The next meeting of the Vernon Pigeon and Poultry Club will be held this coming Sunday, October 6th, 2019, 1:30 p.m., at the Oddfellows Hall in Armstrong, B.C. The main business will be Fall Featherfest.
Notice of Monthly Meeting:
2019 Fall Featherfest
Featuring a Single Pigeon Show and a Double Poultry and Waterfowl Show
When : October 18th – 20th, 2019 Where: Horticulture Building, IPE Fairgrounds, Armstrong, B.C. Judges for Poultry and Waterfowl: Mark Camilleri , Ontario, and Brian Sheldon, Manitoba. Judge for Pigeons: Bruce Southern Entry Forms, Prize Lists, and General Show Information will be posted soon on this website.
IPE Pigeon & Poultry Show
Prize books for the 120th IPE are now available. The theme for this year is “horsin’ around” ! The deadline for this year’s pigeon and poultry division show is Friday, August 2nd, 2019. If you haven’t received a copy , contact the IPE Office at 250 546 9406. Looking forward to lots of entries and to seein’ y’all there!
50th Feather Fancier Winter Carnival Show, Feb. 3rd, 2019
The Vernon Pigeon and Poultry Club is pleased to to be hosting the 50th Feather Fancier Winter Carnival Show and Antique and Collectible Sale. This 50th Show, one of the longest running events of the Vernon Winter Carnival, will take place on Sunday, February 3rd, at the Vernon Recreation Centre Auditorium. The Feather Fancier part of this event will feature Pigeons. Poultry, and Bantam Waterfowl. The Show Information Catalogue, the Poultry Entry Form, and the Pigeon Entry Form, are now available on this website under the Winter Carnival menu.
FALL FEATHERFEST 2018 Update
The deadline for ENTRIES to our Fall Featherfest Show is fast approaching. All entries must be received by Friday, September 28, 2018. Remember that entries will be limited for this show so enter early to ensure your acceptance.
Also, the Prize Lists for both the Pigeon Show and the Poultry and Waterfowl Show have been posted. Please note that there are a few blank categories in the Poultry section. Contact Jim Perry at 250 540 8612 or ic_drafting@telus.net if you wish to contribute.
Announcing FALL FEATHERFEST 2018
FALL FEATHERFEST 2018
Date: Friday, Saturday, Sunday, October 12th,13th, 14th, 2018
Blue Cochin Bantam Pullet
by Joe Mazur
Place: The Horticulture Building, Interior Provincial Exhibition grounds, Armstrong, B.C.
Coop-in: Friday, October 12th, 2018. 12:00 noon til 9 p.m.
Show Day: Saturday, October 13th,2018
Coop-out: early Sunday morning, October 14th, 2018
This year’s Fall Featherfest will be unique! For the first time ever, the Vernon Pigeon and Poultry Club will be hosting a double show !!! This means that all birds entered will be in both shows and will be judged by two different judges. More information and entry forms will be available soon on this site.
2018 Vernon Winter Carnival Show
The 2018 Vernon Winter Carnival > Show Information, > Poultry Entry Form, and > Pigeon Entry Form
are now available on this site. Go to the drop down menu under the heading Winter Carnival to find them. The entry deadline is Friday, January 19, 2018.
The next meeting of the Vernon Pigeon and Poultry Club is Sunday, January 14th at 1:30 pm in the Oddfellows Hall in Armstrong B.C.
2017 APA Canadian National News
Excitement is mounting as our club gets ready to host the 2017 APA (American Poultry Association) Canadian National Poultry, Pigeon and Waterfowl Show October 13-15, 2017 at Hassen Hall in Artmstrong, B.C.
Entries have been coming in steadily. The deadline for entries is October 2nd, 2017. Some questions have been asked about sale birds. Birds entered in the show may be marked for sale after judging has been completed. In the interest of bird health, other sales may only be held outside the show building!
Information about the 2017 APA Canadian National Pigeon, Poultry and Waterfowl Show is available on this site under the Fall Featherfest menu. This could be one of the largest shows hosted in Canada in 2017! Our club is working hard to make this a memorable event! The show hall has been booked, the judges have been hired, and prize money is starting to flow in. More information will be added as it becomes available. Come and join us if you can….you won’t be disappointed!
