LANGSHAN CLUB OF VICTORIA NEWSLETTER
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LANGSHAN CLUB OF VICTORIA NEWSLETTER
LANGSHAN CLUB OF VICTORIA Incorporation No. A0056597C NEWSLETTER Issue No. 14, August, 2015 2015 ANNUAL SHOW CONGRATULATIONS! OFFICE BEARERS Patrons: George Norman. Pat Birchall. Secretary: Debbie Sigmund President: Michael Grounds Treasurer: Elizabeth Batcheldor Vice Presidents: Michael Holmes, Michael Jones Show Manager: Brett Batcheldor Committee Members: Sonya Ford, Tony Mann, Mark Lee, Kevin Collins. IN THIS ISSUE From the Secretary ………………………….…………………………..Page 1 AGM ……………………………………………………………….…………..Page 2 Annual Show Results & Photos………………….……………Page 2 - 5 Membership…………………………………………………..…………… .Page 5 Around the Shows……………………..…………………………… .…..Page 6 Royal Melbourne Poultry Show photos………………………....Page 7 Whats coming up…………………………………………………...………Page 8 FROM THE SECRETARY’S DESK The 2015 Annual Show can only be hailed as another success story for our club. The 28 exhibitors swelled the number of entries to 281 of which 23 were in the egg competitions. Kim George from Crookwell, NSW was given the task of adjudicating this year. The largest classes as usual were the Australian Langshan Bantam Black Pullets (38) and Bantam Black Ckls (29). The Blue bantam entries also increased, with 19Pullets and 17 Cockerels. The Australian Langshan blue bantam entries increase each year and it was great to see some in the junior classes. This year saw a big increase in white Australian Langshans too with 10 large and 23 bantams benched. CONGRATULATIONS Nick and Kelvin Fenaughty on winning Bird in Show for the second time in a row! Their stunning black Australian Langshan Bantam pullet stole the show, a deserving winner. This little pullet narrowly beat Elizabeth Batcheldor’s immaculately prepared and presented black bantam hen which really caught the eye of the judge. Both birds are a credit to their owners, the epitome of the criteria judges are looking for in Australian Langshans. The Croad Feature of the show was a great success with Champion Croad Langshan in Show won by Mark Lee with his black pullet. For this special feature event Mark received a beautifully framed rosette sent from England, a card depicting a watercolour painting of a Croad hen, (painted by Celia Lewis, a well known English artist). Lyn Heigl - Secretary of the Croad Langshan Club of Great Britain had signed the card which was presented in a lovely silver frame. Mark also received a $150 Gift pack donated by Allfarm Animal Health. Most Successful Croad Exhibitor was Mark Lee who received an award from Australasian Poultry Magazine. New member and newcomer to the world of showing poultry, Inger Bray also had success, winning “Reserve Champion Blue Croad Langshan” at her second ever show! Congratulations Inger, keep up the great work and welcome to the Langshan Club of Victoria. The Junior classes were strong this year with another new member, Michael Lloyd taking home the major award, Junior Bird in Show proudly sponsored by the ever supportive George and Faye Norman. Welcome and congratulations Michael. Dimity Hague won Reserve Junior Bird in Show with a Bantam Blue cockerel the Hague family had bred; Dimity’s enduring smile increasing that little bit more. For the second year in a row, The Noeleen Battley Trophy was won by Sonya Ford with her blue bantam hen - this little fowl just keeps on keeping on!. Congratulations Sonya and thankyou for your help assisting the photographer Sonya King who kindly agreed to be the Club’s official photographer. I put