Proud owners, top animals and striking breed products Part 1 41 st Delta Show 2011 in Zeeland (NL) Text and photos: S. de Bruine 12 and 13 November 2011 it was the weekend of the 2011 Delta show, like each year around this date (at week 45). As usual, it was well organized by a group of enthusiastic people under the leadership of the Secretary Han van Doorn. At the Delta show everyone has his task and these tasks are always perfectly executed, from the set up to the breakdown of the show and everything in between. Equestrian Centre "Manege de Schelde" is also very suitable for such an event. It is a pleasant stay among the cages, to have a drink and something to eat in the cafeteria or one of the stalls in the hall. The quality of the entered animals was high and it would not have been an easy decision for the judges to point out the champions. Right: Best Large Fowl in Show: Bearded Silky pullet, white. 97 Points. Owner: R. Pelgrom from Koudekerke.
Photos of the Champion Animals (former page, this page) are by: Jacqueline Schroevers and Ab de Visser. Left: Best Bantam in Show: Ko Shamo, silver grey cockerel. 97 Points. Owner: H. Don from 's Gravenpolder. Above: Best Ornamental Fowl in Show: Barbary dove, Ivory pastel, old male. Owner: Bas Hendriks from Bladel. Left: Best Waterfowl in Show: Hook Bill Duck, dark mallard bibbed, young drake. Owner: A. Oele from Wilhelminadorp. Right: Exhibition Homer, blue chequer, young hen, with 97 points. Best of Breed, winner NBS certificate and also Best of al the Homer Breeds and Best Pigeon from the Delta Show 2011. Owner: S. de Bruine from Sas van Gent. Head study of this winning pigeon, see next page.... >
Left: Best Rabbit in Show: Belgian Hare, young female. 96,5 Points. Owner: G. Seghers from Clinge. Above: Best Cavy in Show: Cavy Coronet. Owner: Dana Jansen from Zaltbommel. Left: Flemisch Giant, Chinchilla, young male. Owner: Gea van Duyn. Photos of the Champion Animals in this page are by: Jacqueline Schroevers and Ab de Visser.
Left Show Racer, blue chequer, young hen. 97 Points, also Best of Breed and winner NBS certificate. Owner: G. G. Kok. Above, right: Head study of the above Show Racer. Note: The coming years, the head shape of the Show Racer will be wanted much longer and more massive, a bit like the head of the Show Homer. Left: Show Racer, blue chequer, F/Y. Owner: D. C. J. van Doorn. Neck feathers are a bit brittle. Above: Show Antwerp M/Y. 96 Points and Best of Breed. Owner: D. C. J. van Doorn Left: Head study of the above Show Antwerp.
Left: Show Homer, blue black barred, M/O. Owner: J. D. van Doorn. Above: Head study Show Homer, blue chequer, F/O. Owner: J. D. van Doorn. Left: Exhibition Homer, blue grizzle, M/Y. 95 Points. Owner: S. de Bruine. Good representative of the breed in this colour class. Below: The headstudy of the Exhibition Homer to the left. Below, right: Head study of an Exhibition Homer, blue chequered, M/Y. Owner: J. D. van Doorn. Below, left: One of the many displays and trade stands.
Above: Head study of the Genuine Homer in the photo to the left. Left: Genuine Homer, black, M/Y. 92 Points (11 tail feathers). Good representative of the breed in this colour class. Owner: S. de Bruine. Above: Genuine Homer and its head study; a blue black barred, M/O. 97 Points, Best in Breed. Owner: D. Admiraal. Left: Painter at work in her display with extensive collection of animal paintings.
Right: Genuine Homer red chequered, M/O. Owner: D. Admiraal. Above: Head study of this bird. The Dutch Beauty Homers at the Delta Show, had been entered by two fanciers: G. Adriaanse and D. Bärenfänger, the latter being a German member of the Dutch Homer Specialty Club. He is also a board member of the German Homer Club. These breeders are artists in the field of making new colours. The quality of these new colours are very good so far. Left: Dutch Beauty Homer, black, F/Y. 95 Points. Owner: G. Adriaanse. Above, with head study to the left: Dutch Beauty Homer, yellow (dominant), M/O. 95 Points. Owner: G. Adriaanse.
