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Large fowl .White
M/F 9 entries 1 D Watson. A good sized well shown pullet. ,best I have seen for some time 2 D Watson. Same stable as winner not as good in head but very close and well shown 3 R Grice. Another good type pullet not as good in headgear
Blacks M/F 11 entries Browns
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A.O.C.
Male 10 entries 1 R. Grice Nice large cock with excellent head+lobes good effort 2 D. Thorne. Good colour +size, poor leg colour 3 K R Ashley. Not big enough/good colour |
Winner of Class and Best Large Richard Grice |
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A.O.C
Female 12 entries A.C Breeding
pr; large or bantam 8 entries |
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BANTAMS
Black Bantam Males 6 entries 1 Parker+Hickson. As good a male as I have ever seen good head, colour, legs and body 2 I&C Mills. Nice head and body lacked in tail and lobes were a bit rough 3 I&C Mills. Good colour not as good as first two
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Len Parker |
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Black
Females 21 entries 1 R Grice. Another good example from the well known stable of the secretary of the Leghorn club very fit and well shown 2 R Grice. Came up against a good stable mate on the day, nice bird 3 D Wilkinson. A good typed black needs to lose weight |
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Federation Champion 2009 Richard Grice |
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Brown male 12 entries 1 G Norbury. The best from a poor quality class of cocks 2 W Hesketh. Alittle to big and to dark 3 N Hutchinson. Not quite ready for showing |
Gary Norbury |
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Brown
females 9 entries 1 D Ash. A tight feathered nicely coloured pullet very fit and well shown not far off last years winner 2 G C Couch. A nice bird a littie on the large side , well shown 3 K R Ashley, Again a little on the large side not as good in colour |
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Dennis Ash |
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Blue Male
1 entry 1 Good efford |
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Blue Females
8 entries 1 J T Crowther Nice head+ lobe, colour not so good but good effort 2 J T Crowther. Very similar to first bird 3 G L Thornton. Lacked head gear and condition |
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J T Crowther |
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Gold/Silver duckwing Female 1
entry 1 K R Ashley Nice effort only one in class Columbian M/F 1 entry 1 S R Jones Good effort Pile M/F 2 entries 1 K R Ashley. A good effort for a colour not easy to get 2 K R Ashley Another nice pullet A.O.C Standard Male 4 entries 1 I W Sissons Nice to see buffs being shown well done a good effort 2 I W Sissons. Again a good colour 3 P Hallum. Yet an other good effort A.O.C Standard Female 3 entries 1 P Hallum. Nice effort with this colour needs attention to head gear 2 I Wsissons. Again nice to see the colours kept going' A.O.C. None standard 2 entries 1 G P Norbury, Best headed cockrell in the leghorn classes just lacked a bit more pile colour. 2 P Hallum. Another exccellent bird in top condition and colour |
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White Females entries 22 entries 1 I&C Mills Well put down bird we all need to strive to get to this level 2 I&C Mills Again another good effort not as good as the first 3 D Watson Well shown bird at 12` o clock on the day lacked head gear of top two |
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Federation Reserve 2009 I&C Mills |
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White Male 14
entries 1 G Thornton A good bodied, and straight combed cock, good type and well shown could do better leg colour. 2 I W Sissons A well shown bird not as good in type as winner 3 N T Woods A smaller bird but in the best condition |
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G Thornton |
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Dear all It was a great honour to be chosen by the members of the leghorn club to judge with my farther at the 2009 Federation show. I have to say it was strange arriving at the show on Friday night and not being able to wander around the club stand and meet up with some of the great characters within the breed .It was to see that there was a bigger entry than there was the last few years especially in the large section .Open opening my judges book and seeing l the 11 entries for the large black leghorns as my first class I must admit had to look twice to see if I had picked up some other clubs judging book buy mistake. I have never seen so many large fowl entries of leghorn ever and it is a credit to all of you for pushing this side of the breed along . Although they were all not championship winners nevertheless the blocks and tools are in place to go forward for the future .Well done to you all. After 3 hours of judging it came down to picking the best leghorn and we decided that the black bantam pullet belonging to our hard working secretary Mr Richard Grice was worthy winner but it was pushed really hard by another good example white bantam pullet shown to there usual standard by Ian &Chris Mills .Lets hope that 2010 sees you all with lots of good quality birds and that the club shows go from strength to strength Yours Sincerely John Chalker |
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| The Federation
Stafford: 20
& 21 December 2008 Judges : Mr J Finlayson M.B.E. & Mr P P Stadden |
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Best Leghorn D Ash
Champion
LARGE FOWL
BROWN M/F
A.O.C. FEMALE
BANTAM
BLACK FEMALE
BROWN FEMALE
BLUE MALE
DUCKWING FEMALE
COLUMBIAN M/F
PILE M/F Dear members it is always an honour to judge the Leghorns at Stafford .In the classes allocated to me to judge there where29 empty pens a bit disappoint, but one top exhibitor told me that the frost had spoiled a lot of his birds heads so there must have been other exhibitors in the same boat.? The champion brown bantam pullet was a top quality bird good type and colour and head. It is the best brown I have judged since 1998 when in Australia. The other classes, the white cockerels where a good class. The winner was a good type and nice head and good white in colour 2nd 3rd 4th were not far behind. The black pullets were not an average lot, some a bit big, others white in the wings, and a number had a lot of black in the legs, this class was rather disappointing Blue males was a good class nice type as well Not forgotten the brown pullets behind the champion, the browns have improved in recent years and this was a good class. It’s a pity that not more other colours are been breed and shown, It was pleasing at the end of the day that the brown pullet finished up Best Light breed in the show.
