It would have been even larger if there hadn't been a conflict with another show that same weekend. I feel certain that this will not happen again now that we are more aware.
Bob
The poultry show at the Tulsa State Fair was this past weekend. The Tulsa State Fair in it's heyday (formerly Oil Capital) was a very large show but for various reasons it had dwendled down to about 350 birds due to superintendent issues. We have been working on getting the numbers back up and this year the total number was just short of 2000 birds. It was a full day for the four judges. It is still not as large as it's heyday years but at least we got a better handle on coops available for future growth. One exhibitor entered almost 700 birds and we are ALL still sore after pitching in to get them packed and on their way!!! Here are the results:
Show Champion and Champion Bantam- Dark Cornish (H) Superior Farms
Reserve Show Champion and Champion Waterfowl- Cayuga (C) Twisted Feather Farms
Best Modern- Brown Red (H)- Bobby and Aillen Castlebury
Reserve Modern- Birchen (P)- Walker Bantams
Best Game- BB Red (C)- Barnes Bantams
Reserve Game- White (P)- Marvin McGehee
Best SCCL(and Reserve Bantam)- White Plymouth Rock (H)- Twisted Feather Farms
Reserve SCCL- Rhode Island Red (K)- Twisted Feather Farms
Best RCCL- White Wyandotte (C)- Twisted Feather Farms
Reserve RCCL- White Wyandotte (K)- Twisted Feather Farms
Best AOCCL- Dark Cornish (H)- Superior Farms
Reserve AOCCL- W.C. Black Polish (P)- Christie Jones
Best Featherleg- White Cochin (C)- Fre McGehee
Reserve Featherleg- White Brd Silkie (H) Diane Heaton
Best American (and Reserve Landfowl)- White Plymouth Rock (P)- Twisted Feather Farms
Reserve American (and Reserve Largefowl- Whtie Plymouth rock (K)- Twisted Feather Farms
Best Asiatic- Black Langshan (P)- Twisted Feather Farms
Reserve Asiatic- Black Cochin (H)- Twisted Feather Farms
Best English- Australorp (P)- Twisted Feather Farms
Reserve English- Buff Orpington (H)- Twisted Feather Farms
Best Mediterranean- S.C. Light Brown Leghorn (P)- Twisted Feather Farms
Reserve Med.- S.C. White Leghorn (H)- Twisted Feather Farms
Best Contintental- Black Hamburg (H)- Superior Farms
Reserve Continental- LaFleche (H)- Superior Farms
Best AOSB- BB Red Cubalaya (K)- Twisted Feather Farms
Reserve AOSB- Black Sumatra (P)- Twisted Feather Farms
Best Bantam Duck (and Reserve Waterfowl)- Gray Call (K)- Twisted Feather Farms
Reserve Bantam Duck- Gray Call (C)- Twisted Feather Farms
Best Light Duck- White Runner (H)- Twisted Feather Farms
Reserve Light Duck- White Runner (C)- Twisted Feather Farms
Best Medium Duck- Cayuga (C)- Twisted Feather Farms
Reserve Medium Duck- White Crested (C)- Twisted Feather Farms
Best Heavy Duck- Pekin (K)- Twisted Feather Farms
Reserve Heavy Duck- Pekin (C)- Twisted Feather Farms
Best Light Goose- Brown China (C)- Twisted Feather Farms
Reserve Light Goose- Egyptian (C)- Superior Farm
Best Medium Goose-Gray Pomeranian (H)- Superior Farm
Reserve Medium Goose- Pilgrim (H)- Superior Farm
Best Heavy (and Champion) Goose- Embden (K)- Twisted Feather Farms
Reserve Heavy (and Reserve) Goose- Embden (P)- Twisted Feather Farms
Champion Turkey- Bronze (K)- Superior Farm
Reserve Turkey- Narragansett (C)- Twisted Feather Farms
Hummer
It would have been even larger if there hadn't been a conflict with another show that same weekend. I feel certain that this will not happen again now that we are more aware.
Bob
Actually, there were two shows going in Oklahoma that weekend and two shows (which some of the normal exhibitors from Tulsa went to) in Arkansas the same weekend. The show in Pine Bluff was much larger than normal and I understand they had to triple deck. For people preaching gloom and doom about the poultry shows I am just not seeing it for the most part. We have already talked to them at the Tulsa State Fair to move the show back a week to avoid conflicts since I no longer will have any obligations that week. That puts it on the week of the Junior Livestock show at Tulsa and that always gets a little crazy but the fairgrounds has easy access and you drive right into a climate controlled breezeway to unload your birds. The downside for me of moving the show back a week is I'll miss alot of the Open Horse shows going on that week. This past weekend when it was getting a little crazy I would go over and talk to the Percheron horses for something sane to talk to!!!! LOL.
Hummer
Out of 2000 birds, couldn't those Twisted Feather people let someone else win a few?![]()
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