ENTRIES CLOSE: Friday 25 April.  No late entries will be accepted

ENTRY FEES: Members/Pensioners/Seniors $1.20, Non-Members $2.40

PRIZE MONEY: First $10, Second $6, Third $4 

JUDGING: Friday 23 May at 9am

JUDGE: Kerin Politch (Qld)

CHIEF STEWARD: Mrs Ros McMillan 0438 831 016

SPECIAL REGULATIONS

PAVILION HOURS: OPEN at 9 am Saturday and Sunday.  CLOSE at 6.30 pm Saturday and 4 pm Sunday

JUDGING: Judging of all birds will be conducted in accordance with the Australian Poultry Standards.

DELIVERY: All poultry must be delivered to Stewards, Poultry Pavilion, Freds Pass Showgrounds, between 1pm and 6pm on Thursday 22 May and must remain for the duration of the Show.

COLLECTION: All poultry must be removed between 4pm and 6pm on Sunday 25 May.

ENTRIES: PLEASE STATE VARIETY AND COLOUR ON ENTRY FORM. It is anticipated that all entries received will be accepted. However, the Committee reserves the right to reduce the number of entries which may be accepted in any class or classes should there be insufficient penning space to accommodate all entries. Leg bands may be worn but must not identify the owner or breeder.

HEALTH: Exhibitors are requested to ensure their exhibits are in good health and condition when delivered to the Poultry Pavilion. Exhibits showing signs of sickness, disease, vermin or poor condition will be refused acceptance. Exhibitors are requested to ensure that exhibits are clean by examining their birds for lice and vermin prior to delivery.

OWNERSHIP: Birds entered into the show must have been owned by the exhibitor for at least three months prior to the show.

CLASSES: No exhibit may be entered in more than one class. Should an exhibit be incorrectly entered in more than one class, such exhibit shall be deemed ineligible to compete in any class other than the first one in which its name or particulars appear in this Schedule.

Birds entered in Breeding Classes are not eligible for individual awards of any nature. A new class may be made for three or more of any breed or variety exhibited, with a minimum of two exhibitors in that class or at the Chief Steward’s discretion.  In Any Other Variety classes (AOV) please state variety & colour on entry form. In any class when there is more than one colour in the breed the colour should be advised on the entry form.

HANDLING: Birds are not to be handled after 8 am on day of judging.  Birds may be subject to handling by competitors in the Young Judges Championship.  If you DO NOT want your birds included in this competition, please let the steward know when delivering your bird/s to the Poultry Pavilion.

FOOD: Food containers to be removed where necessary by Steward prior to judging. Standard food only in pens prior and during judging. Selected feed can be replaced after judging. Only Stewards to feed and water birds at all times.

EGGS: Eggs laid during show will be disposed of unless special arrangements are made with the chief steward.

DEFINITIONS: A.O.V. = any other variety, A.V. = Any Variety, A.O.C. = Any other colour, A.C. = any colour, A.B. = Any Breed, O.E.G. = Old English Game.

Breeding Pair = One male and one female (breed to be specified)

Special Awards:

Champion Bird of Show                         $50 & Trophy & Sash    Darwin & Rural Poultry Club

Reserve Champion Bird of Show         $25 & Sash                     Darwin & Rural Poultry Club

Best Junior Exhibit (7 – 17 years)         $15 &Trophy                  Darwin & Rural Poultry Club

Champion Breeding Pair                        $15 & Sash                    Darwin & Rural Poultry Club

Champion Standard Heavy                   $15 & Sash                     Hunt & Hunt Lawyers   

Champion Standard Light                      $15 & Sash                    Selina Uibo MLA

Champion Standard Hardfeather         $15 & Sash                    Barden Investments

Champion Hardfeather Bantam           $15 & Sash                     Dheran Young MLA

Champion Softfeather Bantam            $15 & Sash                     Yebna Quarries

Champion Bantam                                  $15 & Sash                    Hunt & Hunt Lawyers

Champion Silkie                                      $15 & Sash                     Yebna Quarries

Champion OEG                                        $15 & Sash                     Hunt & Hunt Lawyers