LARGE FOWL
A.O.C MALE A.C BREEDING LARGE
OR BANTAM BANTAMS BLACK MALE BROWN MALE BLUE FEMALE DUCKWING MALE OVERALL JUDGES
COMMENTS |
| The Federation
15
& 16 December 2007: Judges: Colin McCrone & Eddie Yarrow |
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First of all can I say a big thank you to Rosie and Bob for
their help, we all thoroughly enjoyed the day. It really was a pleasure to meet up with lots of people I haven’t seen for some time. It’s a great atmosphere to be in and of course it stirred up the urge in both Bob and me, to take up breeding again. If Bob returns to full employment this year, I think a return to poultry keeping is imminent. As for me, well if I can get a bit of help when I am away from home, I would have my birds back tomorrow. For me it’s a hobby that ticks all the right boxes and I sorely miss not seeing my own birds in the garden at home and in the show pen. My thanks to those of you who still manage to keep the flag flying, you are obviously not only very dedicated people, but also lucky to be able to keep poultry and receive the pleasure that it brings. Judging is not an easy job, and right or wrong, at the end of the day, it’s only one mans opinion. So my comments below agree with them or not, are only that, comments not criticism. Keeping them and getting them into the showpen at the right moment, is far harder than judging. Class No 624 Large White Male/Female 2056 2nd Good type bit short in the tail 2057 1st Good type 2058 4th Best colour just immature 2059 3rd Good type and head 2060 Poor colour (sappy) Class No 626 Brown Male or Female 2064 Bit dark colour touch white in tail Class No 630 Bantams White Male 2079 4th Good type, pullet breeder, tiny white in face 2078 Lacks tail, good leg colour, not so good comb 2081 3rd Good head, dished lobe, good type, lacked tail 2082 Slightly small, pullet breeder, pale legs 2083 Bigger bird, damaged lobe, good tail but tiny black peppering in tail 2084 1st Best colour and type, good head, decent furnishings. 2086 2nd Not as good colour as 1st good head & leg colour, nicely furnished Class No 634 Black Female 2123 2nd Good colour, good head, slightly dished lobes 2124 Good head but marked lobe 2125 White marks in face 2126 2127 2128 2129 2130 1st Good head & colour, better lobes 2131 Slightly small 2132 4th Good bird very slight white in wing, would have been 2nd 2133 Too big 2134 3rd Nice bird slightly bigger than 1&2 2135 -- 2136 Small head & lobes 2137 Nice bird white in wing & tail Class No 637 Brown Female 2144 4th Big bird but good colour 2145 3rd Shafty, good head 2146 1st Good type, not bad colour, fresher than 2nd 2147 Small, good colour, poor comb 2148 Good type, shafty 2149 Colour OK, fold in lobe 2150 Dark, white in wing 2151 2nd Colour not bad, bigger bird, 2152 Comb over, dark colour, fan tail 2153 Colour and head OK, pale legs lost out on type Class No 638 Blue Male 2155 2nd Good Head, very dark 2156 1st Better colour and type Class No 642 2161 3rd 2162 2nd 2163 1st better type and colour Class No 643 2164 1st Better colour 2165 2nd Colour not so good Class No 644 2167 3rd ( Exchequer) Poor head and lobe and dark 2168 1st (Cuckoo) Good head and lobe colour just a bit light 2169 2nd ( Buff) Not so good head and blue in tail Class No 645 2171 4th ( Cuckoo) Over the top 2172 2nd (Cuckoo) better bird on the day 2173 3rd (Cuckoo) Colour not as good 2174 1st (Cuckoo) Nice head and colour 2175 Not bad colour, poor head Overall I was not able to find a really outstanding bird, that I could put forward from any of the birds that I judged. Fortunately Colin came up with a White Female that fitted the bill which we easily agreed was the Best Leghorn. At the time I did no expect this bird to go on any further. How wrong can you be, it turned out, not only a very good Leghorn Club Champion but Best In Show. A bit of judging pride in the fact that we got it right, it was a nice feeling, but if there’s a next time I’ll keep my mouth shut. Overall Comments