Well, the Dixie Classic is history for this year and what a show! I have never seen so many birds in one place, at one time before. I think the final entry count was just above 4000 birds! I got to meet John Thomas (who has Ameraucanas, and is sooo nice) and Harry House (who doesn't have Ameraucanas, but we won't hold that against him). Harry also sang the National Anthem for the opening ceremony and wow! can he sing!
There were 22 large fowl entered by three exhibitors - me, Lindsay Huckaby Helton (aka Once in a Blue Moon), and Lisa Marshall-Thomas. The quality, overall, of the Ameraucanas entered was astounding and I was especially thrilled to see the two beautiful self-blue hens entered by Lindsay. One of my cockerels took Best of Breed, out of 10 blacks entered, and Lindsay's Blue Wheaten hen took Reserve Breed, out of two blue wheatens entered.
In bantams, there were 12 birds entered, with Maggie taking Best of Variety and Reserve Best of Variety with her beautiful silvers, out of three entered. Best of Breed and Reserve Best of Breed went to some wheaten bantams, entered by Labs Luv Bantams - non-members, but they had some very nice wheaten bantams. Here are a couple of pics from the show:
From l-r Maggie Maier, me (holding BB Black K), and Lindsay Helton
BV BB Black K by Susan Mouw
BV RB Blue Wheaten H by Lindsay Helton
The incomplete
meet report is published. Hannah Brush was actively chasing down the finals for the Juniors when I had to head out Sunday morning. As soon as she sends that info on, I'll update the report with the Junior results. Maybe Hannah will post some pics of those beautiful birds I saw her and Colton entered?
