SATURDAY POULTRY SCHEDULE BEES & HONEY SCHEDULE. Entries Close 15 April (Paper) & 22 April (Online) - 4 June 2016

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1 SHOW INFORMATION SATURDAY POULTRY SCHEDULE GREAT BRITISH AGRICULTURE 1ENTERTAINMENT - 4 June 2016 FOOD & DRINK MAY June BEES & HONEY SCHEDULE 2016 Entries Close 15 April (Paper) & 22 April (Online) Entries Close 1 April (Paper) & 8 April (Online)

2 Bath & West Shows Limited (Registered in England & Wales with Number ) Royal Bath and West Show Shepton Mallet Saturday 4 June 2016 SATURDAY CHALLENGE POULTRY & EGG SHOW plus participating breed club shows (Exhibitors do not have to be members) Entries Close: Paper - 15 April or Online - 22 April ( NO ENTRIES, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THIS DATE Chief Executive: Rupert Cox THE SHOWGROUND, SHEPTON MALLET, SOMERSET BA4 6QN Telephone: /822214

3 SATURDAY CHALLENGE POULTRY & EGG SHOW LARGE FOWL Class FF300 ANY VARIETY - Male. Class FF301 ANY VARIETY - Female. POULTRY Judge: Mr Andrew Sheppy BANTAMS Class FF302 Class FF303 ANY VARIETY - Male. ANY VARIETY - Female. WATERFOWL Class FF304 ANY VARIETY - Male. Class FF305 ANY VARIETY - Female. Please state breed being shown All birds in all classes will be graded and receive a grading card. Entry Fee: 1.75 (inc VAT) Prizes: 1st, 2nd and 3rd Royal Bath & West prize cards in each class Royal Bath & West Special Rosettes will be awarded for: Best Large Fowl Best Bantam Best Waterfowl Poultry Club Summer National Make a date for your diary 1-4 June 2016 to be held at the Royal Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet Give yourself a summer break, come along and meet up with some of your feathered friends. Ample parking Free entertainment every evening until late Free Camping Bars & Restaurants THE SHOWGROUND, SHEPTON MALLET, SOMERSET BA4 6QN Telephone: /822214

4 EGGS Judge: Mr Malcolm Thompson Class FF306 Class FF307 Class FF308 6 Any variety, any colour 3 Distinct Colours 1 Unusual shape Class FF309 Class FF310 Class FF311 Class FF312 Class FF313 Class FF314 Class FF315 3 Dark Brown 3 White/Cream 3 Any Other Colour 1 Dark Brown 1 White/Cream 1 Any Other Colour 1 Contents LARGE FOWL Class FF316 Class FF317 Class FF318 Class FF319 Class FF320 Class FF321 Class FF322 3 Dark Brown 3 White/Cream 3 Any Other Colour 1 Dark Brown 1 White/Cream 1 Any Other Colour 1 Contents BANTAM Class FF323 Class FF324 Class FF325 3 Eggs Single Egg 1 Contents WATERFOWL Class FF326 Class FF327 Class FF328 3 Eggs Single Egg 1 Contents TURKEY All Eggs in all classes will be graded and received a grading card. Entry Fee: 50p (inc VAT) Prizes: 1st, 2nd and 3rd Royal Bath & West prize cards in each class. Royal Bath & West Special Rosette for the Best Egg Exhibit

5 Mr Fred Simmonds is the Poultry Club Representative PRIZES Each Breed Club will award breed club specials and the Royal Bath & West will award 1 st, 2 nd and 3 rd prize cards in each class A Royal Bath & West Special Rosette will be awarded to each Breed Club Champion. All birds in all Breed Club shows will be graded and receive a grading card. BEST OF BREED and SATURDAY CHALLENGE CHAMPIONS All Best of Breed and Saturday Challenge Champions will go forward for overall Champion and Reserve Champion and will be judged by Mr Andrew Sheppy & Mr Malcolm Thompson JOHN LOADER (WESSEX) Ltd for kindly supplying Corn for the Poultry Bath & West Shows wishes to thank BREED CLUB STAND COMPETITION To be staged on Friday 3 June 2016 Prizes: 1 st 30; 2 nd 20; 3 rd 10 kindly offered by * * * * * * *