together a collage of her photos on the front of the newsletter. The egg Competition was very well supported - with the Painted Egg and Decorated Egg classes hotly contested - there are members out there with many hidden talents! Thankyou Liz Batcheldor for stewarding for Neil Penny who had the unenviable task of judging the eggs. “Champion Plate of Eggs” was won by Colin Kincaid of Maffra with “Plate of 6 Large Brown Eggs” receiving a $50 voucher from Silkies Rose Farm. “Reserve Plate of Eggs” was won by Tony Milton “Plate of 6 Brown Bantam Egg”s. The award for Best Decorated Egg was won by Joyce Anderson who once more showed her artistic side with Humpty Dumpty on the Wall. The “Best Painted Egg” was painted by Deb Sigmund detailing an English cottage and gardens scene, encompassing the egg. Please continue reading for all show results later in this newsletter. The Junior Acitivity Centre was not as popular as last year with fewer children around to participate. Jo Hague deserves an honorable mention here. Thanks for all your preparation and organising activities for the children. The variety was enjoyed by all the kids who joined in. There are many people who help to make an event successful t and the Langshan Club of Victoria members are incomparable. Without their kindness and willingness to “get down and dirty” the show would not be the amazing success it is. Michael Jones stepped in to the Show Manager’s shoes while Brett had unavoidable work commitments; not an easy job Page 1 but Michael just smiled and did what had to be done. His stewards Tony Mann and Mark Lee assisted by Graham Sargennt were kept on their toes, this team doing a wonderful job supporting the judge. Tony Milton set out the trophies and arranged all the sashes and tells me that next year it will “all run smoother than silk” . Great job Tony. Liz Batcheldor and Nick Fenaughty didn’t bat an eyelid when asked to help in the “kitchen” which was kept very busy all day. It would be gravely remiss of me to neglect to mention the “girls”who run the catering department. Kathy Holmes, Lee Holmes and Kelly Williams. Though they have this catering business down to a fine art but are always very grateful for any help. Many thanks for the great food and I loved the vegie soup! We have no show if we have no competitors - So, thank you to all the exhibitors; many of you travelling many kilometers beautiful Langshans. This effort and support made this Annual Show one to remember and I eagerly await the next one. Special thank you to David Geering, President of the Langshan Club of Australia, for taking time to visit and exhibit with our Club, all the way from Dubbo. We also thank Freddie Brincat-Tree, who also tore up the bituman all the way from South Australia. It was a pleasure to welcome you to Victoria. Last but not least thank you to all club members, their families and friends who made the day such a friendly, enjoyable and very memorable day. Each year the Club receives generous donations, sponsorship and support; and on behalf of the Langshan Club of Victoria, I soncerely thank the following members, businesses, organisations and clubs.. THE CROAD LANGSHAN CLUB of GREAT BRITAIN ALLFARM ANIMAL HEALTH GROUNDS JEWELLERS AUSTRALASIAN POULTRY MAGAZINE PHIL GLOVER FIRE INVESTIGATION LANGSHAN CLUB OF AUSTRALIA LAUCKE MILLS STOCK FEEDS HAGUE FAMILY SILKIES ROSE FARM GEORGE & FAY NORMAN ABSOLUTE PEST CONTROL PRESIDENT, LANGSHAN CLUB OF AUSTRALIA SONYA FORD MARK LEE B & E BATCHELDOR M & K HOLMES C & J JONES L & D SIGMUND J & C ANDERSON New Members - Welcome! Michael Lloyd, Lorraine