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CochinsInternationalSpring 2006 Newsletter2005 Nationals a SuccessBy Tom Roebuck Jr.

The 2005 Show season is now history andout National Meets can down in the books assuccessful celebrations of our breed. While I do nothave an in depth account of the Western Nationalresults, there was a fair turnout of Cochins inColorado and I hear that the winners were greatrepresentations of what a Cochin is supposed to be.

I did attend our Eastern National in NewYork last fall and enjoyed myself immensely.Cochins were many in number and the classes wereall deep in quality! You will find complete showreports from both Nationals later in this newsletterand I also have photos from the Eastern Meet. I amhoping to have a few photos from the WesternNational in a future newsletter.

Congratulations to all our members whotook the time to put in an entry at these meets and Ineed to point out the big winners for both events.At our Western National the Overall Championhonors went to

The Overall Champion at our EasternNational went to Bill Ziehm on a pretty little BlackCochin Bantam pullet, and the Reserve OverallChampion went to Bruce Robinson on a fantasticWhite Cochin Bantam Cock. Best of Breed honorsin Large Cochins went to Bill West on a very wellput together Buff Cockerel, and Reserve of Breed inthe gentle giants went to Kay St. Amour on a BlackHen.

There were a number of fantastic Cochins inboth Large and Bantams and Troy LaRoche did afine job going through the classes and giving eachbird a fair evaluation. In fact he chose a 3rd through5th best in each class and they break out as follows:In bantams the 3rd best Cochin was a WhiteCockerel by Bruce Robinson, the 4th Best was aBlack Cockerel by Bill West and a the 5th Best wasa Buff Cockerel by Don Stephenson. In the LargeCochins the 3rd Best was a Buff pullet by Bill West,the 4th Best was a Mottled Hen by Jamie Matts andthe 5th Best was a White Pullet by Paul and JeanHomer.

In the Juniors Sara Orlowski had Best andReserve Junior Cochin on a White Bantam Cockereland a Black Bantam Cockerel. Best and Reserve ofBreed in the Large Fowl went to CamilleLewandowski on her 1st and 2nd place Black Cochinpullets.

Congratulations to all the winners and it wasreally awesome to see such a nice display of LargeWhite Cochins and Large Partridge Cochins. Idon’t meant to play favorites here because therewere great birds in every class, but large classes ofbig Whites and Partridge are not the norm.

Overall Champion ~ Eastern National

Overall Reserve Champion – Eastern National

Cochins International Spring 2006

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Officers and Directors

President: Tom Roebuck Jr.26341 Old Mill Rd.Unionville, VA 22567(540) 854-0881Email: [email protected]

Vice President: William Ziehm3166 Beebe RdNewfane, NY 14108716 751-9400Email: [email protected]

Secty/Treas: Dennis Wollard1913 Beau Bassin Rd.Carencro, LA 70520(318) 896-5442E-mail: [email protected]

West Central Director North Central DirectorMark PetersonRR1 Box 185

Amboy, MN 56010(507) 674-3651

E-mail: [email protected]

Kim Aldrich12948 Ring Rd.

St. Charles, MI 48655(989) 865-6702

E-mail: [email protected] Covered Area Covered

Iowa, Minnesota, Montana,Nebraska, North Dakota, South

Dakota, Wyoming

Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky,Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin

Pacific Director Northeast 1 DirectorBill McGee

128 Catrina Ct.Sparks, NV 89436

(775) 425-2912E-mail: [email protected]

Donna Lamb208 Center St.

Groveland, MA 01834(978) 374-2481


Alaska, Arizona, California,Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon,

Utah, Washington

Connecticut, Maine,Massachusetts, New York,

Rhode Island, VermontNortheast 2 Director Southeast Director

Rich Barczewski6827 Underwoods Corner Rd.

Smyrna, DE 19977(302) 659-1211


Tim Baldwin465 12th Street NE

Cleveland, TN 37311(423) 476-3087


Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey,Pennsylvania, Virginia, West

Virginia

Alabama, Georgia, Florida,Mississippi, North Carolina,South Carolina, Tennessee

Southwest Director International DirectorBernita Miller

300 N. FranklinWindsor, MO 65360

(660) 647-2474E-mail: [email protected]

John Burgess10738 Harley Rd.

Mason Neck, VA 22079(703) 339-5359

E-mail:[email protected]

Area Covered Area CoveredArkansas, Colorado, Kansas,

Louisiana, Missouri, NewMexico, Oklahoma, Texas

Africa, Asia, Australia, CentralAmerica, Europe, South

America

Canada Director Director at LargeHans Maas

185 Woodland Rd, Box 8 RR#4Rosenheath, Ontario K0K-2X0

(905) [email protected]

Joe MazurPO Box 676

Enderby, BC V0E-1V0(250) 838-2284

Membership Chairman Master Breeder Points ChairMatt McCammon Bill ZiehmRt #2 Box 98M

Bloomfield, IN 47424 Editor/Directory Chair(812) 384-3777 Tom Roebuck Jr.


Your President’s Chicken-scratch…

So you’ve probably noticed a little differentlook to your newsletter after opening the envelope.I hope that you like it because it is an attempt on mypart to streamline to newsletter process and make iteasier and less time consuming to do. I need to beup front with all of you and make you aware that Iwould really welcome someone taking over thenewsletter duties. I find myself swamped for timeand I feel that I am doing the club a disservice bynot being timelier with the newsletter. For that Iapologize, and ask for your understanding. Dennishas received calls asking what’s going on with theclub and whether we’ve folded or something, and Ijust want you to know that is by no means the caseand that we are doing really well as an organizationand the membership seems to be growing a littleeach week! That is great to see, and I thank you foryour patience. If there is someone who is sincerelyinterested in doing the newsletter please let meknow. My intention is to keep doing it like this andhit our advertised publication timeframes as best Ican. It is time consuming and my family helps outtremendously when it comes time to stuffenvelopes!

There are some other changes you’ll noticebut I feel I need to point them out as well. So heregoes! I did not include typed out show reports inthis newsletter but instead you will find a list of theshow reports that I’ve received and have countedMaster Breeder Points for. If you do not see a showthat you attended and you know there was a CIMeet there, just let me know and we’ll work out asolution to getting you your points. Those of youthat have worked with me in the past on this knowthat it is pretty easy to rectify once we know all theparticulars. The points database is as up to date asthe information I have. I’ve added all the points Ican account for and if you note a discrepancy just

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drop me a quick note explaining what it is. As ofthis newsletter, Bill Ziehm will be taking care of theMaster Breeder points and as we transition over togetting the show secretaries used to mailing theshow reports to him, we’ll make sure that none aremisplaced. Our goal is to be more efficient andremain accurate to get you the MB Points you haveearned.

I will not bore all of you too much with thegoings on at Golden Feather Farm (aka the Roebuckhomestead), but we are finally in our new home andthe chickens actually moved in before we did. Theywere in their new accommodations the last part ofOctober and we didn’t move in until November17th. My large Buffs started laying right after thatand I had my first chicks out on the 10th ofDecember. I am up to around 40 large Buffs andhave eggs in the incubator to bring that number upto 60 or so. It will be nice to have a large group tochoose from and do some very hard culling. I alsoshould have about the same number of BuffBantams by the time all the eggs are hatched. Isincerely appreciate Bob Carothers, RichBarczewski, Bill Ziehm, Donna Lamb, MarkPeterson, Otes Ray, John Burgess, MattMcCammon, Bruce Robinson, and Bill Taber forproviding me with some great breeding stock. Mybiggest thanks goes to Jamie Matts. Without hisassistance I wouldn’t have the large Buffs that wegot from Bob Carothers and I wouldn’t have theBlack Bantam line developed by my father as afoundation for my breeding program. ThanksJamie!

Our Eastern National for 2006 will be heldat the Crossroads of America Show the weekendbefore Thanksgiving, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Ifyou haven’t made your reservations yet I wouldn’twait too long as this will be a poultry event youdon’t want to miss. The poultry press has lots ofinformation about the show and room reservationsor you can check out their website athttp://www.crohio.com/crossroads/. I am stillworking on placing our 2006 Western National andhope to have an update in the next newsletter. I amalso working on the details for identifying who willbe judging the Cochins at the Eastern National sostay tuned for that information as well. I do notmake that decision on my own. Your directors havea vote based upon the slate of judges and I ambetting that we will be afforded the opportunity to

select our judge/s based upon the fact that we werethe 10th breed club to place a National with the hostclub. I will keep you posted. There is a lot of goodinformation in this newsletter. I hope you enjoy thenew format and I look forward to seeing you in theCochin Aisles! Good luck with your hatching!

Cochins Rule!

From the Vice-President:

2005 will go down as a very troublesomeyear for all poultry breeders; both commercial andhobbyists like us. We have had to deal with thecontroversy of the bird flue epidemic which may ormay not happen. Also we had to deal with thepostal shipping problems which have to some extentbeen worked out. Hopefully we will be able to shipwithout to much trouble in the coming year. Weneed to keep on our legislators to pass legislationwhich we all can live with in regards to the testingof our birds for this dreaded disease. There has to besome happy medium in which we all can live with. Ihope it will not be to cost prohibitive to all of us andwill make it possible to show across state lineswithout any hassles! If we are unable to persuadeour leaders of a way we all can live with many ofour shows will just be unable to continue. We areseeing this to be the case in some areas all ready.

On a better note I am just getting ready tohatch bantams. Hoping to get out a few championsfor the big National in Nov. 2006. I sure hope youplan on attending as it has a potential as I see it ofbeing the largest gathering of Cochin Breeders andBirds I have seen in my live time. Talk to all thebreeders at the shows you attend and try to get theminterested in going. I know that in the past year orso I myself have met several new breeder which Ihave tried to encourage to not only join our club butalso consider the journey to Indy.