6 BREED CLUB SHOWS To be staged on Saturday 4 June 2016 during the Royal Bath & West Show The Showground, Shepton Mallet BA4 6QN Exhibitors DO NOT have to be a member of the Breed Clubs The British Belgian Bantam Club Area Show ************* The Croad Langshan Club of Great Britain ************* The Poultry Rare Breeds Society Club Show ************* The Sussex Club ************* Turkey Club UK ************* Entries Close for all above: Postal 15 April Online 22 April NO ENTRIES, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER 22 APRIL. ENTRIES MAY BE MADE ONLINE AT Entry Fees (inc VAT) per class Birds to be penned by 9:00am Judging to commence at 9:15am prompt

7 The British Belgian Bantam Club Show Judge: Mr William Elkington Class FF400 Class FF401 Class FF402 Class FF403 Class FF404 Class FF405 Class FF406 Class FF407 Class FF408 Class FF409 BLACK D ANVER - Male. BLACK D ANVER - Female. NORMAL QUAIL D ANVER - Male. NORMAL QUAIL D ANVER - Female. ANY OTHER COLOUR D ANVER - Male. ANY OTHER COLOUR D ANVER - Female. D UCCLE - Male. D UCCLE - Female. DE WATERMAEL - Male or Female. ANY VARIETY RUMPLESS - Male or Female. Prizes The British Belgian Breed Club will offer rosettes for the: Champion Reserve Champion Best Opposite Sex Best of Variety The Royal Bath & West Show will offer: Prizes cards for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize winners in each class. Royal Bath & West Special Rosettes for the Champion.

8 The Croad Langshan Club of Great Britain Judge: Mr Andrew Sheppy Class FF450 Class FF451 Class FF452 Class FF453 Class FF454 Class FF455 LARGE BLACK - Male LARGE BLACK - Female LARGE WHITE Male or Female. BANTAM BLACK Male. BANTAM BLACK Female. BANTAM WHITE Male or Female. Prizes The Croad Langshan Club will offer rosettes for the: Champion. Reserve Champion. The Royal Bath & West Show will offer: Prizes cards for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize winners in each class. Royal Bath & West Special Rosettes for the Champion.

9 The Poultry Rare Breed Society Judge: Mr Andrew Sheppy Class FF500 Class FF501 Class FF502 Class FF503 Class FF504 Class FF505 Class FF506 Class FF507 Class FF508 Class FF509 Class FF510 Class FF511 Class FF512 Class FF513 Class FF514 Class FF515 Class FF516 Class FF517 Class FF518 Class FF519 Class FF520 Class FF521 Class FF522 Class FF523 Class FF524 Class FF525 Class FF526 Class FF527 Class FF528 Class FF529 Class FF530 Class FF531 Class FF532 Class FF533 Class FF534 Class FF535 Class FF536 Class FF537 Class FF538 RARE BREED Soft Feather: Heavy AUTOSEXING BREEDS - Male or Female. BRESSE-GAULOISE - Male or Female. CREVEOUR - Male or Female. DOMINIQUE - Male or Female. HOUDAN - Male or Female. IXWORTH - Male or Female. JERSEY GIANT - Male or Female. LA FLECHE - Male or Female. MALINES - Male or Female. MODERN LANGSHAN - Male or Female. NORFOLK GREY - Male or Female. NORTH HOLLAND BLUE - Male or Female. SULMTALER - Male or Female. TRANSYLVANIAN NAKED NECK - Male or Female. ANY OTHER VARIETY STANDARD BREED - Male or Female. ANY VARIETY NON-STANDARD HEAVY BREED - Male or Female. ANY VARIETY NON-STANDARD COLOUR OF STANDARD BREED - Male or Female. Hard Feather: Large RUMPLESS OLD ENGLISH GAME - Male or Female. Soft Feather: Light ANDALUSIAN - Male or Female. AUGSBERGER - Male or Female. AUTOSEXING BREEDS - Male or Female. BRAKEL - Male or Female. BREDA - Male or Female. CAMPINE - Male or Female. FAYOUMI - Male or Female. FRIESIAN - Male or Female. KRAIENKOPPE - Male or Female. LAKENVELDER - Male or Female. MARSH DAISY - Male or Female. OLD ENGLISH PHEASANT FOWL - Male or Female. SICILIAN BUTTERCUP - Male or Female. SICILIAN FLOWERBIRD - Male or Female. SPANISH - Male or Female. SULTAN - Male or Female. THURINGIAN - Male or Female. VORWERK - Male or Female. ANY OTHER VARIETY STANDARD BREED - Male or Female. ANY VARIETY NON-STANDARD LIGHT BREED - Male or Female. ANY VARIETY NON-STANDARD COLOUR OF STANDARD BREED - Male or Female. Class FF539 Class FF540 Class FF541 Class FF542 SUMATRA - Male. SUMATRA - Female. YOKOHAMA - Male. YOKOHAMA - Female. Long Tail

