The South Central District meet held at the Oklahoma State Poultry Federation Show in Shawnee on Dec. 12, 2015 was a huge success. This was the largest SC district meet that the ABC has ever had! We had 88 large fowl shown in the open class by 8 exhibitors from 3 states, 18 large fowl shown in the Jr. class by 5 Jr. exhibitors for a total of 95 large fowl. There were 13 bantams shown in the open class by 2 exhibitors who also showed LF, and 2 EELs bantams in the Jr. show.
In the open show there were 35 head of blacks shown by 5 exhibitors. Jan Geis of M & J Farm dominated the blacks-winning first in every class and also second in the cockerel and pullet classes. Jan’s pullet was selected BV and her hen RV. Jan’s black pullet also won best of breed and reserve AOSB. Twenty-two head of blues were shown in the four classes of blues by 5 exhibitors. Jan Geis also won BV and RB on a blue cockerel. Max Strawn had RV on a blue pullet.
Four blue wheatens were shown by 2 exhibitors. Max Strawn won BV on a pullet and Paul & Angela Smith had RV on a cockerel. Twenty-three whites were shown by 2 exhibitors. Ernie Haire won BV on a cockerel and RV on a cock. In the AOV classes there were 3 head of splash. Paul & Angela Smith had BV on a pullet and Ernie Haire had RV on a cockerel. There was only one self blue/lavender exhibited by Paul & Angela Smith. Melody Jonas judged the large fowl open show.
It is great to see some ABC members working with the bantams in the SC district! Ernie Haire showed 7 whites. Ernie’s cockerel won BV and RB, his pullet was RV. Peggy Taylor showed 3 blue wheatens and 3 wheatens. Peggy’s blue wheaten pullet was selected BV and her cockerel RV. Peggy’s wheaten pullet won BV and best of breed. Her cockerel won RV. Dwayne Jonas judged the open bantams and the Jr. Ameraucanas. Dwayne Jonas and his wife Melody selected the large fowl black pullet shown by M & J Farm as champion Ameraucana and the blue cockerel also shown by Mike and Jan Geis as reserve champion Ameraucana. Jan was awarded a rosette and $50 by the ABC and champion and res. Plaques furnished by Paul & Angela Smith.
There were 10 blacks in the large fowl Jr. show. Trenton Summers won BV with his cockerel which also won BB and reserve AOSB. The RV black and reserve breed was a pullet shown by Dillon Brown. There was one Jr. large fowl that was DQ in the white class. Matthew Smith showed all the remaining Jr. large fowl. Matthew’s white pullet-BV; self blue/lavender pullet BV and cockerel RV; splash cockerel BV; blue pullet BV; the wheaten hen and blue wheaten pullet were consolidated with the blue wheaten pullet BV and the wheaten hen RV.
We held a SC district meeting to see what show would be best suited for our 2016 district meet. Since I have been director, it has been in Shawnee every year except two when it was in Sedalia, MO., and Fayetteville, Ark. Fayetteville was discussed but it is the same weekend as our national in Caldwell, Idaho. Sedalia, MO. was considered but due to the possibility of State regulations restraints and distance of travel for some it was dismissed. Tulsa, OK. was also considered, but due to it being so early and a State Fair it was dismissed. Knoxville, Tenn. was discussed and dismissed due to distance. Unanimously the group decided to set Shawnee, OK as our 2016 SC district meet. 2016 will be their 100th year of the Shawnee Show and it is expected to be even larger than this year’s show!
Sorry this report is late. Have been swamped with work and a hatch since the completion of the show! We will post photos of all the BV and RV ASAP! It takes several hours to crop and post the photos.
