Annual Show

The Rare Poultry Breeders' Association 19th Annual Show
Saturday 17th May 2025
Poultry Pavilion - Maitland Showground
Blomfield Street Maitland NSW

The show will be open to the public from 9:00am until approximately 3:00pm

Judges

Caleb Thomas
Rare Breeds

Luke Williams
Rare Varieties

Alan Bailey
Waterfowl, Juniors & Developmental

Perpetual Trophies Presented

Champion Bird in Show - Sponsored By The Rare Poultry Breeders' Association

Other Perpetual Trophies

Champion Barnevelder or Welsummer - Dubbo Pet & Stockfeed Perpetual Trophy

Reserve Champion Barnevelder or Welsummer - Dubbo Pet & Stockfeed Perpetual Trophy

Champion Waterfowl in Show - Mudgee Poultry & Pigeon Club Shield

Best Polish or Houdan in Show - Pat Birchall Memorial Trophy

Best Campine in Show - Kevin Gibb Memorial Trophy

Best Silkie in Show - Robyn Harris Memorial Trophy

Best Imported Breed - The Spackman Cup

Eligible Imported breeds
Appenzeller - Breda - Bresse Gauloise - Crèvecœur - Dutch Bantam - Dutch Owl Beard - Fayoumi - Friesian - Ixworth - La Flèche - Lakenvelder
Nankin Bantam - Norfolk Grey - Old English Pheasant Fowl - Orloff - Redcap - Scots Dumpy - Scots Grey - Serama - Siciliana - Sumatra - Vorwerk

IN TOTAL THERE IS OVER $1300 IN CASH PRIZES

Major Awards

Champion Bird in Show - Trophy plus $100 Cash
Champion Rare Breed in Show - Trophy, Tri Coloured Rosette & Bag of Poultry Feed
Champion Rare Variety in Show - Trophy, Tri Coloured Rosette & Bag of Poultry Feed
Champion Rare Breed Large - Trophy, Tri Coloured Ribbon & $25 Cash
Reserve Champion Rare Breed Large - Bi Coloured Ribbon
Champion Rare Variety Large - Trophy, Tri Coloured Ribbon & $25 Cash
Reserve Champion Rare Variety Large - Bi Coloured Ribbon
Champion Rare Breed Bantam - Trophy, Tri Coloured Ribbon & $25 Cash
Reserve Champion Rare Breed Bantam - Bi Coloured Ribbon
Champion Rare Variety Bantam - Trophy, Tri Coloured Ribbon & $25 Cash
Reserve Champion Rare Variety Bantam - Bi Coloured Ribbon
Champion Waterfowl in Show - Trophy, Tri Coloured Rosette, $50 Cash & Bag of Poultry Feed
Reserve Champion Waterfowl in Show - Bi Coloured Ribbon, $20 Cash
Champion Turkey In Show - Trophy, Tri Coloured Rosette & $25 Cash
Reserve Champion Turkey In Show - Bi Coloured Ribbon
Developmental Variety - Sash For Best Developmental Bird

Feature Breed 2025 - Dutch Bantam

$50 Cash Prize, Trophy & Sash

Best Dutch Bantam in show

Dutch Bantam Trophy Sponsored By Andrews & Smith

Donated Cash Prizes

A $20 Cash Prize For Best Of Each Breed Listed Below - Standard and/or Bantam

Appenzeller (STD) - Araucana (BTM) - Barnevelder (STD & BTM)
Braham (STD & BTM) -  Campine (STD) - Cochin (STD) - Croad Langshan (STD)
Dorking (STD) - Dutch Bantam -  Faverolles (STD & BTM) - Frizzle (BTM) - Houdan (STD)
Japanese -  Marans (STD) - Minorca (STD) -  New Hampshire (STD) - Phoenix (STD)
Polish (STD & BTM) - Rosecomb - Sebright - Spanish (STD & BTM)
Transylvanian Naked Neck (BTM) - Malay Game (BTM) - Sumatra (STD & BTM)

A $20 Cash Prize For Best Of Each Variety Listed Below - Standard and/or Bantam

Ancona (STD & BTM) - Australian Game (BTM) - Australorp (STD & BTM)
Hamburgh (STD & BTM) -  Leghorn (STD & BTM) - Orpington (STD & BTM)
Plymouth Rock (STD) - Rhode Island (BTM) -  Indian Game (BTM) -  Old English Game (STD)
Developmental (STD)

A $20 Cash Prize For Best Of Each Other Section Listed Below

Geese - Saxony - Rouen Clair

All Of The Above Prizes Kindly Donated By Club Members & Members Of The Public

Waterfowl Cash Prizes

$50 - Champion Waterfowl In Show
$20 - Reserve Champion Waterfowl In Show

Junior Exhibitors

Champion Junior

Family Pass to Hunter Valley Gardens
(Kindly Donated By Hunter Valley Gardens - Terms & Conditions Apply)
&
Trophy sponsored by the Rare Poultry Breeders' Association

Reserve Champion Junior

One year subscription to The Poultry Digest
(Kindly Donated By Primary Media)
&
Trophy sponsored by the Rare Poultry Breeders' Association

Junior Encouragement Awards

Two medallions donated by L & S Clarke

Welsummer Award

Sash donated by the Welsummer Club of Australia

Show Entry Fees - Schedule - Entry Form

Show Entry Fees

Rare Poultry Breeders' Association Members: $1.50 per bird per exhibitor
Non Members: $2.00 per bird per exhibitor

Entries to our annual show can be made by post or email

Please Note ! Entries lodged by email will only be accepted if payment is made via EFT & bank remittance supplied

PAYMENTS FOR SHOW ENTRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED ON SHOW DAY - NO EXCEPTIONS !

Payments are accepted by post (cheques & money orders made payable to the Rare Poultry Breeders' Association)
or
Via internet banking to: BSB Number 650300 - Account Number 978385604
Using your 'Surname' and 'Entries' as a reference
(Our club will not accept responsibility for misdirected funds)

Schedule & Entry Form

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Entry Form

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ENTRIES CLOSE FRIDAY 9TH MAY 2025

For enquiries please contact our Show Secretary David Smith at:

[email protected]

Our Show Secretary can also be contacted by phone on: 0423397690

Show Day Raffle

Our show raffle gives everybody the opportunity to be a winner!
Tickets are on sale for $1.00 per ticket

Tickets are available for purchase on show day.

This year’s prizes:

Prizes, including bags of poultry feed and other poultry related items, will feature on the raffle table, thanks to
the generous donations of our many sponsors and various club members.

Where To Find Us

Maitland Showground - Entry via Blomfield Street Maitland NSW

Our Sponsors

Our Accommodation Sponsor