10 Class FF543 Class FF544 Class FF545 Class FF546 Class FF547 Class FF548 Class FF549 Class FF550 Class FF551 Class FF552 Class FF553 Class FF554 Class FF555 Class FF556 Class FF557 Class FF558 Class FF559 Class FF560 Class FF561 Class FF562 RARE BREED - BANTAM Soft Feather: Heavy SULMTALER - Male or Female. TRANSYLVANIAN NAKED NECK - Male or Female. ANY OTHER VARIETY (STANDARD BREED) - Male or Female. Soft Feather: Light FRIESIAN - Male or Female. ANDALUSIAN - Male or Female. KRAIENKOPPE - Male or Female. LAKENVELDER - Male or Female. SULTAN - Male or Female. VORWERK - Male or Female. ANY OTHER VARIETY (STANDARD BREED) - Male or Female. ANY OTHER VARIETY STANDARDISED - Male or Female. Hard Feather: Bantam RUMPLESS OLD ENGLISH GAME - Male or Female. BURMESE - Male or Female. NANKIN - Male or Female. OHIKI - Male or Female. True Bantam Long Tail SUMATRA - Male. SUMATRA - Female. YOKOHAMA - Male. YOKOHAMA - Female. ANY OTHER VARIETY NON-STANDARDISED - Male or Female Prizes The Poultry Rare Breed Society will offer rosettes for the: Champion. Reserve Champion. The Royal Bath & West Show will offer: Prizes cards for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize winners in each class. Royal Bath & West Special Rosettes for the Champion.

11 The Sussex Club Judge: Mr Andrew Sheppy Class FF600 Class FF601 Class FF602 Class FF603 LIGHT -Male. LIGHT - Female. LARGE ANY OTHER COLOUR Male. ANY OTHER COLOUR Female. Class FF604 Class FF605 Class FF606 Class FF607 Class FF608 Class FF609 Class FF610 LIGHT -Male. LIGHT Female. BANTAM LIGHT SPECKLED - Male or Female. BUFF Male or Female. SILVER - Male or Female. ANY OTHER COLOUR Male. ANY OTHER COLOUR - Female. The Sussex Club will offer rosettes for the: Prizes Champion. Reserve Champion. Best Large. Best Bantam. Plaque for the Best Sussex. The Royal Bath & West Show will offer: Prizes cards for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize winners in each class. Royal Bath & West Special Rosettes for the Champion.

12 Turkey Club UK Judge: Mr Andrew Sheppy Class FF650 Class FF651 ANY VARIETY - Stag. ANY VARIETY - Hen. Prizes The Turkey Club will offer rosettes for: Best Male Best Female Champion. The Royal Bath & West Show will offer: Prizes cards for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize winners in each class. Royal Bath & West Special Rosettes for the Champion.