Edgley, John Suters, Megg Miller, Inger Bray, and Harry Taylor. We hope your time with the Langshan Club of Victoria is a long and very happy one. Deb Sigmund, Secretary **************** ANNUAL SHOW RESULTS and PHOTOS Date - 4 July 2015 Judge – Kim George from Crookwell. NSW All poultry Neil Penny from Ruffy, Vic. All Eggs BIRD IN SHOW – K & N Fenaughty, Black Bantam Pullet RES. BIRD IN SHOW – B & E Batcheldor, Black Bantam Hen CHAMPION CROAD LANGSHAN IN SHOW – M. Lee Black Plt. JUNIOR BIRD IN SHOW – Michael Lloyd, Bantam Black Ckl. RES. JUNIOR BIRD IN SHOW – Dimity Hague, Bantam Blue Ckl. NOELEEN BATTLEY TROPHY – S. Ford, Blue Hen BEST LANGSHAN OTHER THAN BLACK – D. Geering, White Ckl. CHAMPION BLUE LANGSHAN IN SHOW – S. Ford, Standard Australian Langshans Black Cock – No Entries Black Hen – No Entries Black Ckl – (10) 1 C. Kincaid; 2 G. Norman; 3 and 4 J & C. Anderson Black Pullet – (13) 1 and 2 K & N Fenaughty; 3 and 4 G. Norman; 5 K & N Fenaughty Best Standard Black – K & N Fenaughty Plt. Res. Standard Black - C. Kincaid Page 2 Blue Cock - (1) 1 M. Grounds Blue Hen - (1) 1 M. Grounds Blue Ckl – (6) 1 D. Geering; 2 J & C Anderson; 3 J & C Anderson. Blue Plt – (5) 1 T. Milton; 2 and 3 J & C Anderson Best Standard Blue – T. Milton Res. Standard Blue – D. Geering White Cock (0) No entries White Hen (2) – 1 D. Geering; 2 M. Grounds White Ckl (4) – 1, 2 and 3 D. Geering White Plt (6) – 1 and 2 D. Geering; 3 T. Milton Best Standard White – D. Geering. Hen Res. Standard White - D. Geering. Plt CHAMPION STANDARD AUST. LANGSHAN – K & N Fenaughty – Black Pullet RESERVE STANDARD AUST. LANGSHAN – D. Geering – White Pullet Bantam Australian Langshans Black Cock (8) – 1 I. Askew; 2 B & E Batcheldor; 3 M & K Holmes; 4 T. Milton Black Hen (8) – 1 and 2 B & E Batcheldor; e J. Suters; 4 I. Askew Black Ckl (29) – 1 and 2 G. Norman; 3 N. Fenaughty; 4 G. Sargeant; 5 E. Nash; 6 T. Mann; HC B & E Batcheldor. Black Plt (38) – 1 K & N. Fenaughty; 2 M. Jones; 3, 4, 5 K & N Fenaughty; 6 G. Sargeant; HC K & N Fenaughty. Best Black Bantam – K & N Fenaughty, Plt Res. Black Bantam – B & E Batcheldor. Hen Blue Cock (3) – 1 B & E Batcheldor; 2 T. Mann; 3 A. Beaty Blue Hen (5) – 1 S. Ford; 2 D. Geering; 3 T. Mann Blue Ckl (17) – 1 and 2 D & L Sigmund; 2 B & E Batcheldor; 3 B & E Batcheldor; 4 L. Edgley; 5 D. Geering. Blue Plt (19) – 1 B & E Batcheldor; 2 and 3 D. Geering; 4 J & C Anderson’; 5 B & E Batcheldor; 6 G. Sargeant Best Blue Bantam – S. Ford, Hen Res. Blue Bantam – B & E Batcheldor, Plt White Cock (1) – J. Suters White Hen (1) D. Geering White Ckl (8) – 1 and 3 D. Geering; 2 B & E Batcheldor; 4 D. & L Sigmund. White Plt (13) – 1 and 3 D. Geering; 2 B & E Batcheldor; 4 S. Ford Best White Bantam – D. Geering Ckl. Res. White Bantam – D. Geering Plt CHAMPION BANTAM AUST. LANGSHAN – K & N Fenaughty, Black Pullet RESERVE CHAMPION BANTAM AUST. LANGSHAN B & E. Batcheldor – Black Hen Standard Croad Langshans Black Cock – (0) No entries Black Hen (4) – 1, 2, 3, 4 Macdonald Family Black Ckl (4) – 1, 2 M. Lee Black Plt (4) – 1 M. Lee; 2 I. Bray Best Standard Black – M. Lee, Plt Res. Standard Black – Macdonald Family Hen Blue Cock (1) Macdonald Family Blue Hen (0) No entries Blue Ckl (3) – 1 M. Lee; 2 I Bray Blue Plt (2) 0 1 M. Lee; 2 I. Bray Best Standard A.O.C. – M. Lee Plt. Res. Standard A.O.C. – I. Bray Plt CHAMPION CROAD LANGSHAN – M. Lee, Black Plt. RESERVE CHAMPION CROAD LANGSHAN - Macdonald Family, Black Hen. Bantam Croad Langshans Black Cock – J & C Anderson Black Hen – J & C Anderson Black Ckl – J & C Anderson Black Plt – J & C Anderson Blue Hen – J & C