Champion Belgian                                   $15 & Sash                    Coolalinga Newsagency

Champion Water Fowl                            $15 & Sash                    Selina Uibo MLA

Champion Turkey                                    $15 & Sash                    Selina Uibo MLA

Champion Backyard Poultry                 $15 & Sash                    Gerry Wood

Standard Heavy Breeds

Class 11001 Australorp Cock A.C.                                                   Humpty Doo Post Office

Class 11002 Australorp Hen A.C.                                                     Humpty Doo Post Office

Class 11003 Australorp Cockerel A.C.                                            Humpty Doo Post Office

Class 11004 Australorp Pullet A.C.                                       Humpty Doo Amcal Pharmacy

Class 11005 Sussex Cock A.C.                                             Humpty Doo Amcal Pharmacy

Class 11006 Sussex Hen A.C.                                              Humpty Doo Amcal Pharmacy

Class 11007 Sussex Cockerel A.C.                                      Humpty Doo Amcal Pharmacy

Class 11008 Sussex Pullet A.C.                                            Humpty Doo Amcal Pharmacy

Class 11009 Plymouth Rock Cock A.C.                                           Humpty Doo Post Office

Class 11010 Plymouth Rock Hen A.C.                                  Allan Kings & Sons Constructions

Class 11011 Plymouth Rock Cockerel A.C.                          Allan Kings & Sons Constructions

Class 11012 Plymouth Rock Pullet A.C.                               Allan Kings & Sons Constructions

Class 11013 Langshan Cock A.C.                                  SAGE Landscape & Material Supplies

Class 11014 Langshan Hen A.C.                                    SAGE Landscape & Material Supplies

Class 11015 Langshan Cockerel A.C.                            SAGE Landscape & Material  Supplies

Class 11016 Langshan Pullet A.C.                                                    Hearn-Renshaw Family

Class 11017 Wyandotte Cock A.C.                                  Allan Kings & Sons Constructions

Class 11018 Wyandotte Hen A.C.                                    Allan Kings & Sons Constructions

Class 11019 Wyandotte Cockerel A.C.                           Allan Kings & Sons Constructions

Class 11020 Wyandotte Pullet A.C.                                                   Humpty Doo Post Office

Class 11021 A.O.V Heavy Breed Cock                                              Coolalinga Mowers

Class 11022 A.O.V Heavy Breed Hen                                                Coolalinga Mowers

Class 11023 A.O.V Heavy Breed Cockerel                                        Coolalinga Mowers

Class 11024 A.O.V Heavy Breed Pullet                                             Coolalinga Mowers

Standard Light Breeds

Class 11025 Ancona Cock A.C.                                        FRM Refrigeration & Air Conditioning

Class 11026 Ancona Hen A.C.                                          FRM Refrigeration & Air Conditioning

Class 11027 Ancona Cockerel A.C.                                                  HD Pumps

Class 11028 Ancona Pullet A.C.                                                        Kezia Purick

Class 11029 Leghorn Cock A.C.                                       SAGE Landscape & Material Supplies

Class 11030 Leghorn Hen A.C.                                                         Vermeer WA NT

Class 11031 Leghorn Cockerel A.C.                                                 HD Pumps

Class 11032 Leghorn Pullet A.C.                                                      HD Pumps

Class 11033 Silkie Cock A.O.C.                                                         Humpty Doo Vet

Class 11034 Silkie Hen A.O.C.                                                           Humpty Doo Vet

Class 11035 Silkie Cockerel A.O.C                                                    Humpty Doo Vet

Class 11036 Silkie Pullet A.O.C.                                                        Humpty Doo Vet

Class 11037 A.O.V Light Breed Cock                                                Humpty Doo Vet

Class 11038 A.O.V. Light Breed Hen                                                 Barden Investments

Class 11039 A.O.V Light Breed Cockerel                                         Barden Investments

Class 11040 A.O.V. Light Breed Pullet                                              Hearn-Renshaw Family

Hardfeather Heavy Breeds

Class 11041 A.V. Hardfeather Heavy Cock                                    Barden Investments

Class 11042 A.V. Hardfeather Heavy Hen                                      Barden Investments    