13 HOW TO ENTER Either enter on-line at by 22 April, or complete the enclosed entry form and send it, together with your fee to the Entries Office, Bath & West Shows Limited, The Showground, Shepton Mallet BA4 6QN to arrive no later than 15 April. Cheques should be made payable to Bath & West Shows Ltd. No entries will be accepted after the entry close dates and it is a condition that all exhibitor s names and addresses will be printed in the catalogue. What happens next pre Show After the close of entries you will be sent a pack containing the following: Exhibitor s Day ticket (for entry fees amounting to 10 or more). Vehicle Pass for Red Gate to admit you into the Showground. Please use the Blue Entrance off the A371, and follow the signs for Red Gate. Penning/Removal Permit. Any additional tickets which you purchased when entering. Then The Poultry & Egg section will be open for the reception of exhibits as follows: Wednesday & Thursday classes: Saturday classes: Tuesday 31 May from 5:00pm to 9:00pm. Wednesday 1 June from 7:00am to 8:30am Saturday 4 June from 7:00am to 8:30am. Exhibitors may remove their entries as follows: Finally Wednesday & Thursday classes: Saturday classes: Boxing up from 5:00pm for departure at 5:30pm. Collection on foot from 5:30pm. Collection by vehicle from 7:00pm. Eggs collection on foot from 4:45pm. Boxing up from 4:30pm for departure at 4:30pm. Collection on foot from 4:30pm. Collection by vehicle from 7:00pm. NO VEHICLE MOVEMENT IS PERMITTED ON THE SHOWGROUND BEFORE 7:00PM.

14 Entries: 1. (a) On the printed form contained in the schedule, which should be forwarded, together with the correct Entry Fees to The Entries Office, Royal Bath & West of England Society, The Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 6QN, to be received no later than 15 April. (b) Enter online at ONLINE ENTRIES CLOSE 22 April. No entries will be accepted after this date. 2. The fees payable for Poultry and Egg entries are clearly shown at the front page of this schedule and on the entry form. Exhibitors may make an unlimited number of entries on payment of the entry fee which must be sent with the entries and which will include pens, food and attendance. 3. Exhibitors are requested to examine carefully the list of prizes and conditions, as the Show cannot be responsible for any errors made by exhibitors on the entry forms, and exhibits entered in a wrong class will be necessarily excluded from competition. No alterations can be made on entry forms after they have been received by the Entries Office. 4. The Show reserves the right to refuse an entry without reason being given. 5. Exhibitors must state the sex, colour and breed of their exhibits on the entry form. Substitutes will not be accepted. 6. All eggs must be fresh and the produce of the Poultry of the exhibitor. The bleaching of eggs or any artificial preparation of the same will disqualify the entry. 7. A Poultry Vehicle Pass will be issued to all exhibitors. (Vehicles must be parked on the Stock Vehicle Park). Entries of 10 and above will receive an exhibitor's day ticket. Juvenile passes will be issued at the Show's discretion. 8. Empty pens will be monitored and exhibitors will be asked to return their admission ticket if they do not submit their entries. Exhibitors are requested to inform the Entries Office two weeks prior to the Show if they are unable to exhibit any of their entries, in order that penning requirements can be amended. 9. Shavings will be placed in the pens by Show Stewards and no other shaving must be added by exhibitors. Judging: 10. In no case shall a prize be awarded unless the Judge deems the entry to have sufficient merit; and should the Judges consider the exhibits unworthy of the highest prizes offered, it shall be in their power to award a lower prize. 11. All children with entries in the Junior Class should be by their respective pens at 10:30am on Wednesday morning, to discuss their entries with the Judge. 12. The judge is empowered to break any eggs in the process of judging. 13. The Show reserves the right to transfer entries from classes with either single exhibitors or single bird entries into the Transfer Classes. 14. In classes where at least five birds of one breed from a minimum of two exhibitors are entered, a separate breed or colour class may be staged.

