AMONGST THE POULTRY

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17865, 5 June 1926, Page 25 (Supplement)

AMONGST THE POULTRY

NEWS AND NOTES BY

“BARRED ROCK.”

NOTES.

Jj'r ("aider, of Oamaru. is in town visiting the show, as also are Messrs Mitchell and Ilarfadine. of Invercargill. The Poultry Show at the King Edward Barracks comes to a close tonight. The show has been a great success. Visitors from all parts of Xew Zealand are in town. Mr F. Dacre has been appointed to judge all classes at the Oamaru Show, to be held on July 9 and 10 The following championships are to be competed for at this fixture:—Utility, Minorca. White Plymouth Rock, Ilomer lien. Ringed Fantail Pigeon, Crest or Crest-bred Canary, Hamburg. •v •*» •* The United Pigeon Fanciers’ Club met on Wednesday, Mr R. Coles presiding over a large attendance of members and visitors. Mr A. Smith, the patron of the club, welcomed the visitors, and explained the objects for which the club was formed—to create an interest in pigeons generally. Th,e president then outlined what the club intends doing in the forthcoming year. After the meeting a table show for Homers was held. Mr C. Anderson adjudicating. The placings were:— Cocks: L. Wiltshire, 1 and 2 specials, J. Bel worthy 2, H. Pearson 3. Hens: L. Wiltshire 1 and special and 2, A. Gerard 3. Master H. Sykes won Mr G. Bradford’s special prize for most points won at table shows throughout the season. Mr A. B. Smith was second. The club wish to thank Mr Higgs for his special prize of £1 Is for the Ilomer section. Dr M’Killop, the well-known dog breeder, late of Dunedin and now resident in Christchurch, intends going in for pigeons on a large scale. This breeder will be a decided acquisition to the fancy.

The writer called on Mrs F. W. Anderson. Risingholme, Opawa, and inspected her latest importation of English White Leghorns. The birds look well and have settled down in their new quarters. The females are particularly good ones, they being in full lay at present. Fanciers of this variety would do well to see these birds. They will be a valuable addition to the breeders, as we were badly in need of new blood. The Lyttelton Fanciers’ Club have elected Mr F. Dacre an additional judge at their show. He will adjudicate on the Rhode Island Reds, Utility Anconas and all Bantams other than game. The Canterbury Bantam Club met on Monday night, Mr J. D. Gobbe presiding over a large attendance. Four new members were elected. Mr J. H. B. Chegwin will give a lecture on the mating of Black Roseoombs at the next meeting of the Bantam Club in June. As the 1927 show will be the Jubilee Show of the Christchurch Poultry Club, it is intended to make it worthy of the occasion. The pigeon fanciers have started already and have secured some very valuable special prizes to compete for.

EGG-LAYING.

UTILITY POULTRY CLUB’S COMPETITION. Tlif following is the result of the eigrhth of the twenty-second romp. tit ion held by the Xew Zealand Utility Poultry Club at Papanui:— SINGLE HEX OPEX CIIAMPIOXSHIP.

THREE BIRD TESTS.

AXY OTHER VARIETY HEAVY BREEDS. "W’klv Wei rrVi t fid.

AXY OTHER VARIETY LIGHT BREEDS.

FLOCK TEAMS, fSix Birds.) Light Breeds. White Leghorns.

Heavy Breeds.

C. Bennett, \\ .w . .. is 30 y I'JZ DECKS. (Singles.)

PEKIXS.

WOOLSTON POULTRY CLUB.

The following is the result for the .month of May of the "Woolston Tanneries Utility Poultry Club's single bird egg-laying competition:—

HEALTHY MOULTING. The strain of the moulting season must be counteracted by giving better food to your hens. Enriched blood assists a luxurious growth of plumage, and an early laying start. Singer's Egg Producer contains all necessary ingredients to purify and enrich the blood stream and quickly gets the birds over the moult. Stimulating and nourishing, it means a full egg basket over a long season. 2s a large packet at all stores, or write Geo. Bonnington, Ltd., High Street, Christchurch. 25

Wkly Weight Gd. T1. oz. dr. Tl. White T^^horns— Miss M. White 6 12 7 4!» < Jreen Bros 7 1412 4S X. Harrison 6 12 •> 45 A. G. F. Boss 6 11 11 41 Black Orpingtons— J. Kingsland 6 12 7 44

Wkly Weight Gd. Tl. oz. dr. Tl. Black Orpingtons— <J. A. (Irainger 5 0 6 4G H. Harris •> 11 10 4:: ei. Blair 0 11 3 42 A. O. F. Ross 1 2 3 4 0 A. It. Reekie 6 12 5 40

W’kly Weight Gd. Tl. oz. dr. TI. Cuthbertson and Mitchell 6 11 2 50 Cuthbertson and Mitchell 6 11 3 42 Cuthbertson and Mitchell 5 9 11 41

W’kly Tl. IT. A\ . Beck, P...AT i; AVeiftht 12 :: C S: :;s H. Williams, B.AI 5 w?“x iitasssr: s C. Crouch n 10 11 11 13 48 40 G. H. Mitchell 5 G. and F. K. Biltcliff 5 <r. and F. K. Biltcliff (5 J. AV. Thomson 5 A. C. Goodlet 5 til i 0 11 10 4 4 0 is 4r j ii T. TT. AVilce 5 li .5 iSii n ,s 45 n A. Patterson 0 IT. Mitchell 0 t:. K. AV. Coombes 7 H. C. AA'est f, 14 4 12 0 n

W’kly Weight Gel. Tl. oz. dr. Tl. W. E. Ward 31 59 1 24 9 F. Hawes 25 49 1 245 SI. C. Craig 32 62 9 243 H. C. West 2S 57 3 236 J. IJobbett 30 62 1 236

W’kly Weight G d. Tl. oz. dr. T 1 . P. P.ailev. R I B. . . :!7 G7 6 217 C. Bennett, AV.W. . . IS 3G 9 192

W’kly Weifrht (Id. Tl. 07.. dr. TI. J. W. Thomson 7 17 3 5fi R. \V. Hawke 7 19 13 55 H. A. Dawber 7 IS 1 52 R. W. Hawke fi 15 13 52 R. W. Hawke 7 IS 9 51

"VV’kly Weight Cld. Tl. oz. dr. TI. J. W. Thomson 7 21 9 3G

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