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The first poultry show in North America was held on 15-16 November, 1849, in Quincy Market, Boston, surpassing expectations to receive over 1400 entries [7] however it proved a debacle as no poultry standard existed and judging was cancelled as there was no way to decide what was a purebred. A poultry association was organised afterwards and ...
They ran from 1857–1936, [1] with interruption by World War I. [2] It was the world's largest poultry exhibition [3] at several times in its existence, considered the pinnacle of poultry exhibition in the British Empire [1] [4] [5] and despite being a poultry show also allowed the exhibition of domestic rabbits. [6]
This was initially known as the Game, and in 1865 was included in nine colours in the Standard of Excellence in Exhibition Poultry, the first edition of the British Poultry Standard by William Bernhardt Tegetmeier; [10]: 20 a Game bantam was also listed. [10]: 47 From about 1870 it was known as the Exhibition Game or Exhibition Modern Game.
The Poultry Club of Great Britain is a registered charity founded in 1877. [2] Its stated purpose is to "safeguard the interests of all pure and traditional breeds of poultry including chickens , bantams , ducks , geese and turkeys ".
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As a show judge, Weir was especially interested in cats, poultry, and pigeons, and these animals, along with dogs and rabbits, seem to be favourites in his art. In addition to gardening, fruit growing, field naturalist studies, and poultry breeding, Weir belonged to many clubs: the Savage , Whitefriars, Constitutional , Horticultural, Wigwam ...
Front cover of the sixth edition of the British Poultry Standards [1]. The British Poultry Standard is the oldest poultry fancy breed standard in the world. It is published by the Poultry Club of Great Britain and is the official reference standard used by judges at poultry shows within the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.
The show has in the past hosted 5,000 birds and 1,500 exhibitors, [7] [8] requiring up to 58 judges, some of whom have been international. [ 9 ] The 2020 poultry show was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia .