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Sussex County Poultry Fanciers Fall Show October 15, 2016

Sussex County Fairgrounds, Augusta, NJ ~ Total # of birds in show: 641

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Macopin Farm entered 10 birds.  Results are as follows:

BANTAM BREEDS

Class: SCCL (Single Comb Clean Legged) ~ Breed: Dutch, Variety: Black

“Dutchess 100” got Best of Breed, Best of Variety & 1^st

“Sir Duke Jr.” got Reserve of Breed, Reserve of Variety & 1^st

Class: FL (Feather Legged) ~ Breed: Bearded Silkies

Blue  hen “Lobelia” got 2nd, Blue hen WC (Purp Brac) 3rd

Black hen “Blessing” got 3rd, Black hen “3” got ^{4th  &} Splash hen (NC) got 3rd

STANDARD BREEDS ~  Class: AOSB (All other standard breeds)

“Prince” Black Araucana Cock: Best of Breed, Best of Variety & 1st

“Harrison” AOV Araucana Cock: Reserve of Breed, Best of Variety & 1st

“Waitress” Gold Phoenix Hen: Best of Variety & 1st. 

Expert Peter Brown the Chicken Doctor was there he is the man you want to answer all your poultry questions.

Something new this year they had a “Chicken pooping bingo contest”. 

Last shot out the window on the way there weather fair & sunny :-).

Sussex County Poultry Fanciers Spring Show May 14, 2016

Sussex County Fairgrounds, Augusta, NJ

Total # of birds in show: 753

Macopin Farm entered 22 birds.  Below are some pictures.

Results are as follows:

BANTAM BREEDS

Bearded Silkies

Black hen “Blessing” got 1^st & Reserve of Variety  

Black hen “48” got 2^nd

Black cockerels one got 1^st, the other 2^nd

Black pullet one got Best of Variety & 1^st the other got 2^nd

Splash hens one got 3^rd & the other got 4^th

Blue rooster “Boy Blue” got 1^st

Blue hens one got Best of Variety & 1^st, Dizzy got 2^nd & the other got 3^rd

Blue pullet got 1^st

Blue cockerel got 1^st

Black Dutch

“Sir Duke Jr.” got Best of Variety & 1^st

“The Dutchess” got Reserve of Variety & 1^st

STANDARD BREEDS

Black Araucana Cockerel “Prince” got Best of Breed & 1^st

Bearded Golden Laced Polish Pullet got Best of Variety & 1^st

Barred Plymouth Rock Pullet did not receive a grade (she is behind the Marans in the picture right under this green writing) since the judge wrote “bantam” though when I asked others who raise bantam barred rocks they said she was big for a bantam but she is not full grown yet since she is only 8 months old.

Black Copper Marans hen got Best of Breed, Best of Variety & 1^st!

Silver Phoenix hen “Miss Pretty” got 2^nd

Silver Spangled Hamburg hen got Best of Breed & 1st

Located at the Sussex County Fairgrounds, Augusta, NJ
Number of birds in show: 867+

I showed 5 of my Standard Araucanas:

Marta my standard black araucana hen got Best of Breed, Best of Variety & 1st.

Dasher my standard aov cockerel got Reserve of Breed & 1st.

Bluebell my standard blue hen got Best of Variety & 1st.

Ruthie my standard SDW hen got Best of Variety & 1st.

Baby Chancellor my standard BBR pullet got Best of Variety & 1st.

I showed one of my Bearded Silkies:
Lobelia my bearded blue silkie hen got 3rd.

I showed one of my Hamburgs:
Vixen my standard silver spangled hamburg pullet got 1st.

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