Preserving rare poultry in Tasmania.

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Rare breeds at the Huon Show by Isaac Walker The Clubs exhibit at the Huon Show. The Rare Breeds Club was invited to promote rare poultry at the Huon Agricultural Show this year on the 12th of November. A rare breeds feature was set up with several breeds rarely seen in public provided...

Annual Show Results 2011

22/11/2011 15:01
Tasmanian Rare Breeds Poultry Club - 2011 Show Results Major Awards Champion Bird in Show Champion Hard Feather Rare Variety Bantam Duckwing Modern Game bantam plt Alister Bradley   Champion Rare Breed in Show Champion Rare Breed SF...

Annual Show Results 2006

10/11/2011 20:26
Champion Bird of Show Brown Red OEG Hen Large David Walker   Reserve Champion Bird of Show Brown Leghorn Cockerel Bantam Richard Poke   Junior Champion Pit Game Bantam Pullet Jack Moate     Reserve Junior AORC Wyandotte Pullet Georgina...
Rumpless Fowls - Excerpt from The Illustrated Book of Poultry by Lewis Wright, 1885 Provided by Peter Moate.    
Breeder Profile: Isaac Walker Let me introduce Isaac Walker to you. He is only 13, but has been breeding his chicken of choice, the Silkie, for almost 7 years. He has been home schooled for many years, and this has helped build his love of chickens according to him. He has had his...
Many fanciers will know John Blizzard, this editions Breeder. John has been breeding ducks since 1994. His first pairs of duck came from Norm Parish in South Australia, they were Calls and Mallards. John keeps many types of waterfowl. His current collection includes Pekin, Rouen, Cayuga, Runners,...
ROSE COMB RHODE ISLAND REDS. By Peter Moate.   In 1969 I purchased my first poultry book, “The Standard of Perfection” otherwise known as the American poultry standards. While I had been involved with Rhode Island Reds, it was from that book I discovered that there was a rose comb...
Several rare breeds or varieties were successful in procuring major awards at this years under specialist judge John Gibson. With the poultry exhibits inhabiting the pavilion for the full 14 days of the show it was quite a challenge for exhibitors to prepare their en-tries for this early show....
The Hamburgh: A part of History Initially while researching Hamburghs through the many old poultry books from the 18th century it is clear the type has been recorded from as early as the 15th century when a penciled variety was described by Aldrovandus in 1630. Its also from my re-search...

Annual Show Results 2010

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MAJOR AWARDS:   CHAMPION BIRD IN...
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