POULTRY.

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12145, 12 November 1908, Page 3

POULTRY.

Taking the show on the whole, the Judge, Mr J Casey, considered it very fair for this-time of tho year. It is, of course a bad time of the year for poultry, showing virtually the "off season," but nevertheless the Judge was of opinion that fanciers should exhibit moro freely than they do. Not only do more people attend A. and P. shows, he said, than pure' poultry shows, consequently affording breeders a better opportunity of selling their stock, but the prizemoney is as a rule more liberal. Tho black" or brown red game birds wero as a whole very good, the winning hen being shown in very good condition, j short and hard in feather, and of such a standard as would require a good one to beat her. In? the Old English gamethere was just a fair muster, poorly shown. The Black Orphingtons were fairly numerous, tho first and second cocks being of good colour. The first was broader and deeper than the second, and both were rather too high on the shank. In the class for hen or pullet there were only two exhibits, both of which wei*e fairly good. In Black Rose-combed. Orpingtons there was nothing specially good, with the exception of the first hen. She is very short in the shank, nice and broad and deep, and has a pcood eye. The Wyandottes were numerically poor, but the quality on the whole was good. The winning Silver hen was -very well laced, and the Partridge hen beautifully pencilled, and the same remark applies to the silverpencrlled Wyandotte. In Minorcas, tho first cockrel was a good bird, although its comb was slightly over. The Black Minorca hen was of a good-type and colour, but its comb \ya3 badly folded. In Leghorns the winning white cockrel was of a beautiful colour, grand comb and lobe,'rather deficient in fulness of breast, ' but otherwise would tako a lot of stopping. Hens in this class were only medium, being rather poorly shown. The winning brown Leghorn cockerel was well shown, and had tho advantage of a good head and good ton colour. In this class, too, tho hens were only of a fair standard. The Game Bantams were very good in quality, and sibst of them were shown in cerditable condition, and were Qt, for any show pen. The ducks, generally, were distinctly good. The Pekins, both tho winning "ducks and drake, were rather out of colour, but this fault was attributable to,the lateness of the season. They were; however, of immense eizo and beautiful style. Tho Indian Runners. were very strong cla.<?s. The winning 'bird .-was a good-headed bird, true to colour and stood well. The same applies to tho winning duck, whioh the Judge considered would be hard to beat anj'where. The Muscovies were strdng classes ,and were represented by some very fine specimens. In the pigeon classes there were a. few specimens of really good Carriers, but the majority of the section was devoted to Homing classes, in which some very fine specimens were shown. There . were only a few Canaries, but the showing of Paroquets was very good.