2016 KDPPSA Spring Show

The 2016 KDPPSA Club Show was held on Sunday June 26th. We hosted the District #4 meet of the Canadian Pigeon Fanicer's Association, the District #9 meet of the Japanese Bantam Breeder's Association, as well as American Poultry Association and American Bantam Association meets. We had a good show, with 400 entries from 25 senior and 9 junior exhibitors competing for almost $600 in awards and prizes plus ribbons and trophies.

Strong classes included brahams (large fowl and bantam); games (large fowl and bantam); large fowl rhode island reds; bantam silkies, wyandottes, white rocks, and cochins; call ducks; homers; and indian fantails. Our judges were well known APA/ABA judge Jamie Matts from New York state on poultry, and veteran judge Robert Stephens on pigeons. Some picutres from the show are below.

The KDPPSA would like to thank all of our exhibitors for making the show a success, and we thank our judges for a job well done. Big thanks are due once again to Wayne Heyman for his very significant monetary donation to the KDPPSA which ensured the financial viability of the show and allowed us to increase the number of awards and prizes available considerably. We are also grateful to Lois Millen at Willows Agriservices for donating the shavings used at the show and for her contribution to the exhibitor's raffle. We are grateful to those who donated special awards for the show and/or items for our raffle: Greg Cole, Dave Snider, Melissa Seay, Bill Harrison, Alex Wright, Frank Goodfellow, Dave Walsh, Dale Baker, The Niblocks, Robert Stephens, Peter Atkin, The Exhibitor, and The Feather Fancier. It was great to have both of Canada's poultry publications present at the show! Brent, Dawn, and Aaron Niblock ran a great canteen. Last but not least, we thank Bill Harrison for doing his usual excellent job as show chair, and everyone who helped with setting up the show hall, clerking, and generally making the show run smoothly - we couldn't do it without your help!

The award winners for the day were:


Overall Show Champion, Champion Large Fowl & Best American

Rhode Island Red Cock shown by Sabino Farms
       

Reserve Champion Large Fowl & Best AOSB

Black Sumatra Cock shown by Atkin Game Fowl
       

Best Asiatic

Dark Brahma Cock shown by Melissa Seay
               

Best English & Reserve Champion Large Fowl by a Junior

Light Sussex Hen shown by Gauge Brown
       

Best Mediterranian

Black Minorca Hen shown by Frank Goodfellow.
       

Best Continental

White Crested Blue Polish Hen shown by Melissa Seay
       

Champion Large Fowl by a Junior

Silver Pheonix Cock shown by James Crawford
       

Reserve Show Champion, Champion Bantam, & Best RCCL

Black Wyandotte Cockerel shown by English River Poultry
       

Reserve Champion Bantam & Best Feather Leg

White Cochin Hen by Frank Goodfellow
               

Best Game

Black Old English Cock shown by Dave Snider
       

Best Modern Game

Brown-Red Cockerel shown by Greg Cole
       

Best SCCL

White Rock Cockshown by English River Poultry
       

Best AOCCL & Champion Bantam by a Junior

Dark Cornish Hen shown by Gauge Brown
       

Best Japanese

Grey Hen shown by Greg Cole
       

Champion Pigeon and Best Any Other Pigeon

English Trumpeter shown by Robert Burn
       

Reserve Champion Pigeon and Best Tippler or Tumbler

West of England Tumbler shown by Jim Cavanagh
       

Best Young Pigeon and Best Racing Homer

Racing Homer shown by Bert Elsner
       

Best Fantail

White Indian Fantail Cock shown by Joe Bell
       

Best Pouter or Cropper & Champion Pigeon by a Junior

Pygmy Pouter shown by James Crawford
       

Reserve Any Other Pigeon & Reserve Champion Pigeon by a Junior

Chinese Owl shown by Myah Crawford
               

Champion Rabbit

Dwarf Lionhead Doe shown by Fay Crawford
       

Reserve Champion Rabbit

Chocolate Rex Buck shown by Emilyn Crawford
       

Champion Waterfowl and Best Duck

White Call Drake by Nick Huitema
       

Reserve Champion Waterfowl and Champion Waterfowl by a Junior

Grey Call Duck shown by Gauge Brown
       

Best Non-Bantam Duck, Best Medium Duck & Reserve Champion Waterfowl by a Junior

White Crested Drake shown by Avery Seay
       

Best Goose

Egyptian Goose shown by Ken Crawford
               

Other winners for which we do not have images available include:

       

Reserve AOSB

Red Pyle Old English Game by Atkin Game Fowl
       

Reserve Featherleg

Dark Brahma by Melissa Seay
       

Reserve OEG Bantam

White Cock by Greg Cole
       

Reserve Modern Game Bantam

Brown Red Pullet by Sarah Snider
       

Reserve SCCL

White Rock Hen by English River Poultry
       

Reserve RCCL

White Leghorn Hen by Frank Goodfellow
       

Reserve Modern Game BantamBest Light Duck

Grey Runner Young Drake by Emylyn Crawford
       

Reserve Racing Homer

Bert Elsner
       

Best Other Homer

Saddle Young Cock by Roy McNish
       

Reserve Other Homer

Saddle Hen by Roy McNish
       

Reserve Tippler or Tumbler

by Dennis Quesnel
       

Best Roller

by Joe Bell
       

Reserve Fantail

by Joe Bell