2018 KDPPSA Spring Show

The 2018 Kingston and District Poultry and Pet Stock Association spring show was held on June the 3th in the KDPPSA building at the Odessa Fairgrounds. Our judges for the day were Paul Kroll and Jeff Waite, and we thank them both for a job well done. Entries were up a bit from last year, especially in pigeons, with 28 senior and 8 junior exhibitors showing 347 entries including 123 bantams, 43 large fowl, 37 waterfowl, and 126 pigeons. Particularly strong classes included large fowl Brahmas and Polish, and bantam Wyandottes, Cochins, Silkies, Leghorns, and Brahmas. Strong pigeon classes included Flying Rollers, Racing Homers, American Show Racers, and Tumblers, while in waterfowl the Indian Runner, Call, and East Indies classes stood out. $500 in cash awards and prizes were given out.

The KDPPSA would like to thank all of our exhibitors for making the show a success. We thank our judges for a job well done, with special thanks to Jeff Waite for making himself available on short notice. Big thanks are due to the Quinte Pigeon, Poultry, and Pet Stock Association for a significant monetary donation to the show, and for donating the Bob Dainard Memorial trophy for the Champion Young Pigeon. We are also grateful to Lois Millen at Willows Agriservices for donating the shavings used at the show. We thank Glen Brosowski of the Fanciers's Specialty Company for visiting the show, and it was great to have the Feather Fancier Newspaper in attendance as well. We appreciate the donation of special awards from Dale Baker, Dave Snider, The Exhibiter Newpaper, and the Feather Fancier Newspaper. We are very grateful to Bill Harrison for doing his usual excellent job as show chair and for donating some of the very nice show boxes he makes to our new junior exhibitors. Thanks very much also to Chris Bos and Kirsten Miller whose excellent work with the canteen was appreciated by everyone in attendance. Last but not least, we would like to thank everyone who helped set up the show hall and run the show - we couldn't do it without you!

We were very pleased to welcome to the show the enthusiastic members of the South Frontenac 4-H Poultry Club. This was the first time at a poultry show for most of them, and we are very grateful to Judge Kroll for volunteering his time to give the visitors an excellent introduction to "the fancy." Each of the 4H members went home with a handsome poultry plaque courtesy of Dale Baker. Here are some pictures of Judge Kroll with the 4H group:

The award winners for the day are shown below (click on each image for a full-resolution version).


Reserve Champion Land Fowl (APA), Champion Large Fowl, & Best English

Buff Orpington Cock shown by Greg Oakes
       

Reserve Champion Large Fowl & Best Asiatic

Light Brahma Cockerel by Mike Franklin
       

Best Continental

White Crested Black Polish Pullet by Melissa Seay
       

Best Mediterranean

Rose Comb Black Leghorn Hen shown by Frank Goodfellow
       

Best Any Other Standard Breed and Champion Large Fowl by a Junior

Silver Pheonix Hen shown by Elana Oakes
               

Best SCCL, Champion Bantam, and APA Show Champion

New Hampshire Cockerel by Kyle Stockdale.
       

Kyle Stockdalen

Kyle is shown with his APA show Champion (thanks to Gillian Jenkinson for the picture!)
       

Reserve SCCL and Reserve Champion Bantam

Rhode Island Red Cock by White's Poultry
       

Best Modern Game, Best Game, and Champion Junior Bantam

Brown-Red Cock shown by Gerik Seeley
       

Best RCCL

White Wyandotte Cock shown by Greg Cole
       

Best AOCCL

White Chanticler Cock shown by Greg Oakes
       

Best Feather Leg

Black Cochin Hen shown by Belinda Crawford
       

Reserve Feather Leg

Black Cochin Cock shown by Brenda Monahan-Roos
       

Best Silkie

Black Cochin White Cockerel shown by Debbie Brooks
       

Champion Pigeon and Best Flying Roller

Black Hen by Jim Cavanagh
       

Jim Cavanagh

Jim had a good day, winning Champion pigeon and Best Young pigeon with a couple of flying rollers, amoung other awards. Jim is shown here with his winners and some of his hardware, including the Bob Dainard Trophy for the best young pigeon, which is donated by the Quinte Pigeon, Poultry, and Pet Stock Association. Congratulations Jim!
       

Reserve Champion Pigeon, Champion Junior Pigeon, and Best Tippler or Tumbler

Splash Portugese Tumbler Hen by Jaymes Crawford
       

Best Young Pigeon

Flying Roller shown by Jim Cavanagh
               

Reserve Champion Pigeon by a Junior

Chinese Owl by Franklin Goodfellow
       

Best Fantail

Kite Indian Fantail Hen shown by Joe Bell
       

Reserve Tippler or Tumbler

Yellow Splash West of England Tumbler by Jim Cavanagh
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Best Saddle Homer

Red Ash Hen by Roy McNish
       

Best American Show Racer

Blue Bar Cock by Ken Crawford
       

Best Racing Homer

Blue Check by Francis Graveline
       

Best Modena

by Ken Crawford
       

Champion Rabbit and Champion Rabbit by a Junior

Hotot Buck by Franklin Goodfellow
       

Champion Waterfowl, Best Goose, and Best Light Goose

Egyptian Gander by Ken Crawford
       

Champion Waterfowl by a Junior

Welsh Harlequin Duck shown by James Crawford
       

Reserve Champion Waterfowl by a Junior

White Crested Drake by Aiden Seay
       

Best Call

Grey Call Duck shown by Franklin Goodfellow
       

Best Medium Duck, Best Duck, and Reserve Champion Waterfowl

White Crested Drake shown by Melissa Seay
       

Best Light Duck

Black Runner Drake shown by Belinday
               

Best Guinea

Pearl Cock by Belinda Crawford