Anderson No entries in Ckl and Plt classes. CHAMPION BANTAM CROAD LANGSHAN – J & C Anderson, Blue Hen. Exhibition Pair of Females Standard Aust. Black Pair – J & C Anderson Standard Aust. – Blue Pair – M. Grounds Standard Croads – Blue Pair – M. Lee Bantam Aust. Black Pair – 1 I. Askew; 2 T. Mann Bantam Aust. Blue Pair – 1 G. Sargeant; 2 L. Edgley Bantam Aust. White Pair – D. Geering CHAMPION EXHIBITION PAIR OF FEMALES – G. Sargeant RES. CHAMPION EXHIBITION PAIR OF FEMALES – I. Askew JUNIORS (Only Bantam Australian Langshans entered) Black Cock (1) – B. Collins Black Hen (3) – 1 D. Hague; 2 E. Johnson Black Ckl (8) – 1 M. Lloyd; 2 M. Lloyd; 3 E. Johnson; 4 B. Collins. Black Plt (10) 1 E. Johnson; 2 D. Hague; 3 B. Collins; 4 E Johnson. Best Jnr Black Bantam – M. Lloyd, Ckl Blue Cock, Blue Hen (No entries) Blue Ckl. (3) – 1 D. Hague; 2 E. Johnson; 3 D. Hague Blue Plt ( 1) – D Hague Best Jnr. Blue Bantam – D. Hague, Ckl Egg Competitions Plate of 6 Eggs – 6 Standard Brown Eggs (4) – 1 C. Kincaid; 2 A. Beaty; 6 Standard Tinted Eggs (1) C. Kincaid 6 Bantam Brown Eggs – 1 T. Milton’; 2 I. Askew; 3 T. Milton 6 Bantam Tinted Eggs –(5) 1 D & L Sigmund, 2 D & L Sigmund; 3 M & K Holmes Painted Eggs – (7) 1st & 2nd Deb Sigmund 3 Lou Sigmund HC M & K Holmes BEST PAINTED EGG - D. Sigmund Decorated Eggs (8) 1st, 2nd & 3rd J & C Anderson HC I. Askew, M & K Holmes, A. Beaty BEST DECORATED EGG – J & C Anderson Page 3 BIRD IN SHOW - Nick and Kelvin Fenaughty’s Bantam Pullet RESERVE BIRD IN SHOW – B & E Batcheldor’s Bantam Hen CHAMPION CROAD LANGSHAN – Mark Lee’s Black Pullet Reserve Champion Croad Langshan – Macdonald Family Winner of the NOELEEN BATTLEY TROPHY – S. Ford’s Bantam Hen JUNIOR BIRD IN SHOW – Michael Lloyd’s Bantam Ckl. BEST DECORATED EGG - Joyce Anderson Winner of PRESIDENTS TROPHY David Geering’s Ckl. RESERVE JUNIOR BIRD IN SHOW – D. Hague’s Bantam Ckl. BEST PAINTED EGG – Deb Sigmund Page 4 CHAMPION CROAD LANGSHAN winner, Mark Lee is the proud winner of the special trophies which were sponsored by the Croad Langshan Club of Great Britain . Well done Mark! JUNIORS It was very pleasing to see some new faces in the juniors, and of course their Langshans! Michael Lloyd and his dad, Brendan, covered many kilometers to attend this year’s show which turned out to be a very worthwhile trip. Congratulations again Michael on your exciting win, Junior Bird in Show. Well done! Nine year old Dimity Hague from Maffra is not new to showing Langshans and won Reserve Junior Bird in Show with a blue cockerel the Hague family had bred themselves. Her smiling, happy face has been around since she was little 5 year old. Congratulations Dimity! Michael Lloyd holding the show preparation box which he won for Junior Bird in Show. This trophy was donated by Faye and George Norman. Dimity at home with a very relaxed blue Ckl sitting proudly amongst his winnings. Annual General Meeting The AGM will be held at the Mountain District Poultry Club pavilion, Yarra Glen. Melways Ref. Page 275 B2. The Club will try to hold the AGM in different place each year to enable club members who come from all corners of Victoria and beyond, to have the opportunity of attending this important meeting. All Welcome! Date: Sunday 30th August, 2015 Time: 11am It is important for the ongoing success of the club for all members to attend this meeting to elect your committee for 2015/2016. We would like all members to take part in the decision making processes of the club and to share the load equally between everyone. The club values your ideas and input. Following the AGM will be the General Meeting. Lunch (after the meetings – approx. 