There are new breeders out there who justneed a little help and encouragement and willcontinue to improve as exhibitors. Our hobby is notby any means on its way out. I see it as alive andstill with good growth potential.

Hope all of you have had a Happy NewYear and will see you at the shows this year. Goodluck with your breeding pens and here’s hoping youhatch some Champions!~Bill

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Club Notes:

Master Breeder Points for Junior Members

While I was at the Eastern National I wasasked a question by one of our Junior Members,Spencer Read, regarding how Master Breeder pointswere awarded for Junior members. It was a greatquestion and deserves an answer in the newsletterso that all of our Junior members know how itworks.

We do not award Master Breeder points forJunior members who show in the Junior Showportion of a respective poultry show. The reasonfor that is two-fold. I don’t always receive Juniorshow results, and the Cochin numbers are notnormally great enough to warrant points. This hasbeen the club’s policy since its inception in theearly 90’s.

However, many of our junior members showin the open shows or at shows where the juniors arejudged right along with the open class (e.g.,Delmarva). In a case like this if the Juniors were towin their class, they will receive the appropriateMaster Breeder points. If you check the MasterBreeder Points you’ll notice that Spencer, as well asSara Orlowski and Camille Lewandowski (all juniormembers) have some Master Breeder points andthis is indeed impressive!

Congratulations, and thanks to Spencer forasking for clarification on this subject.

Awards

2005 Nationals:I will be ordering the 2005 CI National

Awards shortly. They come directly from thetrophy place so you should be seeing them in thevery near future. The framed prints are also beingfinalized so keep on the lookout for those too.

2006 Nationals:Our Nationals are only as good as we make

them and in the past we have had fantastic awardsponsorship for our National Meets. I am hopingthat this year is just as good, so please considersponsoring and award for your favorite variety orclass. I am just an email away!

Treasurer’s Report:Cochins International Bank Statement April-Aug 05

04/29/05Previous Balance 4,285.3505/09/05Deposit +130.00 4,415.3505/18/05Check 278 Breeders Directory -589.37 3,825.9806/09/05Deposit +240.00 4,065.9806/23/05Check 262 Plaques -63.15 4,002.8306/27/05Check 261 News Letter June -555.60 3,447.2307/19/05Deposit +82.50 3,529.7307/28/05Check 263 East/West National -270.00 3,259.7308/02/05Deposit +75.00 3,334.7309/28/05Deposit +82.50 3,417,23

End Balance 3,417.23

Cochins International Bank Statement Sep 05-Jan 06

09/28/05 Previous Balance 3417.2310/06/05ck 265 Ad Show Bird -66.00 3351.2310/07/05charge back -18.00 3333.2310/20/05deposit +75.00 3408.2310/24/05ck 266 Ad Feather Fancier -30.00 3378.2311/16/05deposit +105.00 3483.2311/16/05ck 267 Ad Poultry Press -65.00 3418.2311/28/05charge back -18.00 3400.2311/29/05ck 264 Art Work National -65.00 3335.2312/16/05deposit +240.00 3575.2301/27/06deposit +307.50 3882.73

End Balance 3882.73The Charge Back deductions are incurred when we have toabsorb a returned check fee, and they are a loss for the club.

Director’s Corner:

North Central

Winter is here and its time to starthatching for the 2006 National. With large fowland some bantams it’s good to hatch early. SomeBantams mature fast so you should wait until Marchand April to hatch. Some folks I have spoken withhave started hatching. Here at our farm we have afew large cochins hatched already and a couplebantams. With the Bantams Cochins, generally wewill hatch a large number in March and April andthat seems to be early enough for the Novembershows. Hatching too early sometimes results inearly fall molts just in time for the fall show season,so this the method that works for us to have bothlarge fowl and bantam Cochins ready for the fallshows.


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The first show in our District will be inSouthern Ohio. This is a new show and should be agood one. We hope the weather is with us all. It'sthe first weekend in February (4th and 5th). Goodluck in 2006 to you all.~ Kim Aldrich

Pacific

Summer (2005) has come & gone. All thoseChicks that were hatched are filling out, growing up& hopefully, are shaping up to what we had hopedFrom the amount of good birds I am seeing in thePoultry Press & Postings of the Show Reports onthe Cochins International Forum (mostly, but notalways, by Judy Gantt, who seems to covereverything East of the Mississippi & does a greatjob of Critiquing the Shows) it was a good year formany of the Cochin Breeders..

Throughout the West, we have had ournormal slate of Regional Shows with Cochin Meetsplaced at most of them. The Show Reports I'mseeing indicate that the number of Cochins areincreasing & the quality of those shown are alsoimproving with birds placing very well, not only inthe Featherleg Classes, but also on ChampionsRow. With the weather we have had this year; birdshave matured differently than in past years.Personally, I've seen my birds much slower indevelopment & feathering. The drastic temperatureswings don't appear to have been ideal for raisingbirds. They are just now filling out & getting thefeathering that makes them Cochins, so we shouldsee some very nice birds for the early Spring Shows

The troubling issues of AI & especiallyNAIS, are a requirement that we all are going tohave to deal with at some point. It is going to affectall Poultry (and all other Animals) to some degree.The question we all have is just how it will affect usand the Hobby we all enjoy, but definitely there willbe changes. I have been trying to keep up withwhat is being proposed, and while I personally don'tlike much of it, because of the issue of Privacy. Ialso believe that it will be a logistical and recordkeeping nightmare. Under current NAIS Rules, allbirds will have to be ID'ed. It is not really clearwhether it will be a group ID or an individual ID,however, birds being shown will have to be loggedout of their premises (owners residence), logged in& out at Shows, and then logged back in at home

(basically to keep track of movements in case ofsome Disease outbreak).

Getting on to something more pleasant,Spring is right around the corner. Most of us arelooking forward to setting up Breeding Pens so wemay continue to produce our favorite Variety ofbirds. At this point it will be important not to forgetto check out those incubators, wipe off themcobwebs, clean them up, check those thermometersfor accuracy and run the incubators to see that theyare working properly. Lets start the New Year withwhat we like best – Hatching & Raising those FluffBalls.

One last note:. Anyone having questionsabout Incubating/Hatching Chicks can get verygood advise from a good bunch of Breeders byposting the question on the Cochins InternationalForum Site. If you are a little more bashful or don'tknow how, email me. Like our Cochin Hens, I'vebeen known to try to hatch a rock, now & then.~Bill McGee

Southwest

Hello, from Missouri, We have had a greatwinter so far, not very much snow yet it went northof us. We have only had a couple cold days inDecember. We have been hatching chicks this falland winter and I am getting ready for the up comingshows.

We have several shows in this district thatpromise to be great shows. Cape Girardeau, MO isthe last of March; the Missouri State PoultryAssociation holds their show the 15th of April, andit will be another one day double-show. The doubleshows are becoming a hit with everyone. There arealso several shows in Oklahoma, Kansas, andArkansas. The numbers on the Cochins at theseshows are really growing. The birds are some ofthe best birds that we have seen in years. Severaljuniors are now showing Cochins and are showingsome great birds. If you need a show meet, pleaselet me know.~Bernita Miller

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article, I’m also beginning to arrange my breedpens, although only two hens are laying at this time(but lights are on and they’ll pick up soon).

I was able to attend the CI Eastern Nationalin Syracuse, NY. Thanks to Tom Roebuck forputting on such a nice CI National. I’m sure he hasall the show details elsewhere in this newsletter.I’m glad to hear he’s up and running with his buffsand I look forward to seeing them at shows soon.As always, it was nice seeing old friends andmeeting some new ones including Ed Thompsonand Don Stephenson from Canada, who had somereal nice buff bantams; and John Burgess from VAwith some nice whites. I attended as many of theNew England fall shows that time would allow.Below is a brief highlight on them and the NE1district meet as well.

The NE1 District Meet was held at theCentral Maine Bird Fanciers show on 10/2/05.There were 44 Bantams and 2 standard Cochinsshown. Overall Champion Cochin was a blue pulletby Bob Hawes; Overall Reserve Champion Cochinwas a white pullet by Donna Lamb (photos below).I’d like to thank our generous NE1 members whocontributed over $150 in prize money in our DistrictMeet Awards. And thanks to Fran Curtis, the showsecretary, who worked so hard to put on such a niceshow.

Boston Poultry 10/8/05: BB Bantam – Bill Westwith a Black cockerel; RB – White hen by DonnaLamb; BB Large Cochin – Bill West with a Buffpullet.

New Hampshire Poultry Fanciers 10/9/05: BBBantam - Donna Lamb with a White cockerel; RBNorm Rau with a Blue cockerel; BB Large Cochin– Sugar Hill Poultry with a Buff cockerel.

New England Bantam 11/20/05: BB Bantam –Linda Blackman with a Black cockerel; RB Whitecockerel by Donna Lamb; BB large Cochin – Buffpullet by Julie Roundtree; Champion Junior was aWhite Cochin bantam cockerel shown by CodySchwieger; BB Large Cochin Jr. – Buff pullet byMegan Matts.

Elizabeth Clapp now reports on some of the NE1junior show results:

Boston Poultry – October 2005: There were 2Cochins exhibited in the junior show at BostonPoultry this year. The best Buff Cochin was a pulletby Elizabeth Clapp. The pullet also won best ofbreed and best junior feather leg. The reserve BuffCochin was a cockerel, also shown by ElizabethClapp.