Class 11043 A.V. Hard Feather Cockerel                                        Barden Investments

Class 11044 A.V. Hard Feather Pullet                                             Barden Investments

Hardfeather Light Breeds

Class 11045 American Game Fowl Cock A.C.                              Advance Civil Engineering

Class 11046 American Game Fowl Hen A.C.                                Advance Civil Engineering

Class 11047 American Game Fowl Cockerel A.C.                        Humpty Doo Vet

Class 11048 American Game Fowl Pullet A.C.                              Humpty Doo Vet

Class 11049 O.E.G. Cock A.C.                                                           HD Pumps

Class 11050 O.E.G. Hen A.C.                                                             HD Pumps

Class 11051 O.E.G. Cockerel A.C.                                                     HD Pumps

Class 11052 O.E.G. Pullet A.C.                                                          Plants Direct NT

Hardfeather Bantams

Class 11053 Modern Cock A.C.                                                        A1 Plant & Civil

Class 11054 Modern Hen A.C.                                                         A1 Plant & Civil

Class 11055 Modern Cockerel A.C.                                                A1 Plant & Civil

Class 11056 Modern Pullet A.C.                                                      A1 Plant & Civil

Class 11057 O.E.G. Cock A.C.                                                          HD Pumps

Class 11058 O.E.G. Hen A.C.                                                            HD Pumps

Class 11059 O.E.G. Cockerel A.C.                                                    HD Pumps

Class 11060 E.G. Pullet A.C.                                                             HD Pumps

Class 11061 A.O.V. Hardfeather Cock                                            Dheran Young MLA

Class 11062 A.O.V. Hardfeather Hen                                              Dheran Young MLA 

Class 11063 A.O.V. Hardfeather Cockerel                                      Dheran young MLA 

Class 11064 A.O.V. Hardfeather Pullet                                           Nutrien Ag Solutions

Softfeather Bantams

Class 11065 Australorp Cock A.C.                                                   Darwin Port

Class 11066 Australorp Hen A.C.                                                     Darwin Port

Class 11067 Australorp Cockerel A.C.                                             Darwin Port

Class 11068 Australorp Pullet A.C.                                                  Darwin Port

Class 11069 Belgian Cock A.C.                                                         Coolalinga Mowers

Class 11070 Belgian Hen A.C.                                                           Coolalinga Mowers

Class 11071 Belgian Cockerel A.C.                                                  Coolalinga Mowers

Class 11072 Belgian Pullet A.C.                                                        Coolalinga Mowers

Class 11073 Pekin Cock A.O.C.                                                         Hunt & Hunt Lawyers

Class 11074 Pekin Hen A.O.C.                                                          Hunt & Hunt Lawyers

Class 11075 Pekin Cockerel A.O.C.                                                  Hunt & Hunt Lawyers

Class 11076 Pekin Pullet A.O.C.                                                        Hunt & Hunt Lawyers

Class 11077 Langshan Cock A.C.                                                     Easy Loans Coolalinga

Class 11078 Langshan Hen A.C.                                                       Easy Loans Coolalinga

Class 11079 Langshan Cockerel A.C.                                              Easy Loans Coolalinga

Class 11080 Langshan Pullet A.C.                                                    Easy Loans Coolalinga

Class 11181 Rhode Island Cock A.C.                                               Easy Loans Coolalinga

Class 11182 Rhode Island Hen A.C.                                                 Easy Loans Coolalinga

Class 11183 Rhode Island Cockerel A.C.                                        Easy Loans Coolalinga

Class 11184 Rhode Island Pullet A.C.                                              Easy Loans Coolalinga

Class 11085 A.O.V. Soft Feather Cock                                             Vermeer WA NT

Class 11086 A.O.V. Soft Feather Hen                                               Easy Loans Coolalinga

Class 11087 A.O.V. Soft Feather Cockerel                                      Vermeer NT

Class 11088 A.O.V. Soft Feather Pullet                                           Easy Loans Coolalinga

Breeding Pairs

Class 11089 Standard Breed                                                             Easy Loans Coolalinga

Class 11090 Standard Light Breed                                                   Gerry Wood