1pm) Yarra Valley Grand Hotel, Bell Street, Yarra Glen. I have it on good authority they serve good pub lunches – prices start at $20. Please let me know if you want lunch so I can book a table. Thank you. MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL Membership is due each year on 1st July. If you have not renewed your membership yet could you all please complete the forms sent to you, with your current details and return them to me as soon as possible. I will need these details to update the Breeders Directory which will be sent to everyone who has requested one.. Page 5 CLUB WEBSITE Check it Out! Club Member, Tony Milton is now looking after the club’s website and Facebook Page and doing a great job. Take a look at the website langshanclubvictoria@gmail.com And Facebook Langshan Club of Victoria. They are full of information, photos, schedules etc. Tony keeps it updated all the time and both sites are worth browsing through. Have a look at all the photos from the show and the Royal Melbourne Poultry Show. Bacchus Marsh & Melton Poultry Club Annual Show Held May 30, 2015 Euroa Poultry Club Show Langshan Feature Held May 31, 2015 Australian Langshans Large - (1 entry) Black Hen – 1Keith and Judy Welsh Champion Large Langshan Champion SF Large Heavy Reserve Champion SF Large Australian Langshan Bantams – (9 entries) Black Ckl – 1 & 2 M & K Holmes; 3 L. Edgley Black Plt – 1, 2 & 3 M & K Holmes Blue Plt – 1 & 2 L. Edgley Champion SF Bantam Heavy Reserve Champion SF Bantam CHAMPION LANGSHAN OF SHOW – M & K HOLMES PLT Gippsland Riviera Poultry & Game Club Young Bird Show Held 31st May, 2015 Judge: All Dale Ashton Australian Langshans- Standard : Black Ckl – 1 C. Kincaid; 2 & 3 J & C Anderson Black Plt – 1 & 2 C. Kincaid; 3 Peachey & Cleary Blue Ckl – J & C Anderson Blue Plt – 1 & 2 J & C Anderson. Champion Large SF Heavy – C. Kincaid Ckl. Australian Langshans - Bantam Black Ckl – 1 I. Askew; 2 B & E Batcheldor; 3 J & C Anderson Black Plt - 1 Peachey & Cleary; 2 I Askew; 3 Peachey & Cleary Blue Ckl – 1 D. Sigmund; 2 Peachey & Cleary; 3 D Sigmund Blue Plt – 1 J & C Anderson; 2 B & E Batcheldor; 3 Peachey & Cleary Best Blue – D Sigmund White Plt – 1 TB & E Batcheldor; 2 & 3 D. Sigmund Croad Langshans Black Ckl – J & C Anderson ROYAL MELBOURNE POULTRY SHOW An opportunity presented itself this year for the Langshan Club of Victoria to participate in the trade stands. A group of us set to and created a very attractive and informative stand in the “Poultry Clubs” section. The Essendon Poultry Club, VPFA and Mountain District Poultry Club had a few brochures as well. Liz Batcheldor and I had three large poster-size photos laminated along with an excellent selection of Langshans photos which formed part of our display and another poster with Croad Langshan photos. Added to this were a number of Langshan Club and Langshan breed and information brochures. Our efforts were well rewarded with numerous enquiries, membership applications and orders for birds! Australian Langshans - Standard Black Ckl - 1 Johnstone & McGrath, 2 R. Hogan Black Plt –. 