New Hampshire Poultry Fanciers – October 2005:There were 14 junior Cochins exhibited at thisyear’s NHPFA show. Best Brown Red was a pulletby Sara Orlowski. The reserve Brown Red was acockerel by Sara Orlowski. The best Buff was apullet by Elizabeth Clapp. It also won reserve ofbreed and reserve feather leg. The reserve Buff wasa cockerel also by Elizabeth Clapp. The best Whitewas a hen by Sara Orlowski. It also won best ofbreed. The reserve White was a cockerel by SaraOrlowski. The best Birchen was a cock by CodySchwieger. The reserve Birchen was a hen by CodySchwieger. The best Partridge was a hen by CodySchwieger, the reserve Partridge was a cock byCody Schwieger. The best Blue was hen by SaraOrlowski. The reserve Blue was a cock by SaraOrlowski.

I’d like to welcome our new NE1 membersLinda Blackman, ME; James Photiou, NY; KenRowe, MA; Cyndy and Cody Schwieger, NH; andJanet Winnett, MA.

The final show for the season is theNortheastern Poultry Congress on January 14 -15. Ihope to see many of you there and that the weathercooperates for us. I’ll be placing CI meets at thespring shows shortly. Feel free to contact me withany comments and concerns: [email protected] –978-374-2481. Hope you all hatch out somewinners for 2006!~Donna Lamb



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Northeast II

The Northeast II district is alive and welland it was great to see that the Flemmington, NewJersey show came back on line with us this fall.Unfortunately, the show was held the sameweekend of the Yankee Classic in Syracuse (oureastern national) and I was unable to attend, but I'llbe there next year.

Avian Influenza testing is still a big issuein our district with Pennsylvania, Maryland andVirginia requiring A.I. testing within 10 days ofentering the state. Fortunately, most states haveaccepted the NPIP 30 birds every 90 days programwhich seems to be what most serious fanciers arelooking towards in the district.

One of the biggest problems for somefanciers is that a couple of the states that arerequiring the test don't perform it as a service fortheir citizens. Nothing like requiring a test youcan't provide. That doesn't seem fair to me, butthat's what is going on.

I attended several shows this fall includingLucasville, OH, Syracuse, NY, Frederick, MD andDoswell, VA and I sent some birds to the York, PAshow as well. Numbers seem to be up on the largefowl and I was genuinely impressed with the qualityof many of the big birds. Some real nice blacks andwhites were exhibited and there were some goodbuffs at the national as well. The bantams arealmost always excellent so it was good to see thelarge fowl being exhibited in greater numbers atsome of the shows. Keep it up!

Since many of you may be planning onattending the Eastern National in Indiana next fall, Ihope those incubators are running and you can getsome early chicks out. I hatched my first 4 chicksthis weekend and have quite a few eggs set. Withany luck, I hope to have my 50 out by the first partof March. We'll see. Until next time, I hope yourhatches are great and the birds you produce are evenbetter.~Rich Barczewski

Canada

2005 ended on a very positive note inregards to Poultry Shows & Cochin participation.The Ontario Poultry Breeders 12th Annual Show

held in December 2005 exhibited 920 Entries. 50Cochin Entries made a respectful showing. A blackStandard Hen was chosen as Overall ChampionCochin.

I expect 2006 to be a very successful Yearin regards to Cochins International Meets. So far Ihave placed the District Meet & four RegionalMeets, so 2006 is off to a great start.

Unfortunately the Avian Influenza thishighly contagious viral disease is rearing its uglyhead again. Even though this problem is a worldaway I don't think we should be complacent. We asbird owners should be concerned with this virus &should know what symptoms to look for.

The Northland Farm Fair Poultry Showwhich was scheduled to be the site for this Year’sCanadian National Poultry Show was cancelled.The Royal Winter Fair in Toronto also cancelledthis Year’s Poultry Show.

Last Year I had the opportunity to be atthe Yankee Fall Classic in Syracuse N.Y. It was agreat pleasure & learning experience to talk toseveral Breeders of outstanding Cochins. ThanksGuys for all your helpful information.Regards, Hans Maas

Editor’s Note: As you probably noticed there is adifferent name at the bottom of the CanadianDirector’s notes. Bernice has decided to step downas our Director from Canada and worked it out withHans Maas to take her place. They contacted me tomake sure that this would be acceptable and I didn’tsee any reason why we shouldn’t make this easytransition. Thank you Bernice for your hard workand contribution to our club on behalf of ourCanadian contingency! Good luck to you and Steveand enjoy your travels! Thank you Hans forstepping in and taking over until the next elections.

International

Greetings to All,I hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday

Season and have an even better New Year!!There hasn’t been a lot of International

activity since the last newsletter. A copy of thenewsletter has been sent to Ms. Pam Thompson inCambridgeshire, in east central England. Pam hasapproximately 150 chickens, a number of dogs,cats, ferrets and 40 parrots. Her cochins are her


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favorites, but she doesn’t show them due to timeconstraints placed on her by her many other pets.

An e-mail was sent to “Christian” in Maltain response to his inquiry on the Cochin Forum; butto date, no response has been forthcoming. I wassurprised to learn that they have cochins (largefowl) in Malta, which is a very small British, orformer British Isle, in the Mediterranean, south ofthe much larger Isle of Sicily which is just off thesouthern tip of Italy.

During the period since the last newsletter,the lethal strain of Avian Influenza (H5N1) hasbegun spreading out of Southeast Asia into EasternEurope apparently along certain migration routes.A separate article on the Avian Influenza isprovided in this issue of the newsletter in order forCochins International members to gain a betterunderstanding of the disease. Armed with thisinformation, all members are urged to implementgood bio-security practices if you have not alreadydone so.

Again, I hope everyone has a great NewYear with high success rates in their incubators andbrooders; whether or not they are fancy mechanicaldevices or just some “ole settin hens”!Regards, John Burgess

2006 Dues

This will be your final newsletterif you haven’t renewed for 2006.Send in those dues to MattMcCammon! Check your label tosee your expiration date.Note: I received the labels from Matt at the end ofDecember, so if you know you have paid your duesfor 2006 and it is not reflected on the label that isthe reason. You can always contact Matt just to besure…ter

Bio-Security for the Home Poultry Flockby Rich Barczewski

You may have heard the term bio-security beforebut do you know what it means? Bio-security refersto the practices employed to protect your birds frombiological disease organisms. Essentially, theprocess involves setting up a plan to minimize thepotential for disease organisms getting into yourflock.

Disease organisms can gain entry into your flockin several ways. They can be carried by people,animals, insect pests, in the air or even on vehiclestraveling onto your property. The way diseaseorganisms are transported depends on the particulardisease that we are talking about. Additionally, it isimportant to realize that some disease organisms arefairly stable in the environment while others do notpersist very long. Regardless of this fact, a bio-security plan should take into account the best wayyou can avoid bio-organism contamination on yourproperty.

The first step in developing a bio-security plan isto evaluate your facilities. It is going to be easier tominimize disease organism entry onto your propertyif you have enclosed facilities. Enclosed buildingsgenerally prevent unwanted wild birds, animals, andpeople from coming into contact with your flock.However, we all realize that this may not bepossible in all situations and many of us in theexhibition hobby have seen some health andcondition benefits to allowing our birds to beoutside on a regular basis.

One thing that we can control is the people whocome onto our property and have contact with ourbirds. Many commercial producers of poultry andlivestock limit outsider contact to their poultry andanimals. Additionally, when contact must be made,it is generally recommended that the individualscoming onto the property have not been around anyother birds that same day. They should also bewearing shoes and clothing that is cleaned and hasnot come in contact with any other birds. This maysound extreme, but you need to realize that diseaseorganisms can easily be carried from one place toanother on clothing and especially on shoes. Someindividuals wisely incorporate the use ofdisinfectant foot baths and require that anyoneentering their facilities step into those foot baths


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prior to being allowed into the buildings. As a rule,minimize outsiders coming into your facilitieswhenever possible.

Another often neglected area of bio-securityinvolves the potential exposure of organisms thatolder birds may have to younger birds. Specialconcern needs to be given to young chicks that donot have a developed immune system and requiremuch cleaner and more sanitized pens than olderbirds. Never, co-mingle older birds with justhatched or young chicks. It is usually a bad ideaanyway, but realize that older birds have establishedimmune systems and have been exposed toenvironmental organisms that the young chickshave not. Additionally, be sure to clean anddisinfect your pens (allowing them to air out for acouple of days if possible) before moving youngerbirds into them. What should you use for adisinfectant? Anything is better than nothing, butthere are several good quality disinfectants on themarket and available from poultry suppliers. Evenhousehold disinfectants are acceptable provided youallow the pens to air out before putting youngerbirds in the pens. The key to properly using adisinfectant is to thoroughly clean the pens beforeyour disinfect them. Caked manure or adhering dirtcannot be disinfected so do a good cleaning jobfirst, and then spray on the disinfectant.

It is important to be especially careful whenyou travel to shows or swap meets and return home.Never wear the same clothes to your barn afteryou’ve attended a show or swap meet. We oftencome in contact with many other birds from manyother sources at a show or swap and we need toavoid bringing home disease organisms with ourbirds when we return. Again, be especiallyconcerned about shoes that can hold manure anddirt longer than most other articles of clothing.Many of us can specifically think of situationswhere we returned from a show and within 7 to 10days, our birds were sick. It is not uncommon tobring back some mild respiratory diseases when wetravel to shows or other poultry gatherings and forthat reason we need to be especially careful duringthese times. If possible, birds that travel to showsshould be isolated for 2 weeks before putting themback in the same facilities as your other birds. Thisis not always possible due to pen space restrictionshowever, it is an ideal situation. That way, if a birdthat was at a show comes down with an illness, it

has not exposed all your other birds to that disease.In cases where you cannot isolate returning birds,be extra diligent in looking out for a disease breakand be prepared to treat your birds if a problemarises.