Class 11091 Bantam Breed                                                               Easy Loans Coolalinga

Class 11092 Ducks                                                                              Hunt & Hunt Lawyers

Ducks

Class 11093 Indian Runner Drake A.C.                                          Humpty Doo Amcal Pharmacy

Class 11094 Indian Runner Duck A.C.                                            Humpty Doo Amcal Pharmacy

Class 11095 Light Breed Drake A.O.V.                                            Hunt & Hunt Lawyers

Class 11106 Light Breed Duck A.0.V.                                              Rural Garden Supplies

Class 11107 Muscovy Drake A.C.                                                    Rural Garden Supplies

Class 11108 Muscovy Duck A.C.                                                      Rural Garden Supplies

Class 11109 Heavy Drake A.O.V.                                                      Rural Garden Supplies

Class 11100 Heavy Duck A.O.V.                                                       Rural Garden Supplies

Class 11101 Bantam Drake A.O.V.                                                   Humpty Doo Post Office

Class 11102Bantam Duck A.O.V.                                                     Acacia Hills Farm

Geese

Class 11103 Gander A.V.                                                                    Acacia Hills Farm

Class 11104 Goose A.V.                                                                      Acacia Hills Farm

Turkeys

Class 11105 Tom A.C.                                                                         Acacia Hills Farm

Class 11116 Hen A.C.                                                                          Acacia Hills Farm

Backyard Poultry

Class 11107 Large Breed Cock A.C.                                                 Clare Construction & Civil

Class 11108 Large Breed Hen A.C.                                                   Clare Construction & Civil

Class 11109 Bantam Cock A.C.                                                         Clare Construction & Civil

Class 11110 Bantam Hen A.C.                                                           Clare Construction & Civil

Class 11111 Drake A.C.                                                                       Clare Construction & Civil

Class 11112 Duck A.C.                                                                        Clare Construction & Civil

Poultry Young Judges Championship

This is an exciting opportunity for young people to compete in a poultry judging competition – a first in the NT.  Entering the Poultry Young Judges Championship is free but there are limited entries – only 5 per age group (7-11 years, 12-17 years and 18-25 years).

Competitors must have at least one bird entered in the pure-bred classes in the 2025 Freds Pass Rural Show (i.e. not Backyard Poultry).

The poultry judge at the 2025 Freds Pass Rural Show, Gary Phillips (NSW), will be the Competition Judge for the Poultry Young Judges Championship. He will run a workshop at the show in the morning on Sunday 25 May 2025 for all those competing, to prepare them for the competition on Sunday afternoon. Other interested people can also attend this workshop.

There are two elements to the competition:

1. Judging a group of four birds and placing them from 1^st to 4^th
2. Explaining to the judge why you have placed them in this order – what are the good points that reflect the standard for that breed; what features are defects.

Instructions:

1. Enter your own bird/s in a pure-bred class at Freds Pass Rural Show.
2. Enter as a contestant in your age group.
3. Nominate which class you wish to judge when it’s time for the competition (probably your own breed e.g. Silkie cockerel, Plymouth Rock pullet).
4. Competitors will be allowed 8 minutes to judge four birds in the class they’ve nominated. Judging is based on how each competitor catches, examines and returns the bird to the pen, as well as their placings.
5. Competitors will be allowed 2 minutes to explain their placings to the judge. Competitors will be judged on accuracy of their observations; ability to compare birds; speaking ability; and presentation.

Darwin & Rural Poultry Club will run a pre-show preparation workshop for all entrants to have an opportunity to practice judging and speaking. It is not compulsory.

Competitors will be contacted in May with further information.  Phone Chief Steward Ros McMillan 0438 831 016 with any queries. 

Entries close: 25 April 2025

Prize Money:  1^st $50, 2^nd $30, 3^rd $20 in each age class          Nutrien Ag Solutions

Class 11117 Poultry Young Judges 7 – 11 years                          Nutrien Ag Solutions

Class 11118 Poultry Young Judges 12 – 17 years                        Nutrien Ag Solutions

Class 11119 Poultry Young Judges 18 – 25 years                        Nutrien Ag Solutions