Another Sanctioned Show in AB!!! Millarville's 105th Fair Aug 18

105th Annual Priddis Millarville Fair will now be holding a Sanctioned APA Show! Judged by APA Judge Rico Sebastianelli on August 18, 2012

AND A FULL DAY WITH THE FAMOUS MILLARVILLE FARMERS' MARKET TOO!!
8:30 A.M. TO 4:30 P.M.

"The Priddis & Millarville Fair, more than a century-old, is one of the last, great, traditional, old-time Agricultural Fairs in Canada.

Founded in 1907 and held every year since, the Fair today is a wondrous extravaganza for kids in particular, with a Kid's World, a petting zoo, big horses, small horses, hayrides, roping competitions and ribbons awarded in junior events ranging from photography to baking to 4-H. The day is a big one for adults as well, including a multitude of competition ribbons and a parade, not to mention a full day integrated with the famous Millarville Farmers' Market.

You see, coming out to the Fair is is only half the fun you COULD have. The other half lies in participating in the Fair, putting your best crafts, baking, grains and grasses and animals up for those all-important winning ribbons that are keepsakes forever.

CLICK ON THE FAIR BOOK IMAGE BELOW TO VIEW ALL THE EXCITING CATEGORIES IN 2012"

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This will be a great one day fun Show for everyone from beginners to old pros. I have attended this fair a few times and enjoy the old fashion charm this fair embodies! Hope to see many of you guys there.[b]

I love the idea of a 1 day show! So much easier to manage than a 3 day one. Not sure yet if I'll make it there, but great to know about it.

I agree Kathy I like the idea as well. We went as spectators a couple years back and it was such a fun fair. A rooster crowing contest and everything.
Our summer is so busy already but I sure would love to go as a spectator again if we can fit it in.

Fantastic that this has come about! Just really bad timing....

Here are some photos from when I have been at the fair in previous years...

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One of the amazing floral arrangements

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The poultry area (sorry it is a horrible photo)

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this image if from the fairs website

I think I'm going to try to make it to this one. I think it would be good fun. It will be my first time showing. So... (Poultry) older male is 1 year old or older? Same with hens... Older female is 1 year old or older??

Yeah SherylVick they consider pullets and cockerels to be under a year and hens and roosters to be over a year.
This is a great show. It is very good starter show!
Plan to see you there!

lol I know what a pullet / hen and roo/ cock is. But I was reading the entry form and all it said was 1) old male 2) old female 3)young male 4) young female. So if I understand you right 1) is a year and older (and so on)? Thank you K.R.L., And thank you again for taking the time to meet me with the buff eggs

Yeah the fair book is kind of strangely setup.
Old bird in any show is over a year.
Young bird is under a year.
No problem! Hope you get a good hatch on them!

I'm really looking forward to it!! It's such a
cool little country fair. Theres always lots to
look at and do there! Also Looking forward to seeing
All the different breeds of chickens, and visiting with
My chicken friends! what's every one bring? I'm
Bringing some faverolles, silkies, Muscovys, and blue
Slate turkeys!!

Deadline for the Fair is ]August 1st[...
So if you want to get some entries in do it quickly.

I hope everyone has a really wonderful time at the fair. Steve I hope you will take some pictures and share them? This one is just too far away during a very busy summer for me to attend.

I sure will take pictures. lots of them!! Lol
Oh and I'm doing my entrees today, entering 9 birds!

WOW, i ended up entering 15 birds!!

Congratulations to All the Canadian Heritage Breed and forum members on some Big wins at the Millarville APA Show at their Fair.
Coyote Acres ~ Patric Lyster took Champion Large Fowl with a White Chantecler, Steve ~ Steven Vincent took Reserve Champion Large Fowl with a Salmon Faverolles pullet! There were over 300 birds at the show! Plus there were way more wins that I would like people to share with us.

Also thanks to Rico for doing a great job judging all these birds!

That is great!!
I know Liz, Patrick, Steve and Kyle were there, what other CHB members were there??? did they win?
How many birds did you enter?
i bet you entered at least 100 your self kyle LOl

There was quite a few CHB and forum people there.
KathyS, Marsha Small & her mom Lynn and her sons, The Chickie Vickie crew, Country Thyme Farms, Liz , Patric Lyster, Steven, John Monclair ( Granite Quarry Farms), Rico and Casey of C R Ducks ( judging and clerking) and I am sure I am still missing a few.

Kathy S won Best Asiatic with a Blue Cochin Cockerel and Reserve English with a Buff Orpington Pullet.
Marsha Small won Best English with a Buff Orpington.
Patric Lyster won Best American and Champion Large Fowl with a White Plymouth Rock Female
Steven won Best and Res Continental, and Reserve large Fowl with a Salmon Faverolle Pullet
Country Thyme Farm won Best and Res Heavy Duck with Silver Appleyards
Best Turkey went to Steven Vincent
Show Champion went to Allan Lakusta with a Goose
Clayton Botkin took Res Plymouth Rock with a Barred Hen

Sorry I am sure I am forgetting many other wins... (this is off the top of my head)

Oh and Triple J I actually only entered 7 birds in the show! But I was happy my hens came home with a few ribbons!
Maybe Steven could post some of his pictures.

~i sure can post pictures! i had a ball at millerville yesterday!! it is one very cool old time fair!

sky shot
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Country Thyme Farm won Best and Res Heavy Duck with Silver Appleyards
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Rico judging
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Country Thyme Farm won with they're D'uccle Rooster
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some of the grains entered in the show
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rooster crowing contest
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and Kathy S and her blue Cochin
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Sounds like everyone there had a great time and to those who brought home some ribbons!

I was thinking of everyone enjoying the show and fair this weekend wishing I were there. Thanks for posting some results and pictures Kyle and Steve for those of us who could only live vicariously this time around.

congrats everyone looks like a nice event!

Kyle, great information on the show. One correction, Champion American and Champion Large was a White Plymouth Pullet. I don't know who own it. I think Patric brought back on his trip.

It was such a fun event on a beautiful but hot day! Loved all the old-fashioned demonstrations and competitions!
KRL - thanks for posting some results - I ran out of time at the end to go around and see who all got ribbons. How did you do with your Speckled Sussex and the beautiful bantams you brought?

Congrats everyone on your wins. I sure wish we could have come. Sounds like the members of the CHB and a few others made the poultry area much busier than in the past.

It was a great show! I think being that it was a APA sanctioned show made up for the increase in entries. There was some nice birds exhibited at the fair!

Kathy thanks for asking. My Speckled Sussex hens took Best and Res Sussex and my bantam Belgian Bearded d'Uccle hens took Best of Breed, 2nd place and 4th. I was disappointed that my Buff Chantecler hens were the only 2 representing Buff Chanteclers.

Better late than never! A couple more photos from the Millarville Show:

Judge Rico Sebastianelli and assistants

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KRL, Country Thyme and Steve

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The one horse-power ice cream maker!

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