We don’t live in a perfect world and it isn’talways possible for us to do everything that wewould ideally like to do to prevent diseaseoutbreaks, however I hope I gave you a few ideason how to protect your birds from diseaseorganisms.

The Great Lakes Poultry and Pet StockAssociation

by Don Stephenson

“Mission Accomplished” or “They’re Good– Really Good!” may be appropriate headlines ifone were attaching them to a story relating theadventures experienced by three members of the“Great Lakes Poultry and Pet Stock Association”.It all began this past fall when an nine-year-oldjunior, a mid-aged relative newcomer, and a sagesenior set out on a journey to test just how goodtheir bantam Cochins really were and how far theirbirds could go at the highest levels of internationalcompetition.

During the summer, President DonStephenson of London, Ontario (the mid-agedrelative newcomer) composed a stepped course for“Great Lakes” club members that would begin atthe September 17, 2005 regular meeting held at thefarm of member Ed Thompson of Aylmer, Ontario.The journey would continue at the September 24,2005 Colwyn Showcase in Fergus, Ontario, then seecompletion at the October 22, 2005 “CochinsInternational - Eastern Nationals” at the YankeeClassic Fall Show on the New York StateFairgrounds in Syracuse, New York.

In Aylmer, club members were presentedwith the fabulous opportunity of exhibiting theirCochin stock in a pseudo-official setting againstbirds brought by other club members, both as aprimer and in preparation for the Colwyn Showcase.Judging, and presenting a verbal assessment of eachbird, was Ed Thompson (the sage senior). Ed, at age80, who is reputed to have experienced 70 years inthe fancy, worked through each of the several birdsin each of four classes of various bantam Cochin


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varieties, and placed the entrants from first ondown.

The Great Lakes club, founded less than twoyears ago, meets the third Saturday of alternatemonths at various locations, attempting to provideits membership with a thorough agenda ofeducational sessions, nibbles, and fun at eachgathering. Besides a strong emphasis on betteringmembers’ knowledge of the fancy, the club alsoendeavors to encourage and nurture the juniormember component.

In Ed’s opinion, a buff hen presented byDon Stephenson deserved “Best in Show”. SpencerRead of Moffat, Ontario (the nine-year-old junior)delivered the “Best of Variety” and “Reserve Bestof Breed” with his white hen. Stephenson was alsoresponsible for the top buff Cochin pullet and buffCochin cockerel. Finally, the judge himself foundsome stock a few steps away in his own barn toround out the list of higher placings.

On to the Colwyn Showcase the nextSaturday where Spencer Read’s abovementionedwhite hen won “Best of Variety”, “Best of Breed”,“Best Bantam Cochin”, and “Reserve ChampionBantam”. To top off the day, Spencer’s hen alsoearned the title of “Champion Bantam by a Junior”.Meanwhile, Don Stephenson watched as his buffhen, buff cockerel, and buff pullet were all awardedfirst place ribbons. The latter pullet also won “BestYoung Female Bantam”.The game plan then called for a major test fourweeks later in Syracuse at the “Cochin EasternNationals”. First, however, there were some poultryhealth papers to acquire for passage from Canadainto the United States. The required premisesinspection by a poultry accredited “Canadian FoodInspection Agency – Animal Health” veterinarianwas carried out by Dr. Stan Henderson of the“Ilderton Equine Clinic”, Ilderton, Ontario. Withexceptionally good co-operation from governmentauthorities, the necessary documents were obtainedwithout a hitch.

The day before the Syracuse contest Don,Ed, and Spencer, accompanied by Spencer’s momAnne, loaded themselves in a vehicle packed tightlywith neatly labeled cardboard filing boxes, dividedto accommodate two feathered contestants each.The trip involved a business hours inspection at theUnited States border check-point by USDA officialswhich also was a breeze for the team as the

American gatekeepers checked the paperwork,welcomed the fine stock, and sent the travelersquickly on their way.

On the eve of show day and in the earlymorning of a cool, rainy show day, after visitingwith organizers of the “Yankee Fall Classic” andmembers and Executives of “CochinsInternational”, and exchanging “good lucks” withthe competition, our three Canadian exhibitorssettled in for the judging phase. Just imagine theanticipation of exhibitors present on the grounds ofthe famous New York State Fairgrounds, standingin what has to be one of the world’s finest poultryexhibition halls (built circa 1918), penning theirbirds in competition against the best on thecontinent!

After months of careful preparation andhours of unbearable anticipation, eyes were fixed onjudge Troy LaRoche of Georgetown, Ontario as heskillfully inspected the birds, treading up and downseveral rows containing the overflowing Cochincontingent. Finally, the results were posted.

Don Stephenson’s buff cockerel emerged as“Best of Variety” and, in the “Best of Breed”judging, it was deemed fifth best in the nation.Additionally, Stephenson was responsible for a firstplace buff Cochin hen, and a second place buffCochin pullet. Ed Thompson’s buff cockerelfinished second. Spencer Read, in Juniorcompetition, won “Reserve Variety” for his whiteCochin cock, first place for “Showmanship forunder 12 years of age” (a rigorous stand-up verbaltest by an APA judge on the understanding andknowledge of poultry), and second in the samecategory for all Juniors.

Members of the “Great Lakes Poultry andPet Stock Association” congratulate Spencer Read,Don Stephenson, and Ed Thompson for theirdetermination, skill and outstanding poultryexhibition success in 2005. The club standard isnow established for what are sure to be many foraysby members into the top echelons of fancy poultrycompetition for decades to come.

Editor’s Note: Our club website is located at:

http://cochinsinternational.cochinsrule.com

I will be posting our newsletter there, and you canview the photos in color.

http://cochinsinternational.cochinsrule.com/


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L-R: “Great Lakes Poultry and Pet StockAssociation” President Don Stephenson, London,ON, with his “Best of Variety” and “Fifth Best ofBreed” bantam buff Cochin cockerel; Bill Ziehm,Newfane, New York, “Cochins International” Vice-President and breeder/exhibitor of “Best of Breed”for a bantam black Cochin cockerel; GLPPSAJunior member Spencer Read, Moffat, Ontario andhis “Junior Reserve Variety” bantam white Cochincock; and GLPPSA member Ed Thompson,Aylmer, Ontario who exhibited the second placebantam buff Cochin cockerel at the Yankee FallClassic “Cochin International – Eastern Nationals”on the New York State Fairgrounds, Syracuse, NY,October 22, 2005.

Second Cochin Day in Hollandby Ardjan Warnshuis

On the 10th of September Europeanbreeders of Cochins and Cochin bantams met inZeddam (Holland). Gerrit Bosch and ArdjanWarnshuis organized the second Cochin Day. Therewere breeders from Sweden (S), Spain, Belgium,Germany, England and Holland in attendance

There were 98 bantams and 94 large birdsentered for the show. For the sale there were about100 birds. Many of them went to England andSweden. Large Cochins were exhibited inPartridge, White, Buff, Black, Blue, Crele, Cuckoo,Mottled, Buff-Black Columbian, Buff Cuckoo andQuail colors.

Overall, although it was very early in theseason, the birds were of very good quality. In

Partridge with nice birds the winner was SvenTeska (D), in Mottled Bruno Lüppens (D), inWhite, Gerbens (NL) and Röder (D), in Black,Röder (D) and Lensing (D), in Buff, Julien Michiels(B) and in Cuckoo, Rico Claes (B). The birds werejudged by two Dutch judges, and from England,Micheal Hatcher came to judge.

Bantams were exhibited in the followingcolors: Wheaten, Silver-wheaten, Partridge, Silver,White-Black Columbian, White-Blue Columbian,Buff-Black Columbian, Buff-Blue Columbian,Porcelain, Buff-Mottled, Black Mottled, White,Black, Blue, Perl-grey(lavender), Perl-grey Cuckoo,Buff and Buff Cuckoo. Some in frizzle too.

There were a lot of visitors on the day, bothbreeders and non-breeders. Many people who cameto buy stock went home with some birds. Manycontacts were made and many old friends saw eachother again. I think it was one of the besthappenings of the last ten years in Europe. Nearlyall Cochin clubs sent prizes and people whorepresented them and also a lot of private-peopledonated prizes for the show.

We hope to have the third Cochin Day onthe second Saturday of September 2006.

Large Partridge – by Teska (Germany)

Large Crele – by Warnshuis (Germany)


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Large Quail – Nagels (Belgium)

Large Mottled – by Lübbens (Germany)

Buff-Mottled Bantam – by Vos (Holland)

Porecelain Bantam – by Croon (Holland)

Editor’s Note: Ardjan is one of our members fromGermany, and he has shared a number of photoswith me, which I will be adding to our website astime permits. They are much better in color forthose of you that have internet access. ThanksArdjan for sharing the photos and information withthe club.

Avian Influenza (H5N1) “bird flu virus”Update

By John Burgess

This report is an attempt to provide Cochinbreeders/fanciers with a better understanding andupdate on the “bird flu” (H5N1) virus which is thecurrent focus of world-wide attention.

The Avian Influenza, Fowl Plague and “BirdFlu” are all generic references to a class or type ofinfluenza (flu) viruses that seem to surfacesomewhere in the world almost every year. Someare more serious than others. The variety that iscurrently drawing world-wide attention on a dailybasis has been classified as the H5N1 strain basedon a list of known viruses compiled by medicalresearch experts. Avian influenza viruses have two(2) important Antigens (An antigen is any substancethat evokes an immune system response from thehost, in this case poultry - definition taken from anarticle “Avian Influenza, A Primer,” Peter Brown,DVM, Poultry Press, May 2005 and isrecommended reading.).

