Best Juvenile Photo courtesy of Rupert Stephenson
Owned by The Betts.
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Best Rosecomb Photo courtesy of N Demaine
Owned by SA&G Hodge.
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Best Opposite Sex Photo courtesy of N Demaine
Owned by SA&G Hodge.
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Best White Photo courtesy of N Demaine
Owned by AGR Knaggs.
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Best AOC Photo courtesy of N Demaine
Owned by AGR Knaggs.
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Best Trio Photo courtesy of N Demaine
Owned by S Taylor.
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Best Adult Photo courtesy of N Demaine
Owned by S Telling
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Judge's Report - Clare Beebe
May I take this opportunity to thank members for allowing me the privilege of judging at this year's National, it was a great honour to be asked. There were just under seventy entries on show and like most other breed clubs there was a few empty cages due to birds not reaching the all important attributes for the show pen, twelve in all were empty.
After careful consideration I chose a nice pullet that was a good type, great head and tremendouse top colour with the award of Best Opposite Sex being given to a beautiful blue cockerel with splendid even colour, great broad feathering and no sign of lacing. Both birds belonged to SA&G Hodge congratulations to you both as I do appreciate what work goes into producing winners especially blues, both birds were worthy of their honours.
After careful consideration I chose a nice pullet that was a good type, great head and tremendouse top colour with the award of Best Opposite Sex being given to a beautiful blue cockerel with splendid even colour, great broad feathering and no sign of lacing. Both birds belonged to SA&G Hodge congratulations to you both as I do appreciate what work goes into producing winners especially blues, both birds were worthy of their honours.
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Below is a small critique of my judging:
BLACK COCK 4730 (1st) white in face-narrow feathering-bad lobes BLACK HEN 4731(3rd) dirty bird –signs of lice egg casing around vent 4732 (2nd) creased wattles-light in eye 4733(1st) nice type although bordering on gypsy faced AOC COCK/HEN 4735 (1st) laced-narrow feathering BLACK COCKEREL 4736 holds tail to one side 4737 bad wings-light in eye 4738 bad faults in wings top colour dull 4739 (1st) tail a little rough but nice head/type 4440 poor head –blown lobe on one side 4443(3rd) tail carried a little high 4444 crossed sickles-white tipped 4445 indented comb-slight purple barring 4446 creased wattles -nice type-head showing slight indentation 4447(2nd) tail feathers protruding through sickles not quite up-great bird 4448 wattles a little rough-tail not so good BLACK PULLET 4450 indented comb-white tipped 4451 leader too upright-poor feathering 4452 no top colour-white tips on wings 4453 same as above 4454 same as above also bad wing fault 4455 (3rd) good head 4456 odd lobes – indented leader 4457creased lobes-indented leader 4458 poor head 4759 a little narrow and long in back 4460 split front no type 4461 same as above 4462 nice bird not quite finished in feather 4463(1st) great head and body-felt amazing in the hand 4464(2nd) another nice bird-good type-beak wants a little trim 4466(4th) good top colour –just lacking on front |
BLUE COCKEREL
4767 (2nd) lobes a little different –colour not so even 4769 (1st) Brilliant even blue –great bird BLUE PULLET 4771 (4th) uneven blue 4772 (3rd) good head but again uneven colour 4474 laced and flat leader 4475 (1st) good type but lacing still too prominent 4476 (2nd) leader too high – lace a little WHITE COCKEREL 4778 (1st) good head-tail a little narrow on feathering to me not dried properly WHITE PULLET 4779 (1st0 great head 4780 (2nd) ticking in feathers 4781(3rd) same as above plus a little long in back 4782 (4th) not a good white –ticking in feather NON STANDARD M 4785 (1st) feet not show prepped-creased wattles NON STANDARD F 4786 (1st) lacking on front-one wing carried higher than the other 4787 (2nd) wings carries far too high –blushing in lobes TRIO 67 (1st) well matched –great male 68 (2nd) not so evenly matched in size 69 (3rd) a little in the big side and not all matching 70 not marked as two birds still had coloured rings on which is against P C Rules |