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Volume XII-Issue 681
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August 7, 2017
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Vermilion Fair’s Poultry Show
Laila Kinnear, from Olds, AB. with her one of her Plymonth Hard Rock Chickens and James Adkins (Poultry Judge) explained what he is looking for when judging. Kinnear is in the JR. Mentorship program with the Canadian Heritage Breeds and must attend 2 shows in a year. Her mom brought 3 chickens to show too.
Sue Chikie Reporter
This year’s Poultry show had a lot of entries of many different breeds at the Vermilion Fair. Young and old toured the Butler Building to see all the different breeds of chickens, ducks, turkeys, a variety of eggs and even baby chicks just hatched or still hatching. James J. Adkins came from Old Fort, North Carolina to judge this year’s Poultry show. Adkins provided some of his background and also explained to the crowd before the judging began just what it is that he looks for. Adkins said when he was young their family moved to Washington state, and his Dad brought home some chickens. He has always been a bird lover, and this led to attending poultry shows all
over the U.S. As a teenager, he decided he wanted to be a judge and since has gone on to judge in 35 to 40 states in the Canada, U.S. and Australia. Adkins informed the crowd about his biggest assignment in Pennsylvania when there were 1800 birds to judge in 1 day. Adkins has a Poultry Standards book which he calls the “Bible” for judging birds. What he looks for as he picks up each bird is the type; body shape or silhouette (which he can feel while he is holding the bird), he also checks the bird’s comb shape and colour, leg colour, and feather quality, all in a minute or less. Adkins encouraged the young members of the crowd that if they would like to be a Poultry Judge to go for it.
Poultry Judge James J. Adkins explained to the crowd all kinds of information on poultry. Photos Sue Chikie