In the H5N1 classification, the “H” antigenrepresents “Hemagglutinin” and the “N” antigenrepresents “Neuraminidase.” A chartedclassification of the various Avian Influenza (birdflu) viruses might appear as follows:

H1 N1H2 N2H3 N3H4 N4H5 N5

THRUH15

This simple diagram is intended to reflect thedifferent known virus strains (15) which exist today,one of which carries the H5N1 designation.


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As this newsletter goes to press, reports on thedeadly “bird flu virus” (H5N1) are emerging dailyfrom multiple sources around the globe. There arestrong indications that this virus will have adramatic and long lasting impact on poultry andhumans world-wide as it continues to evolve andspread.

Since the last newsletter, the H5N1 strain of“bird flu” has spread from Southeast Asia intoEastern Europe. It has been reported in Turkey,Romania, Russia and Croatia. An interesting report,including pictures, reflecting what happened inCroatia is available on the Pekinbantams.comwebsite. It has also been confirmed in two (2)parrots under quarantine in the United Kingdom.Recent news from Canada reports ducks and geesein two provinces as having tested positive for astrain of the bird flu which has not, as yet, beenidentified. The source of the flu in Canada isbelieved to have originated from waterfowlmigrating from Europe to Greenland to Canada.

These are extremely important developments forpoultry breeders and fanciers everywhere! It wasbad enough for breeders/fanciers to endurequarantines of their birds from the lesser strains ofthe “bird flu” as was experienced in some states in2002. Now there is the very real prospect of adeadly strain of “bird flu” virus that has thepotential of affecting humans as well. If this “birdflu virus” (H5N1) mutates, and there is a very realpossibility that it will, and it jumps from birds tomammals to include humans, and is then spreadamong people, it is projected that as many as 150million deaths could occur in a global pandemic.Note: The difference between a flu epidemic and aflu pandemic is the size or magnitude of theoutbreak. When the disease spreads acrossinternational borders/continents, it becomes a globalpandemic. Elderly people and children willprobably be the hardest hit segments of thepopulation with under developed nations being hitthe hardest.

To underscore the importance of this threat, on1 Nov 05 President Bush asked Congress for $7billion in emergency funding to prepare for apossible “bird flu” pandemic. One of the problemswith preparing to combat this threat is the fact that,while experts believe the H5N1 “bird flu virus” ischanging or mutating, it is NOT capable of humanto human transfer at this time. The biggest majority

of the 120+ cases reported to date have involvedbird handlers or children playing in close proximityto poultry in Southeast Asia. Of these cases, 70have resulted in death.

An important recent development was thesuccessful reconstruction of the 1918 “bird fluvirus.” This was done by taking preserved lungtissue from a soldier that died of the flu in 1918 andsimilar tissue from an Innuit girl in Alaska who alsodied of the “bird flu virus” in 1918 and has beenburied there in the permafrost since her village waswiped out by the flu in 1918. This affordsresearchers and medical experts with the data todevelop a DNA blue print of the 1918 “bird fluvirus” which has similarities to the H5N1 virus andcan serve as a starting point from which to developa vaccine and/or anti-viral medications to combatthe disease.

At present, there are two (2) anti-viralmedications available to combat the “bird flu virus,i.e., “tamiflu” and amantadine. Misuse of the drugamantadine to inoculate poultry in Asia is believedto have rendered this drug ineffective as a result ofmutation by the virus. At the present time, the U.S.has stockpiled 2.3 million doses (10 capsules each)of “Tamiflu” which is enough to innoculate about2% of the U.S. population. Some Europeancountries are reported to have stockpiled enough toinnoculate about 20% of their respectivepopulations.

The effectiveness of these medications againstthe evolving “bird flu virus” is unknown. A vaccineproduced by a French Company (Sanofi Pasteur) isbeing tested at three (3) U.S. Universities (Univ. ofMD, Univ of Rochester, NY and UCLA) at thepresent time. While these developments areencouraging news, the fact remains that the knowneffectiveness of “tamiflu” (produced by Roche inSwitzerland) and the French vaccine are unknownbecause, as the virus mutates, these medicationscould prove to be ineffective. It is estimated to takeup to two (2) years to develop and produce avaccine after the virus mutates and human to humantransfer is confirmed.

This information is provided for the purpose ofbringing Cochin/Pekin breeders/fanciers up to dateon a very important developing situation which atbest will likely have a serious impact on our birdsAND has the very real potential of affecting ourlives and those of our families and friends as well.


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Readers should NOT panic; however, thismatter should be taken very seriously and youshould make it a point to keep abreast of mediareports as well as any federal, state and localgovernment restrictions when and IF they occur. Inthe mean time, implement good bio-securitypractices. Think ahead about innovative, legal waysto protect your prized birds and prepare yourselfand your family as best you can. If you haven’talready done so, familiarize yourself with availabledisinfectants, such as Oxine; for example,understand how to mix it properly, store it safely, beaware of shelf life and how to use the equipment foremploying your disinfectant of choice and thenconsider obtaining and using some of these productsand equipment so it’s not a crisis when the timecomes to obtain and use them. Check with yourlocal hardware store and/or poultry supplier so youknow what is available in your area. I don’t meanto “plug” for Oxine per se; but, I use it toclean/disinfect water dishes on a daily basis andoccasionally mist my birds to lower dustconcentrations when they are closed up duringinclement weather. If you missed it, there was agood article on “The Many Uses of Oxine” on Pg10 of the last newsletter. Commercial poultryoperations are restricting visitors and vehicles fromtheir facilities and requiring official visitors to wearprotective gear (masks, lab coats, gloves, etc.) andare spraying disinfectants on delivery trucks tiresfor example. Officials in the UK are recommendingthat poultry be kept inside in order to avoid contactwith migratory birds and/or their droppings.Australia has imposed restrictions on the import ofany poultry or poultry products. Strict quarantineshave been implemented in areas where outbreakshave occurred.

An interesting report circulating on the Internetcites a small study conducted at South Korea’sSeoul National Univ. where 13 chickens infectedwith the avian flu virus were given “kimshi juice”and 11 of the 13 birds recovered. A wholesale foodsupplier for the U.S. East Coast has stated thatkimshi sales have risen 20 percent this year. For themore adventurous, the recipe calls for Napacabbage, sliced or shredded like sauerkraut, salted,aged for several hours and then well rinsed. Asignificant amount of crushed garlic, onion, ginger,sliced radish and fish sauce are then added, alongwith a lot of hot pepper. No one knows exactly

what the magic ingredient is; but it could be worth atry??

On “Face The Nation” Sunday (1 Jan 06), anofficial from the Center for Disease Control (CDC)stated that in response to the threat of the Avian“bird flu” virus, the U.S. needs to develop more andbetter vaccines, anti-viral drugs and fastertechniques for getting them into production. Theofficial also cited a need for family planning, withschools, work places and homes being wellinformed and understand and practice basichygiene, such as washing your hands regularly andcovering your nose and mouth when sneezing. Itwas also stated that the World Health Organization(WHO) was suggesting the need for implementing“modern” quarantines. These quarantines woulddecrease person to person contact, encourage peopleto stay at home and isolate themselves with socialdistancing, i.e., canceling meetings and othergatherings.

In closing, I would quote an old saying. “Fore-warned is fore-armed!” In this regard, I wouldurge all of you to consider this threat, keepyourselves informed about this virus as it evolvesand take whatever action you deem appropriate inthese early stages and hope that it never materializesinto a world pandemic.

More Club Notes

Newsletter advertising: I do not have any advertisements inthis edition of the newsletter. I will be contacting each of theprevious advertisers to see if they would like to continue theirads in future newsletters. Almost all of the previous ads aredue for renewal so if you want have had an ad in the past andwant to continue it; you can always just send me the paymentand any updates to your ad you would like. If youradvertisement period has not expired, your ad will appear inthe next newsletter.

National Rotations: Here is a list of our Nationals rotations.If it is coming up in your district, feel free to solicit bids fromyour local club, and have them send the bids to me.

2008W – SW

2009E – Can2009W – WC2010E – NE1
20010W - PAC
2006E – NC - Crossroads of America2006W – WC - not placed yet2007E – NE22007W – PAC2008E – SE


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Membership Updateby Matt McCammon

We want to extend a warm,hearty welcome to the followingnew members. We hope you areenjoying your cochins and thefriendship that you find at theshows around your area.

