2014 Show Winners

2014 ACA NATIONAL MEET

The 2014 Araucana Club of America was in conjunction with the APA 2014 National Poultry Show in Columbus Ohio, November 7, 8, 9, 2014.  We had 5 exhibitors with a total of 13 birds for the Large Fowl  AOSB division and Bantam AOCCL division together.  There were just over 9700 birds exhibited and that did not count the turkeys, geese, ducks, and pea fowl in the other barn.

The exhibitors were:

Cindy and Rob Smith with 4 Black Bantam hens and 1 White        Bantam hen.
Rob Smith Junior Exhibitor with 2 Black Bantam hens
Jan Burke with 1 mottled Bantam hen, 1 black Large Fowl Black      Hen, and 1 Large Fowl Black Cock.
Kellye Shue with 1 Black Large Fowl Pullet  and 1 Black Large Fowl Cock.
Lanae Cash with 1 Golden Duckwing Large Fowl Pullet.

The ACA awarded cash prizes along with rosettes for the various wins and we also we had a judge award a few special contests at the show and the winners received gorgeous rosettes and cash for each special Contest win.

The Cash prize awards were as follows:
Best of Breed LF and Bantam each – $50
Reserve of Breed LFand Bantam each – $25
Best of Variety Lf and Bantam each – $15
Best Pea Comb on a male – $25
Best Tufts – $25
Best Wing – $25
Smallest Bantam – $25

The total payout to the exhibitors:

Cindy and Rob Smith – $140
BB, RB, BV, Best Tufts, Best, Wings

Jan Burke – $115.00
BB, RB, BV, Best Pea Comb on a Male

Rob Smith Junior ACA Champion – $75
Junior Champion BB, Smallest Bantam

Lanae Cash – $15
Best of Variety

The special contest winners were:

Best Pea Comb on a male – Winner Jan Burke’s LF black cock
Best Tufts – Cynthia and Rob Smith’s Bantam Black Hen
Best Wings – Cynthia and Rob Smith’s Bantam Black Hen
Smallest Bantam – Rob Smith’s Bantam Black Hen

 

Jan Burke’s LF Black Cock won BB  and was the ACA National Champion Large Fowl and her LF Black Hen was RB and Reserve ACA National Champion Large Fowl with a total $115 in cash awarded

BB Ohio National 2014 - Jan Burke


Cynthia and Rob Smith’s Bantam Black Hen was BB and the ABA/ACA National Champion Araucana Bantam with another Bantam Black Hen being RB and ABA/ACA National Champion Araucana Bantam and their Bantam White hen was BV, with a total  $140.00 in cash awarded.

Cindy Smiths impressive win Ohio National Poultry Show.


Rob Smith Junior Exhibitor won BB and Junior ABA/ACA National Champion Araucana with his Black Bantam Hen, with a total $75 in cash awarded.

Rob Smiths BB and Smallest Bantam winning hen


Lanae Cash’s Golden Duckwing Pullet was BV, with a total $15 in cash awarded.

golden duckwing pullet - Lanae Cash


Kellye Shue won the Egg color Contest

 Egg color Contest winner

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 Missouri State Poultry Association Show – Double Show

October 25, 2014

Exhibitor Lisa Helms won BB in first show with her Black Cock Apollo and RB with her Black Hen Freya.  In the Second show she won Reserve AOSB, and BB with her Black Hen Freya and RB with her Black Cock Apollo.

Lisa Helms's Freya Freya – Reserve AOSB, BB, RB Two show

Lisa Helms's Apollo

Apollo – BB, RB two shows