NORTHERN NEW YORK POULTRY FANCIERS
SEPTEMBER 2005
3rd QUARTER NEWSLETTER

News:
*There will be no meeting in NOVEMBER.

*On December 3, 2005 at 6 p.m. we will have our Christmas Dinner at the Madrid Library. Please come at 6 p.m. with a dish to pass. The Club will provide ham, turkey, rolls, drinks and eating utensils (plates, cups, napkins knives and forks). Our meeting will follow after the dinner at 7 p.m.

* At our December meeting we will need nominations for President and Vice President. Please come to the meeting on December 3 with nominations for President and Vice President.

*There will be no meetings in January and February, 2006. The first meeting of the 2006 year will be held on Saturday, March 4~, 2006 at 7 p.m. at the Madrid Library.

*Our Semi-Annual Swap Meet will be on Sunday, April 30th, 2006 at the Madrid Community Building from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

*Our Annual Auction will be held on Sunday, May 14th, 2006 at the Waddington Arena. Consignments are from 6:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. with the Auction starting at 10 a.m. Please bring your own chairs to sit in during the Auction.

* A special Thank You to the Rastley Family for coming to help with clean up after our Poultry Show.

If you have any questions about any of the above NEWS, please call Melvina Reid at 265-2269, Gary Wells at 322-8993 or Floyd Rood at 379-9498.

Words from our Vice President Floyd Rood

Our Poultry Show

The day dawned a little damp and foggy, but as the daylight hour came it began to clear up. Our Show numbers were down a little, but not a lot. (Thank you Katrina.)
I thought maybe gas prices would hold people back more, but the real enthusiast did not seem to mind. Thank goodness prices are starting to drop some. Ralph Beamer judged our Show this year. Ralph commented to us about the quality of birds and that it was nice to see the large turnout of Juniors.

I would like to extend a thank you to everyone who helped out with the Show in any way at all (set up, raffle table, clean up, etc.). Special thanks to Ralph Beamer for judging the Show, Betty Perry and Rachel Hunter who clerked for Ralph, and Melvina Reid who did the Junior Showmanship judging. The winners of the Junior Showmanship were: Novice 1st Place Anthony Wynn, Novice 2nd Place Colin Cota; Intermediate 1st Place Leah Watkins, Intermediate 2nd Place Jared Bramer; Advance 1st Place Hannah Watkins, Advance 2nd Place Lucas Pettit.

Our Junior Show this year was much larger than normal which makes me happy and proud of all these young people for getting involved in poultry. Keep up the good work all of you young people. The winner of the Junior Show was Colin Cota with a real nice Spangled Old English Pullet. Colin also took Reserve of Junior Show with a nice brown Red Modern Pullet.

Our Open Show winners were: American Class Rhode Island Red Pullet by Bill Whitney. Asiatic Class Buff Cochin Cockerel by Jamie Matt. Continental Class Lakevelder Cockerel by Victor Shantie. English Australorp Cockerel by Tammy Cook. Mediterranean Class Black Minorca Cockerel by Bill Whitney. AOB Black Sumatra Hen by Jacob Woods. Best Duck was a white call pullet by Evy Avery. Best Modern Game was the Birchen Pullet by Lee Bowhall. Best Feather Leg Mottled Cochin Hen by Jamie Matt. Best SCCL White Jap Cock by John Orlowski. Best Old English Spangle Pullet by Gary Wells. Best AOCCL Buttercup Cock by Barry Debyah. Best RCCL Black Rose Comb Pullet by Jared Hyde. These were all of our class winners. Now, Champion Large Fowl was the Australorp Cockerel by Tammy Cook. Reserve Large Fowl was the Buff Co chin Cockerel by Jamie Matt. Champion Bantam AP A Spangle OE Pullet by Gary Wells. Reserve Bantam APA White Jap Cock by John Orlowski. Champion Bantam ABA White Call Pullet by Evy Avery. Reserve Bantam ABA Spangle OE Pullet by Gary Wells. Grand Champion of Show was the White Call Pullet by Evy Avery. Reserve Champion was the Australorp Cockerel by Tammy Cook.

Thanks to all for showing with us. Look forward to seeing everyone again next year. Same time, same place.

Created on ... September 13, 2005