Danny Jones5050 Fox RdCharlestown, IN 47111

Peter Artuso529 Armidale RdTamworth, N.S.W.Australia 2340

Michele Palmer413 11th stWest Sacramento ,CA 95691

Anthony Phenald (Jr. member)16150 Pride Port Hudson RdPride, LA 70770

Twelve Oaks Farm1012 Finley RdRock Hill, SC 29730

Scott and Kathy Welch5020 Quaas AveWatertown, MN 55388

Robert Connerly792 Litchfield RdTallahassee, FL 32312

Judith Ferguson#7 Strawberry LaneRolling Hills Estates , CA 90274

Cody Taylor1546 N 84th AveHart, MI 49420

Casey GentryPO Box 1097Russel Springs, KY 42642

Helen SjostromHangstra 1178640 40 IndalSweden

Eddie & Joan Nave6612 St Rt 726El Dorado, OH 45321

Devon Popolizio (Jr. member)94 BorrmannEast Haven, CT 06512

William HarrisonHatchmore Poultry225 Hog Bag Ridge RdBethpage, TN 37022

Glenn Finch23440 Fort Ross RdCazadero, CA 95421

Gary WilsonPO Box 711Cloverdal, CA 95425

Janet Winnett85 Thomas StMiddleboro, MA 02346

Wes Ridgeway118Grosse IsleManitoba CanadaR0C 1G0

David Stuart3893 Scothmere DrRR2 GlencoeOntario CanadaN0L 1M0

Michaela Gieringer3384 Rockcreek RdOttawa, KS 66067

David Cleckler Family1432 7th St SClanton, AL 35045

Kris OlesonPO Box 1113Monroe, WA 98272

Angelique LaskowskiPO Box 2828McKenzie Bridge, OR 97413

Sonny Dejoria (Jr. member)32750 NE Old Parrett Mt RdNewberg, OR 97132

Brian Smith17885 Deer Prairie Dr.Sarasota, FL 34240

Ronald Werner8444 St Hwy 163Belleville, IL 62223

Justin Hooper737 Hill TopWhite Lake, MI 48386

Erika Prince (Jr. member)6291 S 25 RdBoon, MI 49618

Garrett Warren1877 Hwy 95Council, ID 83612

Katherine Hobbs2403 Tucci LanePueblo, CO 81004

Aaron Ritchie6070 Bost Cutoff RdConcord, NC 28025

Linda Blackman1309 Dutch Neck RdWaldboro, ME 04572

Kenneth Rowe Jr.4 Stable LaneRockport, MA 01966

Cody Schweiger (Jr. member)145 Joalco RdStrafford, NH 03884

Stephen Stewart94 Vernon Rd NERome, GA 30165

Wayne WitkowskiPO Box 122 680 Strafford StRochdale, MA 01542


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Eastern National ResultsYankee Fall Classic

Oct 2005Overall Champion: Black Pullet, Btm, by Bill ZiehmOverall Reserve Champion: White Cock by Bruce RobinsonBest Large Cochin: Buff Cockerel by Bill WestReserve Large Cochin: Black Hen by Kay St. AmourBest Bantam Display: Bruce Robinson (White)Best Large Display: Rich Barczewski (Partridge)Best Junior Cochin: White Cockerel, Btm, by Sara OrlowskiReserve Junior Cochin: Black Cockerel, Btm, by SaraOrlowskiBest Large Junior Cochin: Black Pullet by CamilleLewandowskiReserve Large Junior Cochin: Black Pullet (2nd) by CamilleLewandowskiBest Parti-Colored Bantam Cochin: Mottled Hen by JamieMatts3rd Best Bantam Cochin: White Ckl by Bruce Robinson4th Best Bantam Cochin: Black Ckl by Bill West5th Best Bantam Cochin: Buff Ckl by Don Stephenson3rd Best Large Cochin: Buff Pul by Bill West4th Best Large Cochin: Mottled Hen by Jamie Matts5th Best Large Cochin: White Pullet by Paul and Jean Homer

Classes:

Black Btms (23)C: John Burgess 1, 2; H: Burgess 1, 2; K: West 1(RV), 2, 5;Ziehm 3,4; P: Ziehm (BV, BB, Ch FL), 4; West 2, 3, 5White Btms (30)C: Robinson 1(BV, RB); Donna Lamb 2; Linda Tobia 3; H:Lamb 1; Robinson 2; Tobia 3; K: Robinson 1(RV), 2, 4;Lamb 3, 5, P: Robinson 1; Burgess 2; Ziehm 3, 4; Lamb 5,Young Trio: Robinson 1; Lamb 2Buff Btms (22)C: Lamb 1; Ed Thompson 2, H: Stephenson 1, 3; Thompson2, K: Stephenson 1(BV), Thompson 2; Ziehm 3, 5; Lamb 4,P: Ziehm 1(RV), 2, 4; Lamb 3; Thompson 5Mottled Btms (8)C: Matts 1, H: Matts 1(BV), 2(RV), 4, 5; Kathy & BillMarquart 3; K: Matts 1, P: Matts 1Partridge Btms (4)C: Matts 1, H: Matts 1, K: Matts 1, P: Matts 1Birchen Btms (2)H: Linda Tobia 1, K: Tobia 1Blue Btms (2)P: Matts 1,2Blue Frizzle (1)C: Matts 1Buff Columbian (3)K: Robinson 1, P: Robinson 1,2Columbian Btms (9)K: Robinson 1(BV), 2; Matts 3, P: Robinson 1(RV), 2, 3, 4;Matts 4White Large Fowl (13)C: Homer 1, 2; St. Amour 3, H: Homer 1,2; St. Amour 3, K:Homer 1,2; Brice Wonders 3, P: Homer 1(BV), 2(RV), 3

Partridge Large Fowl (13) C: 1,2; H: 1(BV), 2(RV), 3, 4;K: 1, 2; P: 1,2; YT: 1 All by Rich BarczewskiBuff Large Fowl (9)C: Matts 1; K: West 1(BV, BB, Ch Asiatic), 2; Matts 3; KenMerrill 4, P: West 1(RV), 2Black Large Fowl (2)H: St. Amour 1(BV, RB, Res Asiatic), 2Mottled Large Fowl (1)H: Matts 1Blue Large Fowl (1)H: St Amour 1Buff Columbian Large Fowl (2)P: Wonders 1(BV), 2Junior CochinsWhite Btms (9)C: Spencer Read 1(RV); Orlowski 2, H: Read 1; Orlowski 2,3, K: Orlowski 1(BV, BB), 2, P: Orlowski 1Black Btms (6)C: Orlowski 1(BV, RB), H: Orlowski 1, K: Charles Hardin1, P: Hardin 1(RV), 2Blue Btms (3)Orlowski 1C, 1(RV)H, 1(BV)KBrown Red Btms (2)Orlowski 1(RV)K, 1(BV)PLemon Blue Btms (1)Orlowski 1CBlack Large Fowl (2)Lewandowski 1(BB), 2(RB)P

Western National ResultsRocky Mountain Feather Fanciers

October 2005

Overall Champion: White Pullet, Btm, by Al PradoOverall Reserve Champion: Black Hen, Lrg, Gerald ChurchReserve Bantam Cochin: Black Pullet by Al PradoReserve Large Cochin: Black Hen by Gerald ChurchBest Display of Cochins: White Btms by Al PradoChampion Junior Cochin: Black Cockerel, Btm, by AbbyBakerReserve Junior Cochin: Black Pullet, Btm, by Abby Baker

Classes:

Black Btms (11)C: Prado 1; Shannon Ahlman 2, H: Prado 1,2; Ahlman 3, K:Prado 1; Ahlman 2,3; P: Prado 1,2,3White Btms (12)C: Prado 1; Dave Hobbs 2; Kelsey Ayars 3; H: Prado 1,3;Ayars 2; K: Prado 1,2,3; P: Prado 1,2,3Buff Btms (3)Church 1C, 1-2HBlue Btms (2)Ahlman 1-2PMottled Btms (10)Ahlman 1C, 1H, 1-3K, 1-4P. Hailey Ahlman 5PSplash Btms (2)Ahlman 1K, 1K


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Western National Results (continued)Partridge Btms (3)P: Madessa Hoffer Dye 1, Hailey Ahlman 2, 3Red Btms (1)Dye 1PGolden Laced Btms (1)Mackenzie Ahlman 1KWhite Frizzle Btms (3)Hoffer Dye 1-3PRed Frizzle Btm (1)Hoffer Dye 1PBlack Frizzle Btm (1)Hoffer Dye 1PBlack Large Fowl (9)Church 1-5H, Baker 1K, 1P, Kate Garrett 2K, Jacob Sewald2PWhite Large Fowl (2)Robert Schanck 1-2P

Blast From the Past!

In our last issue we included a photo of one ofour more renowned Cochin Breeders and asked you toidentify the mystery man. If you came up with thefamous Ray Watford from Canada then you wereabsolutely correct! Now it’s time to do it again! Do youknow the name of the young gentleman in the pictureabove? To be perfectly honest, we only have a firstname and last initial on this person, so if someone canhelp me out I’d appreciate it. Dennis has several photoslike this so we’ll be able to do this “game” for a fewissues!

