: 831-915-8918, email:

[email protected]. APA / ABA Gen-

eral License. (03-12)

John Monaco, 1600 Maple Ave, San Martin, CA

95046. Phone # 408-489-3308, em ail:

[email protected]. APA & ABA General Li-

censed (07-12)

FLORIDA

Mike Schmidt, 1170 NE Town Terr., Jensen

Beach FL 34957. Phone: (772) 260-6120, email:

[email protected], APA General Li-

cense. (05-12)

IOWA

Bart Pals, 146 Brook Terrace, Mason City, IA

50401. (641) 424-3709, [email protected]. APA-

ABA General License (02-12)


MASSACHSETTS

Jackie Koedatic h, 47 Cottage S treet,

Be lchertow n, M A 01007. 570-269-4666,

[email protected]. Bantam Chicken (04-12)

NEW MEXICO

Steven B. Beaty, ABA General Licensed Judge

#348 , & ABA Bantam Duck Licensed Judge #160,

Master exhibitor ABA & APA. Retired Fire Chief

looking forward to judging assignments. P.O. Box

126, Portales, New Mexico 88130, Home (575)

359-1074, Cell (575) 760-6727, em ail:

[email protected] (03-12)

TEXAS

Samuel Brush, 1009 Hillview Drive,Keller, TX

76248-4012, 817.379.6475, [email protected]

[email protected], APA General License. (12-12)

Monty Fitzgerald, 1713 CR 4280, Decatur, TX

76234, [email protected], 940-393-

8907. APA General License, Bantam Chicken &

Bantam Duck (12-12)

APA & ABA Licensed JudgesBasic one-year listing just $12

Steve Jones, 9677 Butler Lane, Poetry, TX

75160, ghia4me@ sprynet.com, 972-636-9093,

APA/ABA General License. (12-12)

Pat Malone, 4903 Brazowood Circle, Arlington,

TX 76017; [email protected],

817.478.2397. APA General License, Bantam

Chicken & Bantam Duck (12-12)

WISCONSIN

Jeff Halbach, 31601 High Dr. Burlington, WI

53105. [email protected], 262-534-6994. Ban-

tam Chicken & Duck. (12-12)

CANADA

Heather Hayes, 5019 Lansdowne Road,

Armstrong, British Columbia, Canada, V0E 1B4.

APA/ABA general licensed +ABA Bantam Duck,

250-546-4969, [email protected] (02-12)

Jamie Carson, 465 Sanatorium Rd., The Glades,

NB, Canada, E4J 1W3. 506-756-8544,

[email protected]. APA-ABA General Li-

censed Judge. (02-12)

Rico Sebastianelli, Box 178, Bon Accord, Alberta

Canada T0A 0K0. APA General Licensed Judge. Phone:

780-921-2119, Cell: 780-721-1283, Fax: 780-921-3925,

Email: [email protected] (03-12)

American Serama Association. Dues:$15 Individual, $20 Family, youth under 18Free. AmericanSeramaAssociation.com.Contact: Dianne Brewer, 7955 GilliamRoad, Orlando, FL 32818,[email protected]. Sanctioning infor-mation for ASA Table Top Shows. ContactEdgar Mongold [email protected] (02-13)

American Sumatra Association, http://sumatraassociation.org/ $18/2yrs; $25/3yrs. Doug Akers, 300 S. 400 W., Lebanon,IN 46052, email: [email protected] (12-12)

Ameraucana Breeders Club, ht tp://www.ameraucana.org. Contact: MichaelMuenks, Secretary/Treasurer, AmeraucanaBreeders Club, 1222 Coldspring Road,Elgin, IL, Phone: (573)796-3999, email:[email protected] (03-12)

Chantecler Fanciers International, http://www. chanteclerfanciers international.org,Secretary: Mike Gilbert, W5171 Baker Rd.,Holmen, WI 54636, emai l:[email protected] (03-12c)

International Cornish Breeders Asso-ciation, Contact: Chris Tamayo, 9829 Fal-con Meadow Dr., Elk Grove, CA 95624,email: [email protected] (12-11)

National Call Breeders of America: http://www.callducks.org, Secretary: DennisFuller, email: [email protected],319-334-3497, Mail Memberships to: NCBAc/o Steve Jones, 9677 Butler Lane, Poetry,TX 75160 (12-12)

National Jersey Giant Club: Secretary:Robert Vaughn, 28143 CR 4, Pequot Lakes,MN 56472, http: //nationaljerseygiantclub.com (12-12)

Rhode Island Red Club Of America:h t tp : / /www.showbirdbid.com/joomla/redclub, Secretary: Frank Harris, 15483Coatesville Rd., Beaverdam, VA 23015,email: [email protected] , 804-883-5682 (12-12)

United Orpington Club: ht tp: //www.unitedorpingtonclub.com, Secretary:Christina Korfus , PO Box 681, Cle Elum,WA. 98922, emai l:[email protected], 509-607-0405(12-12)

Serama Council of North America:www.scnaonl ine.org, contact JerrySchexnayder, [email protected]. (12-11)

Wyandotte Breeders of America:www.Wyandottebreeders ofamerica.net,Secretary/Treasurer: Karolyn Sutton, 1901N. 181st HWY, Sylvan Grove, KS [email protected] (03-12)

BREED CLUBSBasic one-year listing - just $12


This is 2 columns by 4 inches. There are no extracharges for a color picture. Win ads, poultry forsale, upcoming shows, breed clubs, and all com-

mercial advertising is welcomed. This size ad witha color picture is just $50 for one run.

Special One-Year Packages: Any ad run for afull year, with only minor text changes throughoutthe year, PRE-PAID in full, is 50% off the singleinsertion rate. Example: An ad this size, run forone year (12 issues) is only $300 (1/2 the regular

price). And NO extra charge for color!

Check box for this size ad.

1 column by 2”.No picture. . .just $12.50

Check box above for this size ad.

1 column by 4inches. No extracharge for color

picture.

Price: $25


Print your ad copy below: (or email: [email protected])

Show Name:___________________________________________

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

Make checks payable to: Exhibition Poultry Magazine©Mail to: E. P., Ann Charles, P. O. Box 1027, Winnfield, LA 71483

Clearly print your email address below if you want a proof of your ad:

Your Email: ___________________________________________ExhibitionPoultry.net

Special 3 month Packages: Any ad run for 3months, with only minor text changes throughoutthat time, PRE-PAID in full, is 25% off the single

insertion rate. Example: A 2 column by 4 inch adpackage run for 3 issues (see ad size above) isjust $112 if pre-paid. (a $38 savings). This is

ideal for clubs advertising their shows.

1 column by 3inches. No extracharge for small

color picture.Price: $20


exhibition poultry · the alabama chicken & egg festi-val poultry show. she was the open show...

Documents