Farming Life - Wednesday 30/11/11

[willie reynolds]

Please note the dates of the big local Open Shows starting this Saturday with Harryville HPS in their own local clubrooms penning at lunchtime. Cullybackey HPS Open Show will be held on Saturday 17th December. It will be a 3 in 1 Show and penning will be 10.00am until 1.00pm. Kells & Dist have the usual Boxing Day Monday 26th December and Ballymena & Dist will again host their New Year Day Show on Monday 2nd January 2012. Homer and Adie will be at the Ballymena & District Clubrooms on Wednesday 7th December from 7.00pm to take any bird photos of local winner’s £10 deposit with all orders. As many as possible will be used in the fancy press and placed on www.pigeonnetwork.com

Cullybackey HPS: Old Cocks Handled - 1st) Russell Bros, 2nd) B Herbinson, 3rd) J & J Greer, 4th) Russell Bros, RES) N & S Anderson, VHC) Russell Bros, HC) Russell Bros, C) W & N Gilbert. Late Breeds Handled - 1st) J & J Greer, 2nd) J & J Greer, 3rd) B Herbinson, 4th) Russell Bros, RES) J & J Greer, VHC) W & N Gilbert, HC) B Herbinson, C) B Herbinson. Judges - Monty Magill & Daniel Magill (New Antrim), Bertie Blair (Ballymena) and Alan McBride (Harryville). Next week - Old Hens Handled & Fancy T/W.

Ballymena & District: The Mated Pairs classes at the local club attracted another full house for the judges Johnny Simpson and Alan Barkley, it was a big night as well for local lofts with W & J Smyth 1st & 2nd in the Young Pairs also Best in Show and Jack Balmer lifting the Red Card in the Old Pairs. Elke Sempey won the raffle again and Cullybackey HPS has been booked to host the Open Show on Monday 2nd January. Old Pairs (64 Birds) – 1st, Reserve & Commended J & B Balmer, 2nd Richmond Bros, 3rd McAlonan Bros, 4th W & N Gilbert, VHC Blair & Rankin, HC B Herbinson. Young Pairs (58 Birds) – 1st & 2nd W & J Smyth, 3rd J & B Balmer, 4th, HC & Commended W & N Gilbert, Reserve D & R Turkington, VHC McAlonan Bros. Judges – J Simpson (Broughshane) and A Barkley (Kells). Next week – OB & YB Eye-sign and Late Breds.

Broughshane & District: Old Bird Mated Pairs – 1st, 2nd & 3rd A Purvis, 4th & Reserve J McNaghten & Son, VHC H Smyth & Son, HC & Commended C Kennedy. Judge Tom McAlonan (Ballymena). Fancy Class Any Age – 1st H Smyth & Son, 2nd & 3rd J & N Simpson, 4th D Houston & Son, Reserve & VHC A Purvis, HC T & E Service, Commended J Getty. Judges Mr & Mrs Sempey (Ballymena). Next Shows – Tue 29th Nov OC Handled and YC Handled, Tue 6th Dec OH Handled and YH Handled.

Kells & District HPS: Old Cock T/W (110 birds) – 1st & 2nd B Swann & Son, 3rd & Reserve H Boyd, 4th G McDowell, VHC Scott & Clements, HC A Barkley & Son, Commended T Shanks & Son. Judges – G McLaughlin and T McLaughlin (Cushendall).

Harryville HPS: Old Hens Handled – 1st & 2nd J & B Balmer, 3rd A McBride, 4th & Reserve B Ramsey, VHC G Price, HC J & B Balmer, Commended R H Clements. Young Hens Handled – 1st J & B Balmer, B Ramsey, Reserve & VHC A McBride, HC G Price, Commended B Ramsey. Judges – J Lennon & A O’Hanlon (Grosvenor).

Next Week – Old Bird & Young Bird Eye-sign.

Ahoghill Flying Club: Old Cock T/W (50 birds) – 1st Young McManus & Sons, 2nd, Reserve & HC C Moore, 3rd, 4th & Commended J & B Balmer, VHC M/M Robinson. Old Hens T/W (48 birds) – 1st, 2nd & 4th J & B Balmer, 3rd, Reserve & VHC C Moore, HC D Stevenson, Commended J Orr & Son. Judges – W Owens (Broughshane) and A Barkley (Kells). Old Cocks Handled (54 birds) – 1st T & G Balmer, 2nd J & B Balmer, 3rd & 4th Young McManus & Sons, Reserve & HC C Moore, VHC J & B Balmer, Commended A & N Young. Old Hens Handled (53 birds) – 1st Balmer Young & Sons, 2nd Young McManus & Sons, 3rd D Stevenson, 4th & VHC C Moore, Reserve J Orr & Son, HC J & B Balmer, Commended M/M Robinson. Judges (R Alexander & Son (Ballymena) and Dan Farrell (Belfast). Next week – Old Pairs T/W and Late Breds Handled.

Ballymoney HPS: Young Cocks Handled – 1st & 2nd D Dixon, 3rd, Reserve & HC Curry & Gilmore, 4th L Neill, VHC D & G McMullan, Commended D Dixon. Young Hens Handled – 1st & Special Curry & Gilmore, 2nd Curry & Gilmore, 3rd, 4th & Commended D & G McMullan, Reserve & HC D Dixon, VHC L Neill. Old Pieds T/W – 1st & 3rd D & G McMullan, 2nd Curry & Gilmore, 4th, VHC & HC J Connolly, Reserve & Commended D Dixon. Judges – A McNaghten, J J McAllister and P McAteer (Cushendall). Next week – OC & OH Handled and Young Pieds T/W.

Lurgan Social: The latest show took place on Monday 28th November. 1st & 3rd Seamus Loughran, 2nd & Reserve Higginson & Johnston, 4th T & K Mawhinney, VHC Kevin Douglas, HC Brown & Shaw. Best Pied was won by T & K Mawhinney and Best Young Bird by D & B Lyness. Thanks to the judge Eamon Lynch, next week show Any Age Cock or Hen with Special for Best Young Bird.

Sale Season -

Joe & Mark Brown, Lurgan

After another very successful 2011 season Joe & Mark Brown are now taking orders for 2012 young birds at £30 each. Special deals for mixed kits of birds 6 @ £145 or 155 Euro, 10 @ £230 or 250 Euro and 20 @ £450 or 490 Euro. Small deposit secures order, £50 or 55 Euro and easy payments can be arranged. Families include the very best of Staf Van Reet, Soontjen, Ken Hine, Walter Docx, Fran Van Wildemeersch, Willy Jacobs and others. BAGS of winners reported every year!
Tel: (028) 38 328293 or Mobile: 07709 077266.

Complete Clearance Sale -

On behalf of the reps of the late Frank Clarke – (Mr & Mrs Clarke ,New Antrim HPS). On offer approx 60 birds plus loft accessories etc. Bloodlines: Hofkens, Gronderaers, Janssens, plus other inc. direct stock from Kevin Parsons. Winners and Breeders of winners on offer. Date: Thursday 8th December at 8.00pm, birds on view at 7.00pm Venue: Chimney Corner Football Club, Randalstown Road, Antrim. Any further info Tel: 07701000652.

Peter McClarence of Crumlin & Dist will be selling approx 50 sprint/middle distance birds on Thursday 1st December in the Banbridge British Legion at 8.00pm. Further details from Wesley Sawyers Tel: (028) 40 626861, Mobile 07831 1560399. E-mail: info@sawyersproperty.com