Show preparation including training is a must. Most of the birds had been washed and prepared for the show and were decently presented. However, of all the birds that I judged on the day only one bird sat in my hand contentedly and confident, it could have sat there all day. What a difference this makes when you are judging. This bird had been washed several times and handled many times, it presented itself in the hand and pen. It’s the best start a bird can have, if it can show itself off in the pen it’s already caught the judges eye. With no back covers to the pens a number of birds were more interested in the pens behind. Trying to get them to pose was not easy in fact almost impossible. Some of the black females were showing tiny specks of white in the feathers, we need to eliminate this. On careful examination, one bird looked blue barred, this bird could have been well in the prizes and I bet the owner wondered why not ! On closer examination I am sure this had been caused as the bird feathered up in a dry atmosphere, which staggered the growth of the feathers, causing the barring. It’s an easy point to miss but as blacks feather up they need a constant spraying to dampen the feathers, also some extra oil in their diet. It’s great to see the coloureds, breeding is a thankless task at times, but to those that try, keep going it is much appreciated. One important thought for the day. A big thanks to our secretary and family, hard enough to raise and show your birds then run a show on top of that. Message: Leghorns take
top honour at the Stafford Poultry Show. |
| The Federation 16 & 17 December 2006: Judge Rodney Gregory | |||
| Class | Description | # in class |
Results (in order 1st, 2nd,3rd, 4th) |
| 625 | AOC Female |
4 | 1913
nice type 1912 nice type slight brown in hackle 1914 good bird not as good as above 1915 wild needs comb + wattle improvement |
| 626 | AC Breeding Pr Large or Bantam |
3 | 1920 good even pair 1917 cock very sappy 1919 couple of slight faults |
| 623 | Large Brown M or F | 2 | 1902 good colour
good head 1903 white in wing |
| 624 | AOC Male | 4 | 1908 good bird
all over 1911 nice but head needs points 1910 lacks leg colour needs head points 1906 good bird |
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| 633 | Brown Male | 4 | 1975 nice , type
best male on the day BEST MALE 1976 as good as winner flat shinned 1977 not enough comb 1973 white in wing |
| 634 | Brown Female | 12 | 1987 good type
,colour 1979 good type , comb just over 1981 good type light in colour 1982 as above |
| 635 | Blue Male | 3 | 1990 type good,
colour even 1991 good colour ,lack of tail feathers 1993 good, even colour |
| 636 | Blue Female | 5 | 1998 excellent
bird but uneven colour 1995 colour good comb gone over 1997 colour, type good { prolapsing } 1994 good bird |
| 637 | Gold/Silver Duckwing Male |
1 | 2000 type and colour good |
| 638 | Gold/Silver Duckwing Female |
3 | 2002 perfect
bird well done RESERVE CHAMPION 2003 good type not ready needs 2-3 weeks 2001 good type , head poor |
| 639 | Columbian M or F | 4 | 2005 good head
,type 2006 needs 2-3 weeks 2007 comb gone over , type good 2004 comb faults type good |
| 640 | Pile M or F | 3 | 2008 colour
,type good 2011 type good 2010 hen nice bird |
| 641 | AOC Standard Male | 1 | 2012 good type |
| 642 | AOC Standard Female | 3 | 2013 needs more
head points 2014 comb folded 2015 needs type |
| 643 | AOC Male Non-Standard |
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| 644 | AOC Female Non-Standard |
1 | 2017 good type |
| THANK YOU FOR
LETTING ME JUDGE, HAVE A GOOD BREEDING SEASON. DUCKWING PULLET NOT FIT BUT FROM MY POINT OF VIEW THE BEST LEGHORN ON SHOW THAT WEEKEND ,LEGHORNS SOME GOOD SOME NOT SO GOOD .SOME PEOPLE DO NOT NO HOW TO PUT BIRDS DONE PLEASE CLEAN LEGS , WASH THEM AND WHEN PUTTING OIL ON HEADS TRY NOT TO WIPE IT OVER THE BACK OF THE BIRDS IT MAKES IT TACKY AND NOT VERY NICE WHEN HANDLING THEM TO JUDGE |
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