15 15. As required under Regulation 5, exhibitors must state male or female to allow the Show to split classes if necessary. 16. The Judges are instructed to disqualify any exhibits that have been clipped, drawn, trimmed, marked or dyed. In the Game Classes, birds can be shown either dubbed or undubbed. 17. The Pinioned wings are only permitted in the Waterfowl Bantam classes. Only one wing may be pinioned or clipped. 18. Unhealthy exhibits will not be staged, but will be immediately returned to their owners and the fees will be forfeited. 19. An exhibitor detected in a false statement as to the age, etc, of any exhibit, or in any other practice calculated to deceive or mislead the Judges or Stewards, shall forfeit all or any prizes awarded to him or her at the Show, and will be disqualified from competing at any future Show of the Company, and the Show shall have power to inform other Shows of its action in this respect. 20. No persons who shall have been shown to the satisfaction of the Show to have been excluded from competing for prizes at the exhibition of any other Show in consequence of having attempted to obtain a prize by giving a false certificate or by other unfair means, and persons who are under exclusion from any Breed Society for fraudulent practices shall be allowed to exhibit at this or any other Show of the Company, only at the discretion of the Committee. Prizes: 21. ALL prize money may be collected in cash from an Ice Event booth sited in the Foyer of The Showering Pavilion, or on Eighth Avenue on presentation of the prize money voucher between 8:30am and 6:30pm. Stewards will issue winning exhibitors a prize money voucher which can be redeemed on the day. Please see conditions on the reverse of the prize money voucher. 22. Exhibitors wishing to have trophies engraved should do so at their own cost but any engraving must be similar in size, style and layout to previous engravings to ensure consistency. The Show will seek reimbursement for the cost of repairing any damage caused to trophies through mishandling or engraving. General: 23. All exhibits shown must be the bona fide property of the exhibitor. 24. The Stewards pledge themselves to take every care of the exhibits, but neither they nor the Show will be responsible in any way for any article, plant, machinery or object of any kind exhibited on the Showground. The exhibitor shall assume full responsibility therefore, including liability for all claims arising out of the exhibition, handling or housing of such exhibits and the conduct of the stand generally. The exhibitor shall indemnify the Show against all claims damages or expenses whatsoever in any way arising out of the presence of the exhibitor or his exhibits on the Showground. Acceptance of the foregoing provisions shall be a condition of entry. 25. In this clause the term exhibitor shall include persons taking part in any competition or display arranged by the Show, and the owner of any animal, plant, machinery or other thing involved in any such competition or display or otherwise exhibited on the Showground. Save for death or personal injury caused by the negligence of the Show, its servants or agents, the Show will not be responsible for death, injury, disease, damage or loss caused to any exhibitor or to his or her servant or agent or to any animal, article, plant,

16 machinery or thing whatsoever nature brought onto the Showground by the said exhibitor from whatever cause, death, injury, disease, damage or loss arises. 26. A vet will be in attendance to monitor any health problems within the section. 27. Only official Bath & West Shows Limited notices to be displayed on cages until after judging. Thereafter exhibitors may attach breeder s details. "For Sale" are not allowed. 28. The Show reserves the sole and absolute right to interpret these or any other prescribed conditions and regulations, or prize sheets, and to settle arbitrarily and determine all matters, questions or differences in regard thereto, or otherwise arising out of or connected with or in incident to the Show. Also to refuse and to cancel any entries, disqualify exhibitors, prohibit exhibition of entries, vary or cancel awards of prizes or reserve numbers, and relax conditions as the Show may deem expedient. 29. If, on the advice of DEFRA and/or Trading Standards the Poultry section of the Show is cancelled due to Avian Influenza, refunds will only be provided for entries to the value of 10 and above. Below 10 no refund will be provided. 30. Persons entering exhibits and failing to send the same to the Show will forfeit the entry fee for each pen so left vacant, unless such absence was due to DEFRA Disease Restrictions. 31. All containers must be clearly labelled with the exhibitors name and address. NO HAMPERS SHOULD BE LEFT UNATTENDED TO PREVENT THEM FROM BEING STOLEN. 32. If exhibitors wish to padlock their exhibition cages, the keys must be handed in to the Chief Poultry Steward for the duration of the Show. 33. The Poultry & Small Animals Section will be open to the public at 9:00am on Wednesday and will close at 5:00pm on Saturday. 34. No Exhibitor will be allowed to leave the Balcony until all Exhibitors are satisfied that all birds have been accounted for. 35. Any exhibits not collected by the stated times will be boxed up by the Steward and the Show will not accept any responsibility. Health & Safety Regulations: 36. Exhibitors are reminded that they must conform to the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and other relevant Health and Safety legislation. Exhibitors must also comply to The Equalities Act 2010 (formerly The Disability and Discrimination Act); the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005; the Health Act 2006 incorporating the Smoke free Legislation. 37. Smoking is prohibited in all Buildings. Environmental Health Officers and Fire Officers will be in attendance at the Show and have the appropriate authority to take appropriate enforcement action. New or amended regulations appear in bold By Order of the Show Chief Executive Telephone: (01749) Bath & West Shows Limited Company Reg. No The Showground Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 6QN