Show Reports Included in this Newsletter

Yankee Fall Classic (10/21-22/05) National MeetRocky Mountain Feather Fanciers (10/29/05) National MeetRocky Mountain Feather Fanciers (10/29/05) Regional MeetMinnesota State Poultry Association (10/21-23/05) District MeetLittle Rhody Poultry Fanciers (11/05) Regional MeetSouthern Missouri Poultry Club (10/15/05) Regional MeetSomething to Crow About (12/3/2005) Regional MeetPacific Coast Bantam Club (12/3/05) Regional MeetTucson Poultry Pigeon Fancy Fowl (11/19-20/05) Regional MeetFriendship Poultry Club (10/29/05) Regional MeetNebraska State Poultry Show (11/5-6/05) Regional MeetGarden State Poultry Fanciers (10/22-23/05) Regional MeetForsyth Fowl Fanciers (11/26/05) Regional MeetUnifour All-Breed Show (3/5/05) Regional MeetAnderson, SC (11/19/05) Regional MeetUniontown Poultry Show (10/14-16/05) Regional MeetOntario Poultry Breeders (12/10/04) Regional MeetRoyal Winter Fair (11/7-15/04) Regional MeetGeorgian Classic (5/23/05) Regional MeetBracebridge Fall Fair (9/19/04) Regional MeetColwyn Showcase (9/24/05) Regional MeetOkie 4-Pack (11/25/04) Regional Meets x 4Heart of America Bantam Club (11/19-20/05) Regional MeetOklahoma State Poultry Federation (12/10-11/05) Regional MeetUpper Cumberland Fancy Feather Club (12/10/05) Regional MeetBluegrass Poultry and Rabbit Show (10/29/05) Regional MeetOntario Poultry Breeders (12/10/05) Regional MeetRed Hill Bantam Club (11/26/05) Regional MeetIll-Mo (11/5/05) Regional MeetNew England Bantam Club (11/20/05) Regional MeetSoutheast Oklahoma Poultry Club (11/12/05) 2 ShowsSunflower Showdown (10/22-23/05) Regional MeetFlatland Finals (10/22-23/05) Regional MeetWisconsin International (9/24-25/05) Regional MeetAbilene Poultry Association (10/22/05) Regional MeetSouthern Ohio Poultry Association (10/1-2/05) Regional MeetVirginia Poultry Breeders Association (11/19-20/05) Regional MeetUnited Poultry Fanciers (5/7-8/2005) Regional MeetCornhusker Poultry Club (5/7-8/2005) Regional MeetSouthern Ohio Poultry Association (5/28-29/2005) Regional MeetLittle Rhody Poultry Fanciers (4/17/2005) Regional MeetCentral Illinois Poultry Club (5/14/05) Regional MeetMid Valley Poultry Fanciers (5/14/2005) Regional MeetIL-MO (6/4/05) Regional MeetKentuckiana Poultry Club (5/21/05) Regional MeetDayton Fancy Feather (4/23-24/05) Regional MeetGateway Poultry Club (4/9/05) Regional MeetDairyland Classic (6/4/2005) Regional MeetCentral Maine Bird Fanciers (5/29/05) Regional MeetWestern NY Poultry Association (5/15/05) Regional MeetTri-Cities Bantam Association (2/4/06) Regional MeetKentucky State Fair (8/18-28/05) Regional MeetPacific Poultry Breeders Association (1/28-29/06) District MeetIndiana Poultry Breeders Associatino (12/3-4/2005) Regional MeetGold Coast Poultry Fanciers (1/14-15/06) Regional MeetWFF Holiday Brisk – Fall Show (12/10-11/05) Regional MeetPeach State Poultry Fanciers (1/14/06) District MeetNortheast Poultry Congress (1/14-15/05) Regional Meet

Editor’s Note: If you don’t see a show listed above, then I probablydidn’t receive the show report. I am up to date except for a couplethat I have received in the past few days. These will be included inthe next newsletter. Contact me if you have any questions.


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2005 Eastern National PhotosHeld at the Yankee Fall Classic

Syracuse, NYOctober 22-23, 2005

BB Large Fowl – Buff Cockerel byBill West

RV Large Buff Pullet – 3rd BestLarge Cochin by Bill West

BV Buff Btm Cockerel – 5th BestBtm Cochin by Don Stephenson

RV Buff Bantam Pullet by BillZiehm

RV Black Bantam Cockerel – 4th BestBantam Cochin - by Bill West

RV White Btm Ckl – 3rd Best BtmCochin - by Bruce Robinson

BV Mottled Bantam Hen by JamieMatts

Champion Junior Cochin, WhiteBantam Cockerel by Sara Orlowski

BV Large Mottled Hen – 4th BestLarge Cochin – by Jamie Matts


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RV Columbian Btm Pullet by BruceRobinson

BV Columbian Ckl by BruceRobinson

BV Large Partridge Hen byRich Barczewski

BV Large White Pul – 5th Best LrgCochin by Paul and Jean Homer

RV Large White Pullet by Paul andJean Homer

BV Large Blue Hen by Kay St.Amour

RB Large Black Hen by Kay St.Amour (Res Asiatic)

BV Buff Columbian Pullet by BriceWonders

RB Junior Cochin, Black Cockerelby Sara Orlowski


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Barred BantamsMiller, Ken and Bernita 35Anderson, Charles 7M & M Exhibition Poultry 4Ray, Otes 2Yobst Family, Jay 2Isler, Sandy 1Vosburg Family, Doris 1

Birchen BantamsHagler, Chuck 29Vosburg Family, Doris 17Booth, Kay & Gary 5Smith, Jay 4Miller, Ken and Bernita 3Jandrey, Rick 2Rau, Karl & Sharon 2Risner, Natalie & Tobin 2

Black BantamsMazur, Joe 755Ray, Otes 726Anderson, Charles 690Peterson, Larry and Mark 653Roebuck Sr., Tom 457Baldwin, Tim and Sandra 422Miller, Ken and Bernita 363Ziehm, William 330Carroll, H. Craig 321Holt, Donald 289Mac-Harp Poultry 288Matts, Jamie 275Bucella Family, Paul and Loretta 263Lacey, Pat 244Henderson, John 218Rau, Norman 205Burgess, John 198Gantt, Judy 188Estlack Family 176Rau, Karl & Sharon 176Rhodes, Robert 176Aldrich, Kim & Kendra 166Prado Jr., Al 161Yobst Family, Jay 154Becker, Michael 144Currens, Jimmie 135Gallagher, Kevin and Donna 133McCammon, Matt 96McGehee, Fred 82Griner, Martha Ann 80Wehl, Duff 80Delaney Family 77Zimdars, Leon & Gen 71Sirrine, William T. 70Purser, Sonny 68Tucker, Anthony & Kathy 67Jones, Brad 66DiNatale, John 64

Black Bantams (cont)Lewis, William D. 64Dlugatch, Harvey 56Carothers, Robert 55Musser, William 54Hune, Joe 53McGee, Bill 51West, William 51Hamilton, Alan 50The Garrett Nest 50Best, Ed and Marjorie 44McGuire, Marty 40Sorenson, Paul and Andrea 40Wollard, Dennis 39Bruffee, Kenneth 34Edwards, Billy 34Truedson, Doddie & Dean 34Vosburg Family, Doris 31Butler, Sheryl 28Church, Gerald 25Maas, Hans 25Rutherford Family, Don & Sue 24Rock Hill Poultry 23Hagler, Chuck 20Hoyt, Mary E. 18Helvey, Bryant & Blair 16Kalinski, Starlene & Ginger 13Ryan, C. William 13Shain, Summer & Darlene 13Bailey, Oscar 12Affleck Family 11Harrison, William 10Hendzel, Jake 10Jones, Steve 10Loy, Glenn 9Neff, John T. 9Read, Spencer 9Holzhueter Family 8Linton, Mike, Jenny & Tate 8Martin, Rita 8Meyer, Carl 8Thyssen, John 8Blackman, Linda 7Beauchamp Family 6Michalski Family, Rosemary 6Isler, Sandy 5Van Dixon Family 5Whitney, O. Fayne 4Wollam, Bobby 3Abbitt, Fred 2Robinson, Bruce D. 2Barkley, Tonya 1Minnich, Elton & Josh 1Murchison, James "Red" 1St. Amour, Kay 1

Blue Frizzle BantamsHendzel, Jake 24Gantt, Judy 3Wahl, Mike 2

Black Frizzle BantamHendzel, Jake 75Butler, Sheryl 62Gantt, Judy 5Robinson, Doris 4Truedson, Doddie & Dean 3Bailey, Oscar 2Murchison, James "Red" 1

Black Large FowlWatford, Ray 257Mac-Harp Poultry 237St. Amour, Kay 188Thyssen, John 152Church, Gerald 143Carothers, Robert 121West, William 107Ryan, C. William 89Schilter, Anton 88Matts, Jamie 77Smith, Beth & Jerry 75Jones, Steve 63Shain, Summer & Darlene 59Sorenson, Paul and Andrea 58The Garrett Nest 47Doerr, Roland 41Vosburg Family, Doris 34Risner, Natalie & Tobin 33Henderson, John 30Wollard, Dennis 24Rutherford Family, Don & 18DiNatale, John 12Krueger, Jack 12Miller, Ken and Bernita 12West, David 12Aldrich, Kim & Kendra 10Bond, Rick 10Dlugatch, Harvey 9Hylkema, Heidi 8Bucella Family, Paul and 7Schroeder, Richard 7Cash, Kim 6Gyurica, James 4Marsinko, Andy 4Moon Disk Farm 4Rice, Tom and Pat 4Rosenthal, Sam 4Springer, Vernon and Ruby 4Terry, Laura 4Gallagher, Kevin and Donna 3Minnich, Elton & Josh 3Barkley, Tonya 2Lefeber, David & Wade 2Rowe, Kenneth Jr. 2Harville Cochins 1Jones, Danny 1

Master Breeder PointsAs of 1 March 2006


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Blue BantamsIsler, Sandy 419Anderson, Charles 285Rau, Norman 158Maas, Hans 127Mazur, Joe 127Yobst Family, Jay 66Rau, Karl & Sharon 62Lewis, William D. 53Miller, Ken and Bernita 50McCammon, Matt 47M & M Exhibition Poultry 44Butler, Sheryl 36Holt, Donald 34McGuire, Marty 28Park, Don and Linda 22Hoyt, Mary E. 21Shain, Summer & Darlene 17Hendzel, Jake 14Dlugatch, Harvey 13Helvey, Bryant & Blair 13Vosburg Family, Doris 13Alloway, John 11Ray, Otes 10Carroll, H. Craig 9Estlack Family 9Matts, Jamie 9Truedson, Doddie & Dean 8Aldrich, Kim & Kendra 6Carlson, Annamay 6Hylkema, Heidi 6Affleck Family 4Best, Ed and Marjorie 4Booth, Kay & Gary 4Hagler, Chuck 4Hawes, Robert 4Triple K Poultry 4House, Mike and Jocelyn 3Sorenson, Paul and Andrea 3Erickson, Don 2Michalski Family, Rosemary 2Minnich, Elton & Josh 2Orlowski, Sara 2Risner, Natalie & Tobin 2Robinson, Bruce D. 2St. Amour, Kay 2Ahlman, Shannon 1Lehman, Christine 1

