The Wisconsin International Poultry club held their annual fall show at Portage, Wisconsin on September 26-27, 2009 at the fairgrounds.
When we got back at the show, the judging was coming along as the judges were Tim Bowles (Ohio), Bart Pals (Iowa) Gary Overton (Ohio) and Dennis Thompson (Iowa) for the open show and Tyler Danke judging the juniors along with the open show judges.
The Wisconsin International Poultry Club were host to the International Waterfowl Breeders Association National Meet and it was very well attended. Lots and lots of ducks and geese and some top notch exhibitors who showed at the show. Waterfowl is always a big part of this show year end and year out.
This show is well run every year and they always do a great job and everything runs like clockwork. They had everything done by 4:30 pm including the Grand Champions and they announced the winners at their get together on Saturday night. They didn’t have a banquet because lots of people would just rather go out and eat where they want to and visit with their friends and family.
The Wisconsin International Poultry Club junior show is always huge with Barb Gromacki running the Wisconsin Junior Program and you know that it’s going to be great. She has been doing this for a lot of years and even longer than the ABA-APA Youth Program. A lot of the young adults who has gone through the Wisconsin Program are some of the top in the nation. They have all kind of projects for the Juniors – The Future of the Fancy to do all weekend. Keeping the young adults busy keeps them out of trouble! That’s what it’s all about!
The “Friends of Wisconsin” always honor someone at the show and this year was no different. This year they honored Rev. Paul Ashbrook. Before he moved to Washington, he was secretary of the Wisconsin International Poultry Club and he is back living in Ohio and he and wife Mary came up to visit with their families and show their birds at the show. It was quite an honor for Rev. Paul and as usual he was his humble self.
The Wisconsin International Poultry Club always have several special awards at their show honoring some of their members who have passed away. It is a very nice thing to do in their memory.
In the junior show, it was a Partridge Wyandotte pullet winning Super Grand Champion of the show and Grand Champion Bantam by a junior belonged to Phillip Messerschmidt. The Reserve Super Grand Champion of the Junior show and Reserve Grand Champion Bantam was a White Wyandotte hen by Samantha Jean. The Grand Champion Large Fowl was a Black Australorp cockerel by Kurt Weisensel. The Reserve Grand Champion Large Fowl was a SC Light Brown Leghorn cockerel by Ashley Flees. The Grand Champion Waterfowl was a White Call old male by Robert and Rosalie Steiner. The Reserve Grand Champion Waterfowl was a Brown China old male by Rosalie Steiner.
Champion Turkey was a White old tom by Persephone and Diana Allen.
In Waterfowl, Champion Light Goose was a White Tufted Roman old male by Ryan and Kim Gartman. Reserve Champion Light Goose was a Brown China old male by Kaylan Lund. Champion Medium Goose was a Gray Pomeranian old male by Dan Fenner. Reserve Champion Medium Goose was a Pilgrim young female by Kershaw’s Waterfowl – Byron and Laura Kershaw. Champion Heavy Goose was a Brown African old male by Airling (Butch) Gunderson. Reserve Champion Heavy Goose was a White Embden old female by Pete Dempsey. Champion Goose was a Brown African old male by Airling (Butch) Gunderson. Reserve Champion Goose was a Tufted Roman old male by Ryan and Kim Gartman.
Champion Bantam Duck was a White Call old male by Wapsipinicon Waterfowl – Dennis Fuller. Reserve Champion Bantam Duck was a Black East Indie young male by Lori Waters. Champion Light Duck was a White Runner young male by Lori Waters. Reserve Champion Light Duck was a Khaki Campbell young male by Ryan and Kim Gartman. Champion Medium Duck was a Black Cayuga old female by Airling (Butch) Gunderson. Reserve Champion Medium Duck was a Buff young female by Ryan and Kim Gartman. Champion Heavy Duck was a White Aylesbury old female by Royal Oakes – James Konecny. Reserve Champion Heavy Duck was a White Pekin old female by Ryan and Kim Gartman. Champion Duck was a White Call old male by Wapsipinicon Waterfowl – Dennis Fuller. Reserve Champion Duck was a Black Cayuga old female by Airling (Butch) Gunderson.
The Grand Champion Waterfowl was a White Call old male by Wapsipinicon Waterfowl – Dennis Fuller. The Reserve Grand Champion Waterfowl was a Black Cayuga old female by Airling (Butch) Gunderson.
In Large Fowl, Champion American was a SC Rhode Island Red cockerel by Adrian and Mary Ann Rademacher. Reserve Champion American was a White Plymouth Rock cockerel by Earl Wilhelmi. Champion Asiatic was a Light Brahma pullet by Larry and Mark Peterson. Reserve Champion Asiatic was a Black Cochin hen by Andrea Soresen. Champion English was a Black Australorp cockerel by Jeoffrey Stevens. Reserve Champion English was a Black Australorp (out of trio) cockerel by Jeoffrey Stevens. Champion Mediterranean was a SC Black Minorca cockerel by Adrian and Mary Ann Rademacher. Reserve Champion Mediterranean was a SC Ancona pullet by Gary Klug. Champion Continental was a Black LaFleche pullet by Gary Klug. Reserve Champion Continental was a 2nd Place Black LaFleche pullet by Gary Klug. Champion AOSB was a Black Ameracana (out of trio) pullet by Jeoffery Stevens. Reserve Champion AOSB was a Black Sumatra hen by Prairie Song Poultry.
The Grand Champion Large Fowl was a SC Rhode Island Red cockerel by Adrian and Mary Ann Rademacher. The Reserve Grand Champion Large Fowl was a Light Brahma pullet by Larry and Mark Peterson.
In Bantams, Champion Modern was a Birchen pullet by Larry and Mark Peterson. Reserve Champion Modern was a 2nd Place Birchen pullet by Larry and Mark Peterson. Champion Old English was a Red Pyle pullet by Bill Wulff. Reserve Champion Old English was a White pullet by Jones Backyard Bantams. Champion SCCL was a SC Light Brown Leghorn pullet by Ron Hahm. Reserve Champion SCCL was a White Plymouth Rock out of trio pullet by Rev Paul Ashbrook. Champion RCCL was a White Wyandotte pullet by Rev Paul Ashbrook. Reserve Champion RCCL was a 2nd place White Wyandotte pullet by Rev Paul Ashbrook. Champion AOCCL was a Dark Cornish pullet by ACA Hady Poultry. Reserve Champion AOCCL was a Black Sumatra pullet by Cindy Rasmussen. Champion Featherleg was a Black Cochin cockerel by Larry and Mark Peterson. Reserve Champion Featherleg was a Black Cochin pullet by Larry and Mark Peterson. Champion Bantam Duck was a White Call old male by Wapsipinicon Waterfowl – Dennis Fuller. Reserve Champion Bantam Duck was a Black East Indie young male by Lori Waters.
The Grand Champion Bantam was a SC Light Brown Leghorn pullet by Ron Hahm. The Reserve Grand Champion Bantam was a White Call old male by Wapsipinicon Waterfowl – Dennis Fuller.
The Grand Champion Guinea was a Pearl hen by Duane and Phyllis Urch.
The Super Grand Champion of the show and Grand Champion Large Fowl was the SC Rhode Island Red cockerel by Adrian and Mary Ann Rademacher. The Reserve Super Grand Champion of the show and Grand Champion Bantam was the SC Light Brown Leghorn pullet by Ron Hahm.
As usual the Wisconsin International Poultry Club put on an outstanding show. They will do it all over again the last weekend of September. Until then, best to all.
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