Fancy Feathers Poultry Show

Cathy Gleason with Grand Champion RIR

The Fancy Feathers Poultry Show in New Braunfels, Texas was April 2nd at the Comal County Fair Grounds. This was an APA/ABA sanctioned show which also included a Backyard Show, Cluck-Off, Raffle, Silent Auction and Good Food. It also featured a Jr. Show, Youth Showmanship Class, Marans Meet, Araucana Meet, and a Marans Egg Show.APA/ABA/Junior Judge: Steve Jones did a great as Judge. He works well with the 4-H kids. The 4-H kids did a great job of showing their birds and also of helping anyone that needed a hand unloading their birds or with just about anything.There was a great silent auction and raffle with the 2 biggest prizes being an I-Pad and a Kindle. There were tables of raffle items, which included live birds and chicks. The Java Club had several Java Club members on hand with a Mottled Java chick display and many interested folks asking questions about Javas. I had a booth for the Java Breeders of America and The American Livestock Breeds Conservancy which has an interest in Javas as a rare heritage breed bird. They do a great job of promoting the rarer breeds and educating the public on heritage livestock of all types. We had a lot of their brochures, books and other literature on the table and it went fast. My Welsummer hen was Continental Class Champ and my Welsummer rooster was reserve class champion. I am looking forward to more shows in the future.

Jerry Wiley with Reserve Show Champ Australorp

Amy K. with Chick Filet cow and Java chick