APA 2017 Prize Money (to date) This list will be updated as more awards are received.
Show Champion $50.00 – Isabel Dunham
Res. Show Ch. – $50.00 – Silver Ridge Aviaries Champion Display – LaVerne Sjogren
Ch. Large Fowl -$50.00 – L&M poultry
Ch. Large Fowl Trio – $25.00 – L&M Poultry
Res. Ch. Large Fowl – Dawn Webster
Ch. Bantam – $50.00 – Dudley Deleenheer
Res. Ch. Bantam- $50.00 – Silver Ridge Aviaries
Ch. Bantam Trio – $25.00 – Heather Hayes Reserve Ch. Bantam Trio – $25.00 – Eddie & Gibby Boutillier
Ch. Bantam Duck -$25.00- Heather Hayes Champion Waterfowl – $25.00 – Thomas Christen Ch. American $25.00 – MacGood Poultry Res. Ch. American – $25.00 – Township of Spallumcheen
Ch. Asiatic – $25.00 – Shelley Work Res. Ch. Asiatic – $25.00 – Herman Huisjkamp Ch. Mediterranean – $25.00 -Laverne Sjogren Res. Ch. Mediterrnaean – $25.00 – Herman Huisjkamp Ch. Continental – Maddie Bowman Res. Ch. Continental – $25.00 – Township of Spallumcheen
Ch. AOSB – $25.00 – Dawn Webster
Res. Ch. AOSB – $25.00 – Mel Bachmann Ch. English – $25.00 – Herman Huisjkamp
Res. Champion English – $25.00 – MacGood Poultry
Ch. Featherleg – $25.00 – Joe Mazur
Res. Ch. Featherleg – $25.00 – Joe Mazur
Ch. Bantam Duck – $25.00 Heather Hayes
Res. Ch. Bantam Duck – MacGood Poultry
Ch. Old English Game – $25 – Dudley DeLeenheer
Res. Ch. Old English Game – $25.00 – Karen Hansen
Ch. Junior Old English Game – $25.00 – Karen Hansen
Ch. SCCL – $25.00 – Ramona Trombley Res. Ch. SCCL – $25.00 – Laverne Sjogren
Ch. RCCL – $25.00 – Ramona Trombley Res. Ch. RCCL – $25.00 – Herman Huisjkamp
Ch. AOCCL – $25.00 – Dudley Deleenheer
Res. Ch. AOCCL – $25.00 – Joe Mazur
Ch. Modern Game -$25.00 – Heather Hayes Res. Ch. Modern Game – Herman Huisjkamp
Ch. Goose – $25.00 – Shelley Work Res. Ch. Goose – $25.00 – Township of Spallumcheen Ch. Large Duck – $25.00 – Diamond in the Rough Acres Res. Ch. Large Duck – $25.00 – Township of Spallumcheen
Best Leghorn B or LF – $50.00 LeVerne Sjogren
Best Wyandotte B or LF – $50.00 LeVerne Sjogren
Best of Breed Chantecler – $50.00 MacGood Poultry
Ch. Junior Large fowl – $25.00 Township of Spallumcheen
Res. Ch. Junior Large Fowl – $25.00 – Township of Spallumcheen
Ch. Junior Bantam – $25.00 – Township of Spallumcheen Res. Ch. Jr. Bantam – $15.00 – Jack MacDonald
Ch. Junior Waterfowl – $25.00 – Township of Spallumcheen Res. Ch. Junior Waterfowl – $25.00 – Eddie & Gibby Boutillier
Best of Breed LF Orloff – $20.00 Heather Hayes
Winter Carnival Show Update
The 2017 Winter Carnival Feather Fancier Show Information and Poultry Entry Forms have been added to the website at this link: http://vppc.ca/Winter Carnival/2017 Winter Carnival .
For Pigeon Entry Forms please contact George by email at g.zimm@shaw.ca or phone 250 542 6418.
VPPC News Update
We have added results from the 2016 IPE at this link.
The VPPC Christmas Banquet and meeting will be at 5 p.m. on Sunday, December 11, 2016, at Tom’s Place Restaurant. Approximately 45 people have signed up to attend!
The 48th Annual Winter Feather Fancier Show will be held on February 5, 2017 at the Vernon Recreation Centre Auditorium. Information and entry forms will be online soon.
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