Left and above: Dutch Beauty Homer and head study, blue grizzle, M/Y. Owner: G. Adriaanse. Right and above: Dutch Beauty Homer and head study, ash yellow barred grizzle, M/Y. 97 Points and Best in Breed. Owner: D. Bärenfänger. Left and below: Dutch Beauty Homer and head study, blue chequer pied, F/Y. Only 95 Points, a lower award due to the not correct Eye Colour. Owner: D. Bärenfänger.
Right and above: German Beauty Homer and head study, blue black barred, M/Y. Owner: D. C. J. van Doorn. Above, left and right: Dragon, blue black barred, F/Y. Owner: D. C. J. van Doorn. Left: Steiger Cropper, black, M/O. 94 Points. Owner: A. J. Klink.
Right: Gaditano Cropper, khaki, F/Y. 95 Points. Owner: P.J. Regeer. Left: Voorburg Shield Cropper, red, F/O. 95 Points. Owner: P. M. de Jonge. Right: Voorburg Shield Cropper, black, F/O. 95 Points. Owner: P. M. de Jonge. Left below: French Bagdad, red mottled head, M/O. 95 Points. Owner: N.J. Gelok. Right below: Lebanon, red (dominant), M/O. 95 Points. Owner: D.C. Everaers.
Left: King, black pied, F/Y. 94 Points. Owner: J. Goudzwaard. Above, right: Old Dutch Turbit, black shield, F/Y. 97 Points. Owner: A. Pielaet. Winner NBS Certificate. Below: Modena, blue bronze barred, F/O. 97 Points. Owner: M. C. M. Sebregts. Above: German Modena Magnani (multi colour), M/O. 94 Points. Owner: G. Adriaanse.
Left: Old Dutch Turbit, ash red barred (mealy) shield, M/Y. Owner: A. W. Schelling. Right: Old Dutch Turbit, silver dark barred shield, F/O. Owner: W. van Voorenberghe. Left: Italian Owl, yellow, M/Y. 95 Points. Owner: C. Verdaasdonk. Right- and left below, Italian Owl and head study, blue chequer M/Y. 97 Points. Owner: J.D. van Doorn.
Right: Antwerp Smerle, red, M/Y. Owner: J.D. van Doorn. Left: Italian Owl, blue black barred, M/Y. Owner: J. D. van Doorn. Above: Frillback PH, red grizzle, F/Y. 95 Points. Owner: P. J. van Zielst. Above: Italian Owl, red chequer, M/O. Owner: J. D. van Doorn. Right: Old Dutch Capuchine, Yellow monked, M/O. 95 Points. Owner: A. Timmermans.
Left: English Magpie, red magpie, M/Y. Owner: C. P. M. van de Bemd. Right: Arabian Trumpeter, M/O. 94 Points. Owner: Ms. L. Lesius. Left: Budapest Kiebitz, blue black barred M/Y. 95 Points. Owner: J. Goudzwaard. Left below: Rine Ringbeater, ash red barred (mealy) M/Y. Owner: Dirk van der Maas. Right below: German Long faced tumbler, black bearded M/Y. 97 Points. Reserve Champion Delta Show 2011 and Winner NBS Certificate. Owner: G. Adriaanse.
Left: Mookee lavendel M/O. Owner: C. Verdaasdonk. Right: Dutch Highflyer, copper finch marked, F/O. Owner: A. Goudzwaard. Left: Rine Ringbeater, ash yellow barred (creamy) F/Y. Owner: Dirk van der Maas. Above: Oriental Roller, indigo F/O. Owner: C. Schrauwen.
Left: The opening ceremony for the Delta show was held on Friday 11 November 2011. The opening was performed by Toon Goossens, the former secretary of the Dutch Association of Small Animal keepers KLN, under the watchful eye of the secretary and the chairman of the Delta Show, Han van Doorn and Peter de Witte. Below: The pet animals were cuddled all day long. There was a special One Day Show for cavies. For more information over de Delta Show please contact the secretary: J.D. van Doorn, Postbus 253 4330 AG MIDDELBURG E-mail: info@delta-show.nl For the Show catalogue and much more info and photos, see the website of the Delta Show: http://www.delta-show.nl Show Data for the 2012 DELTA-SHOW in Vlissingen is from 9 to 11 November 2012. Copyright 2012 Aviculture-Europe. All rights reserved by VBC.