Clucking good times | Photos
EXPERT EYE: Judge Gary Phillips with an Indian runner drake during the Bathurst and District Poultry Show. 071117cpoltry5a
FAMILY FUN: (back) Lance, Beau, 4, Sam and Tayla, 6, Bonham, with (front) Lachlan, 4, and Isaac, 2, Bonham enjoying the show. 061117cpoltry11
CUTE DUO: Joseph, 12, and Sophia, 14, Burns from Parkes holding their modern game chickens at the show. Photos: CHRIS SEABROOK 061117cpoltry9
IN THE FAMILY: Judge Rod Laverty (from Deniliquin) with his daughter Beth, 12, holding a crele modern game. 061117cpoltry4
WHAT A BIRD: Bathurst man Peter Taylor, with an old English partridge hen, was among the entrants. 061117cpoltry13
FIRST-TIMER: Peter Matus, with his gold laced wyandotte cockerel, during his first-ever show. 071117cpoltry10
WELCOME: Laurie Chew and Phill Taylor both travelled from Cowra for the annual Bathurst and District Poultry Show. 061117cpoltry12
INTERSTATE WINNER: Victorian woman Sherryl Loy's old English game pile entry won best hard feather bird of show. 061117cpoltry3
OUT OF TOWNERS: David and Alison Burns travelled from Parkes, while John Lawlar came from Borenore for the show. 061117cpoltry8
DUCK ENTRIES: Eumungerie woman Pagan Hockley with her call ducks that she entered in the annual show. 061117cpoltry7
SHOW DUO: Chris Hockley and Linda Keaton were among the many people who attended the show. 061117cpoltry6
NICE SHOW: Bathurst and District Poultry Society secretary Clayton Kirkham and president Michael Lane holding a pair of light Sussex large fowels. Judge Gary Phillips (centre) is from Gulgong. 061117cpoultry1
MORE than 500 entries had organisers of the Bathurst and District Poultry Society show crowing with success.
The annual show, which was held recently, attracts entries from across NSW and interstate to compete for top honours.