White Frizzle BantamsButler, Sheryl 13Schilter, Anton 4Yobst Family, Jay 4Truedson, Doddie & Dean 2Aldrich, Kim & Kendra 1Wahl, Mike 1

Mottled FrizzleWahl, Mike 2Robinson, Doris 1

Blue Large FowlSmith, Beth & Jerry 36Marsinko, Andy 22St. Amour, Kay 20Thyssen, John 12Smith, Jay 11The Garrett Nest 11Springer, Vernon and Ruby 9Doerr, Roland 8Rice, Tom and Pat 4Schroeder, Richard 3Cash, Kim 2Hylkema, Heidi 2Minnich, Elton & Josh 2Moon Disk Farm 2Rutherford Family, Don & 2Yobst Family, Jay 2Dlugatch, Harvey 1Vosburg Family, Doris 1

Brown Red BantamsHagler, Chuck 71Ziehm, William 52Carroll, H. Craig 25Anderson, Charles 22Carlson, Annamay 8Rau, Karl & Sharon 4Bishop, Doug and Theresa 2Yobst Family, Jay 2

Brown Red Large FowlRice, Tom and Pat 4

Buff BantamsHawes, Robert 301Bishop, Doug and Theresa 196Peterson, Larry and Mark 182Ziehm, William 143Thompson, Ed 118Holt, Donald 75Lamb, Donna 67Aldrich, Kim & Kendra 60Ingram, Terry 60Rau, Norman 53Miller, Ken and Bernita 36Church, Gerald 34Stephenson, Don 25Abbitt, Fred 23McGehee, Fred 23Becker, Michael 18Helvey, Bryant & Blair 18Ray, Otes 15Tytler, Norm & Diane 14Minnich, Elton & Josh 12Yobst Family, Jay 12Cash, Kim 11M & M Exhibition Poultry 11Rau, Karl & Sharon 10

Buff Bantams (cont)Lightfoot, Robert 9Meyer, Carl 8Lewis, William D. 7Anderson, Charles 6Estlack Family 6Hoyt, Mary E. 6Matts, Jamie 5Wollard, Dennis 5Best, Ed and Marjorie 2Carlson, Annamay 2Dlugatch, Harvey 2Jones, Dwayne 2Ziller, Natasha 2Affleck Family 1

Buff Large FowlWest, William 426Peterson, Larry and Mark 276Mac-Harp Poultry 197Marsinko, Andy 67Jones, Steve 28Tytler, Norm & Diane 23Bucella Family, Paul and 22Wollard, Dennis 21Matts, Jamie 10Affleck Family 7Rice, Tom and Pat 5Thompson, Ed 5Church, Gerald 4Dlugatch, Harvey 4Gallagher, Kevin and Donna 4Carothers, Robert 3Klehr, Richard 2Marotta, Rose 2Meyer, Carl 2Thyssen, John 2Jones, Danny 1Maas, Hans 1Vosburg Family, Doris 1

Columbian BantamsRau, Karl & Sharon 16Robinson, Bruce D. 16Miller, Ken and Bernita 11Yobst Family, Jay 5Byland, Lisa 2Estlack Family 2Hawes, Robert 2Karwoski, Jason 2West, David 2Wollard, Dennis 2

Golden Laced BantamsLacey, Pat 8Vosburg Family, Doris 8Miller, Ken and Bernita 2Wollard, Dennis 2Hoyt, Mary E. 1


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Golden Laced Large FowlRice, Tom and Pat 3

Mottled BantamsGantt, Judy 308McCammon, Matt 287Mazur, Joe 264Matts, Jamie 110McGuire, Marty 65Rau, Norman 60Marsinko, Andy 53Rau, Karl & Sharon 53Miller, Ken and Bernita 40Robinson, Doris 25Maas, Hans 23Ahlman, Shannon 17St. Amour, Kay 17Carothers, Robert 9Anderson, Charles 7Bond, Rick 7Carlson, Annamay 5Hylkema, Heidi 5Ray, Otes 5Shain, Summer & Darlene 4Michalski Family, Rosemary 3Affleck Family 2Gallagher, Kevin and Donna 2Park, Don and Linda 2Thyssen, John 2Tighe, Paul and Laura 2Butler, Sheryl 1Holt, Donald 1Schilter, Anton 1Yobst Family, Jay 1

Mottled Large FowlMinnich, Elton & Josh 21Hylkema, Heidi 8Thyssen, John 7Yobst Family, Jay 6Matts, Jamie 3McCammon, Matt 3St. Amour, Kay 3

Partridge BantamsMaas, Hans 6Miller, Ken and Bernita 6Vosburg Family, Doris 4Matts, Jamie 1

Splash Large FowlSmith, Beth & Jerry 15Marsinko, Andy 7St. Amour, Kay 6Barkley, Tonya 4Cash, Kim 3

Partridge Large FowlBarczewski, Rich 82St. Amour, Kay 48Mac-Harp Poultry 21Jones, Steve 16Carothers, Robert 6Homer, Paul and Jean 4Best, Ed and Marjorie 2Smith, Jay 2Rice, Tom and Pat 1

Red BantamsColegrove, Diane 50Carlson, Annamay 12Erickson, Don 12Miller, Ken and Bernita 6

Red Large FowlRice, Tom and Pat 14Colegrove, Diane 6

Silver Laced BantamsCarlson, Annamay 4Estlack Family 4Ray, Otes 2

Silver Laced Large FowlRice, Tom and Pat 10Gyurica, James 2

Sil. Penciled BantamsBishop, Doug and Theresa 4Yobst Family, Jay 4Truedson, Doddie & Dean 2Miller, Ken and Bernita 1

Splash BantamsIsler, Sandy 7Lewis, William D. 6Anderson, Charles 5House, Mike and Jocelyn 4Mazur, Joe 4Rau, Karl & Sharon 4Rau, Norman 4Throne Family, Chris 4Vosburg Family, Doris 4Yobst Family, Jay 2Aldrich, Kim & Kendra 1Best, Ed and Marjorie 1Truedson, Doddie & Dean 1

Splash Frizzle BantamsYobst Family, Jay 1

White BantamsLacey, Pat 1744Currens, Jimmie 748Gantt, Judy 349Mazur, Joe 328Prado Jr., Al 272Lamb, Donna 252Bucella Family, Paul and 239Purser, Sonny 215Robinson, Bruce D. 210Sirrine, William T. 189Miller, Ken and Bernita 172Yobst Family, Jay 172Mac-Harp Poultry 149Ingram, Terry 136Truedson, Doddie & Dean 122Matts, Jamie 119Ray, Otes 110McGehee, Fred 100Aldrich, Kim & Kendra 96Carothers, Robert 89Gallagher, Kevin and Donna 88Rau, Norman 88Edwards, Billy 86Becker, Michael 82Baldwin, Tim and Sandra 76Henderson, John 76Best, Ed and Marjorie 73Tucker, Anthony & Kathy 58Jones, Brad 48Ziehm, William 47Rau, Karl & Sharon 46Hylkema, Heidi 44Vosburg Family, Doris 43Zimdars, Leon & Gen 34Rutherford Family, Don & 32Musser, William 27Anderson, Charles 26St. Amour, Kay 25Burgess, John 24Harrison, William 23Estlack Family 22Holt, Donald 18Wieser and Decker 16Hamilton, Alan 14Affleck Family 13Read, Spencer 11Thompson, Ed 11Johnson, Donald 7McGuire, Marty 6Jones, Steve 5McCammon, Matt 5Delaney Family 4Hune, Joe 4Carlson, Annamay 2Church, Gerald 2Lefeber, David & Wade 2Thyssen, John 2Dlugatch, Harvey 1Lehman, Christine 1


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White Large FowlMac-Harp Poultry 268St. Amour, Kay 55Homer, Paul and Jean 48Vosburg Family, Doris 23Doerr, Roland 15Lefeber, David & Wade 15Carothers, Robert 11West, David 10West, William 7Aldrich, Kim & Kendra 6Thyssen, John 5Marsinko, Andy 4Redshaw, Liz 4Yobst Family, Jay 4Rice, Tom and Pat 2DiNatale, John 1Marotta, Rose 1Triple K Poultry 1

Congratulations: Thefollowing members earnedMaster Breeders Points thistime around:

Tonya BarkleyMike and Jocelyn HouseJimmie CurrensAnton SchilterRose MarottaTony TuckerEd and Marjorie BestNorm RauHeidi Hylkema

Joe MazurRichard SchroederRoland DoerrBruce RobinsonTriple K PoultryKen RoweSheryl ButlerBeauchamp BantamsAndy MarsinkoJay SmithPaul and Jean HomerDanny JonesDelaney FamilyOscar BaileySandy IslerJenny LintonWilliam MusserBill WestBob HawesKen & Bernita MillerAl PradoBo GarrettAnna May CarlsonGerald ChurchSpencer ReadDon StephensonKevin and Donna GallagherLiz RedshawHatchmore PoultrySonny PurserHarvey Dlugatch

Red MurchisonHans MaasShannon AhlmanMatt McCammonBrad JonesJames GyuricaLinda BlackmanDonna LambPaul & Laura TigheBill SirrineRobert RhodesPaul & Andrea SorensonLarry & Mark PetersonPat LaceyJudy GanttRich BarczewskiJake HendzelEstlack FamilyBill ZiehmKay St. AmourOtes RayJohn BurgessJay Yobst FamilyNorm & Diane TytlerMac-Harp PoultryAffleck FamilyEd ThompsonDoris VosburgRick BondDoug & Theresa Bishop

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