Exhibitors please enter via Gate 1: (off Strickland St) CATTLE & POULTRY ONLY, No Pedestrians

Birds must be penned by 9:00am & must not be removed before 3:30pm. 
All vehicles must be removed by 9:15am unless by prior arrangement.
Birds must not be removed without permission from the chief steward or poultry secretary.
Pen numbers will be available from poultry area on Show day.
Limited entry numbers may apply.
Judging begins 10 am sharp.
Entry fees: $1.00 per entry.  Entry fees must be enclosed with entry form
Entries are subject to rules of society.     See bottom of this page
NO late entries will be accepted. 
Prizes: 1st $2.00 & card, 2nd $1.00 & card, 3rd Card

poultry entries can be emailed to basscoastsummeragshow@gmail.com (poultry entries only please) and entry fees can be paid directly into our bank account as on the entry form.  Please email us your payment receipt.

Sashes for:-    

  • Champion Bird in Show

  • Reserve Champion Bird in Show

  • Champion Bird Junior + $20 cash donated by Michael & Kathy Holmes

  • Reserve Champion Bird Junior + $10 cash donated by Michael & Kathy Holmes

  • Champion Hardfeather Bantam

  • Best Rare Breed *see below - donated by Michael & Coral Jones

  • Ken Phillips Memorial Best Australian Breed ** see below - donated by Michael & Coral Jones

  • Champion Hardfeather Large

  • Champion Softfeather Bantam

  • Champion Softfeather Large

  • Champion Waterfowl

  • Best Eggs

  • Best Novice

section & class name class number
WATERFOWL Male Female
Muscovey 1 2
Indian Runner Any Colour 3 4
Khaki Campbell 5 6
Mallard - any colour 7 8
Silver Appleyard 9 10
Any other variety of Waterfowl 11 12
section & class name class number
SOFTFEATHER LARGE Male Female
Australorp 13 14
Ancona 15 16
Sussex - any colour 17 18
Langshan 19 20
Rhode Island Red 21 22
Plymouth Rock - Barred 23 24
Plymouth Rock - Any other colour 25 26
Leghorn Black 27 28
Leghorn any other colour 29 30
Hamburgh - any colour 31 32
Wyandotte - any colour 33 34
Silkie Any Colour 35 36
Any other variety of Softfeather Large 37 38
section & class name class number
SOFTFEATHER BANTAM Male Female
Australorp 39 40
Ancona 41 42
Leghorn Black 43 44
Leghorn - any other colour 45 46
Wyandotte Silver Laced 47 48
Wyandotte Partridge 49 50
Wyandotte - any other colour 51 52
Langshan 53 54
Pekin Black 55 56
Pekin - any other colour 57 58
Rhode Island Red 59 60
Sussex - any colour 61 62
Any other variety of Softfeather Bantam 63 64
section & class name class number
HARDFEATHER LARGE Male Female
Indian Game 65 66
Australian Game - Any Colour 67 68
Old English Game - Black Red LL Wheaten 69 70
Old English Game - Black Red DL 71 72
Old English Game - Blue Red 73 74
Old English Game - Spangle 75 76
Old English Game - Duckwing 77 78
Old English Game- any other colour 79 80
Any other variety of Hardfeather Large 81 82
section & class name X denotes No class
HARDFEATHER BANTAM Male Female
Indian Game 83 84
Modern Game - Black Red 85 86
Modern Game - Pile 87 88
Modern Game - any other colour 89 90
Old English Game - Black Red L.L. 91 X
Old English Game - Partridge Clay or Wheaten L.L. X 92
Old English Game - Blue Tail Wheaten X 93
Old English game - Blue Red 94 95
Old English Game - Black Red D.L. 96 X
Old English Game - Partridge D.L. X 97
Old English Game - Duckwing 98 99
Old English Game - Ginger 100 101
Old English Game - Pile 102 103
Old English Game - Grey 104 105
Old English Game - Spangle 106 107
Old English Game - any other colour 108 109
Australian Game - Black Red 110 111
Australian Game - any other colour 112 113
Any other variety of Hardfeather Bantam 114 115

Junior exhibitors must be under 16 years of age

section & class name class number
JUNIOR BIRDS LARGE Male Female
Hardfeather - any variety 116 117
Softfeather - any variety 118 119
Waterfowl - any variety 120 121
section & class name class number
JUNIOR SOFTFEATHER BANTAM Male Female
Australorp 122 123
Pekin - Black 124 125
Pekin - Buff 126 127
Pekin - any other colour 128 129
Sussex 130 131
Wyandotte 132 133
Any other variety of Softfeather Bantam 134 135
section & class name class number
JUNIOR HARDFEATHER BANTAM Male Female
Old English Game - Black Red D.L. 136 X
Old English Game - Partridge D.L. X 137
Old English Game - Black Red L.L. 138 X
Old English Game - Partridge Clay or Wheaten L.L. X 139
Old English Game - Blue Red 140 141
Old English Game - Duckwing 142 143
Old English Game - any other colour 144 145
Modern Game Pile 146 147
Modern Game - any other colour 148 149
Any other variety - Hardfeather Bantam 150 151
section & class name class number
NOVICE (not eligible for Major Awards) Male Female
Farmyard Fowl (large) 152 153
Farmyard Fowl (bantam) 154 155
Farmyard Waterfowl 156 157
section & class name  
EGGS class number
Duck Eggs (½ doz.) 158
Hen Eggs - Brown (½ doz.) 159
Hen Eggs - White (½ doz.) 160
Bantam Eggs (½ doz.) 161
Eggs - any other colour or variety (½ doz.) 162

Limited pens are available. Entries will be accepted on a first come first served basis.

Poultry Section Rules

  • No exhibit to be handled by the owner, agent or any unauthorized persons once judging has commenced.

  • The society will not be responsible for any mistakes, accidents, a loss or damage from any cause, though greatest care will be taken.

  • A junior shall be up to and including sixteen years of age on the day of the show.

  • A junior cannot exhibit the same breed as a senior exhibitor from the same address.

  • A junior exhibitor can compete in open class if they pay open entry fees but they cannot compete in both junior and open classes.

  • Any birds suffering from contagious diseases will not be accepted for exhibition and all entry fees will be forfeited.

  • Any person found guilty of causing annoyance by making comments on the judge’s decision, or insulting or unseemly behaviour shall be liable for Expulsion from the show and the birds will be disqualified and all prize money forfeited.

  • All prize money not collected on show day shall be forfeited

  • Any queries, concerns or disputes should be addressed to the Head Poultry Steward as soon as possible.

*Best Rare breed as per Victorian Rare Breed Society

**Best Australian Breed will be considered from the following breeds:-
Australian Game
Australian Pit Game
Australorp
Australian Langshan
Elizabeth Waterfowl