An ABC club meet was held Oct. 22 and 23, 2016 at the Texas State Fair in Dallas. We had a great show with 85 large fowl and 45 bantams. Monty Fitzgerald judged the large fowl and Anthony Ashley judged the bantams.
The large fowl show had eight exhibitors show 17 blue with Max Strawn winning BV and RV with two blue cockerels. Max Strawn showed the only two blue wheatens, two pullets to BV and RV. Five self blue were shown by four exhibitors. Paul & Angela Smith won BV on a pullet, and Matthew Smith won RV also on a pullet. Two self blue cuckoo pullets were shown by Shannon Rowe into BV and RV. Matthew Smith showed the only splash a pullet into BV. Three wheatens were shown by two exhibitors with Max Strawn winning BV on a cockerel and RV on a pullet. Thirteen white were shown by 7 exhibitors with Ernie Haire winning BV on a cock and RV on a hen. Eight buff were shown by 2 exhibitors with Ernie Haire winning BV on a pullet and Paul & Angela Smith winning RV also on a pullet. There were two EELs shown. One as an American and one as a brown red. Thirty-two blacks were shown by 11 exhibitors. Max Strawn’s cockerels won BV, BB, Best AOSB, Best large fowl cockerel of the show and his other cockerel won RV, RB and Reserve AOSB. Congratulations to Max and Tawnya on their accomplishments with the outstanding set of Ameraucanas.
The bantam show had 6 blues shown by 2 exhibitors with Max Strawn winning BV on a pullet and Ernie Haire winning RV on a cockerel. Max showed 2 wheaten pullets into BV and RV, 2 splash wheaten cockerels into BV and RV, and 1 blue wheaten pullet to win BV, BB reserve AOCCL and best bantam pullet of the show. Sixteen self blues were shown by 4 exhibitors. Max had the BV on a pullet and Ernie Haire had RV on a cockerel. Seven whites were shown by Ernie Haire. His hen won BV and his cockerel RV. Eleven blacks were shown by 3 exhibitors with Max Strawn winning BV and RB on a pullet and his cockerel winning RV and best bantam cockerel of the show.
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