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Secretary, Wilbert Hollinger, had been working diligently behind the scenes to ensure the entries were all ready for the judges.

On this occasion the judges were, Hard Feather: OEG – Ash Barnett, Carlisle – Robert Shaw, Oxford – Neal Adams.

Soft Feather: Heavy – Ryan McLaren, Light – Becky Adams, True – Joshua Kittle.

Best True was a black Pekin from Adams & McLaren. (Pic: Joshua Kittle

Rare Breeds and Eggs: Neal Adams.

Waterfowl: Ginny McKee.

Championship: John Cummings.

The results were as follows

Best Juvenille was a white Pekin exhibited by Alannah Adams. (Pic: Joshua Kittle)

OEG

Out of an entry of 208, the winners of the Old English Game were:

Best OEG Bantam – A&R Shaw (Spangle male).

Best Opposite Sex OEG Bantam – Eugene O’Rourke (Polecat pullet).

Best Rare was a Thurington exhibited by Kiera McGarry. (Pic: Joshua Kittle)

Best Adult Bird – A&R Shaw (Spangle male).

Best Young Bird – Eugene O’Rourke (Polecat pullet).

Best Spangle – A&R Shaw (cock).

Best Red/Wheaten – J&M Blaney (pullet).

Best Tassled OEG, Austin McCauley. (Pic: Joshua Kittle)

Best Red/Partridge – P&P Robinson (cock).

Duckwing – J&M Blaney (pullet).

Black – A&R Shaw (cockerel).

Blue – A&R Shaw (female).

Dark Furness/Polecat – Eugene O’Rourke (pullet).

Blue Furness – J&M Blaney (pullet).

Show Champion, a white Silkie from J&M Blaney. (Pic: Joshua Kittle)

Pile – Adams & McLaren (pullet).

Crele – J&M Blaney (pullet).

AOC – Adams & McLaren (cockerel).

Muff/Tassled – Austin McCauley.

Best Trio – Adams & McLaren.

Best Junior – Alannah Adams.

Modern Game

Best in Show – Wheaten, Marc McCullough.

Black Red – Marc McCullough.

Pile – Marc McCullough.

Brown Red – Andy Johnston.

Duckwing – Marc McCullough.

Birchen Grey – Marc McCullough.

AOC – J&M Blaney.

Carlisle Game

Best in Show/Best Hardfeather/Reserve Show Champion – Birchen Grey female, Adams & McLaren.

Best Brown Red – Adams & McLaren.

Best Black Red – Adams & McLaren.

Best AOC – J&M Blaney.

Oxford Game

Best in Show/Henny Male – Ryan McCaughern.

Best AC Crow Winged – Female, Ryan McCaughern.

Best Duckwing Male – John McKearney.

Best Ginger Female – John McKearney.

AOC Male – Ryan McCaughern.

Waterfowl

Best in Show/Best Heavy – Saxony duck, James McDaid.

Best Light Duck – Gifty Hornsbry.

Best Miniature – Black East Indian drake, James McDaid.

Best Appleyard Duck – James Doherty.

Best Call Drake – Dawn McCullough.

Best Indian Runner Drake – Gifty Hornsbry.

Soft Feather

Heavy Large

Best in Show – Brahma female, James McDaid.

Best Orpington – Female, Gifty Hornsbry.

Best Cochin – Female, Gifty Hornsbry

Best Rhode Island – Gregory Eaton.

Heavy Bantam

Best in Show/Best Sussex – Coronation pullet, Fullerton family.

Best Wyandotte – Female, Lucy Gabby.

Best Rhode Island Red – Male ,Gregory Eaton.

Best German Langshan – Fullerton family.

Best Australorp – Fullerton family.

Best AOV – Edith Hornsbry.

Light Large

Best Soft Feather/ Best in Show/Show Champion – White Silkie female, J&M Blaney.

Light Bantam

Best in Show – Ancona male, Mark Graham.

Best Leghorn – Mark Graham.

Best Minorca – Mark Graham.

Beat AOV – James Weatherup.

True Bantams

Best Rosecomb – Lucy Gabby.

Best Pekin – Edwards Family.

Best Serama – Wallace & Cavanagh.

Best Dutch – James McDade.

Best Belgian – Lucy Gabby.

Other results included

Best Rare Breed – Kiera McGarry.

Best Plate of Eggs – Kiera McGarry.

Best Juvenile – Alannah Adams.

Best Trio – Soft Feather Dawn McCullough.

Best Trio – Hard Feather J&M Blaney.

Thanks to all exhibitors, stewards and judges who helped make this show a success. It is great to have Joshua Kittle back to take photographs – thanks to him for all his help in this area.

East Antrim Bantam Association hold very successful show in the Slemish Hall