1 R. Hogan, 2 R. Hogan, 3 R. Hogan & BEST BLACK Blue Cock – M. Grounds Blue Hen – M. Grounds & BEST BLUE Blue Ckl – T. Milton White Hen – M. Grounds White Ckl – M. Grounds White Plt – M. Grounds. CHAMPION STANDARD LANGSHAN, R. Hogan Black Pullet RESERVE STANDARD LANGSHAN, Johnstone & McGrath Black Cockerel Australian Langshans - Bantams Black cock - B & E Batcheldor Black hen – 1, & 2 R. Hogan, 3 B & E Batcheldor Black Ckl – 1 R. Hogan, 2 Porter & Gribble, 3 B & E Batcheldor Black Plt – 1 R. Hogan, 2 R. Hogan, 2 T. Milton BEST BLACK BANTAM – R. Hogan, Pullet Blue Cock – 1 T. Milton. Blue Hen – 1 T. Mann. Blue Ckl – 1 D & L Sigmund, 2 B & E Batcheldor, 3 R. Hogan. Blue Plt – 1 D & L Sigmund, 2 T. Mann, 3 S. Ford. BEST BLUE BANTAM – D & L Sigmund, Ckl CHAMPION BANTAM LANGSHAN D & L Sigmund RESERVE BANTAM LANGSHAN R. Hogan, Black Plt CHAMPION LANGSHAN IN SHOW – Robin Hogan’s Standard Black Pullet Croad Langshans Standard (6 entries) Black Hen – 1, 2 Macdonald Family, 3 M. Gollin Black ckl – 1 Macdonald Family Blue Cock – Macdonald Family Blue Hen – M. Gollin CHAMPION BLACK CROAD – Macdonald Family Ckl. CHAMPION BLUE CROAD – M. Gollin. Page 6 ROYAL MELBOURNE SHOW PHOTOS A good line-up of Bantam Langshans. Champion Langshan Bantam Res. Champion Langshan Btm Some of the Painted Eggs at the Show Res. Champ. White Bantam Champion Standard Langshan Champion Langshan in Show The Winning Painted Egg that caught the eye of the judge, Hamish Russell. “A Wintery Scene” Busy “minding the shop” Brett Batcheldor from the Club and Lou Sigmund, Chairman of the VPFA. Melbourne displayed her usual wonders of wintery weather – cold grey skies, freezing temperatures, icy rain Apart from the fact that we all suffered from frost bite, chilled bones, iced fingers, noses and toes –( Pavilion No. 10 at the Royal Melbourne Showgrounds is now known as the “icebox”) and dripped icy-cold, freezing puddles of rainwater everywhere at packup time ; the RMPS was great fun and it was so good to spend a relaxed time with fellow Langshan Club members and others from the poultry fancy. Congratulations everyone on your successes, not only with your Langshans but also with other breeds you exchibited. Page 7 WHATS COMING UP? NEXT NEWSLETTER - National Show at Dubbo – Report by George Norman - Feeding Large Fowl Langshan Club of Victoria Annual General Meeting ……. Sunday 30 th August, 2015 Mildura & District Poultry Club…………………………………… 2 nd August Shepparton & Goulburn Valley PS………………………………. 2nd August Geelong & District PC………………………………………………….. 8th August Rhode Island Club of Victoria………………………………………. 8 th August Alexandra PC………………………………………………………………. 8th August (Croad Langshan trophies & Rosettes) Victorian Rare & New Breeds PS…………………………………. 15th August Wimmera Poultry Club……………………………………………….. 15th August Central Victorian Wyandotte Club………………………………. 16th August Ballarat PS………………………………………………………………….. 22nd August Seymour PC………………………………………………………………… 23rd August FOR DETAILS OF FURTHER POULTRY CLUB SHOWS CHECK THE PSBEV WEBSITE. It’s a new updated website and very good. The Agricultural Shows are just around the corner too. Please check the Agricultural Show Society of Victoria website for dates and details. ADVERTISING - Rates : Business card size advertisement – free to all members in all newsletters. Quarter page advertisement - $5 per ad. Half page advertisement - $10 per ad. Please supply your advertisement in Word (not PDF). PHOTOS - Take your camera to the shows in your areas. I would love some photos of your winning birds and other Langshan winners at the shows you go to. We all love to see who is winning with what and where! Our Club members come from SA, NSW, Vic and Tassie and we would love to see results and photos from those States. So in old terms “get those Cameras clicking” (everything is digital these days so I am not sure if they “click” or not! That’s all from my desk until next time. It is that time of the year so this newsletter is full of our annual show and other poultry show results. Deb Sigmund Secretary