YORKSHIRE FOREIGN BIRD SOCIETY OPEN SHOW SCHEDULE

YORKSHIRE FOREIGN BIRD SOCIETY OPEN SHOW SCHEDULE Sunday 2 nd October 2016 To be held at: Liversedge Church Hall, Liversedge, West Yorkshire WF15 6LF 1 www.yfbs.org.uk WEBSITE ADDRESS: www.yfbs.org.uk

Entries 50p per cage, plus S.A.E. for return oflabels, to be sent to: Mr. & Mrs. W Ingham, Westfield Villa, Westfield Rd, Horbury, Wakefield, West Yorkshire WF4 6EQ, or email yvonneingham@aol.com Sale birds no entry fee (Labels will be posted Wednesday or collect at show) Entries close 27 th September 2016 at 8.00pm Birds to be benched by 9.30am. Judging 10.00am prompt. Lifting by 3.00pm Refreshments will be available throughout the day. Judges: Mr E Thorpe If you are going to be late or unable to attend on the day, please telephone 07788 190938 to notify us. SHOW RULES All birds must be the bona fide property of the exhibitor Sales class birds will be sold at the price on the entry, 10% of monies will be retained by the Society. No birds entered in the sales class to be sold until 1.30pm. All birds, including birds in the sales must be in suitable cages (i.e. no cardboard boxes). Birds to be lifted at 3.00pm, no early lifting will be entertained. No local members to liftbirdsuntilalldistanceexhibitorshavelifted. Whilst every precaution will be taken to secure the welfare of the exhibits, the entire risk and responsibility must be borne by the exhibitor. The organisers will not be responsible for any loss or damage. This also applies to any accident which may happen to anyone during the show. No dogs will be allowed in the show hall. Any exhibitor who wishes to lodge a protest must do so in writing to the secretary before the close of the show, with a deposit of the 2 that will be forfeitedshouldtheprotestfail. All current year bred birds must have been bred by the exhibitor in 2016. Mark O.B. for all birds over 12 months old which have been bred by the exhibitor. All foreignbirdsin wrong classes will be re-classed. For any exhibit needing special food, including sales birds, the food should be with the bird in a suitable container marked with the class and cage number. Exhibitors wishing to feed their own birds should request permission from the Show Manager. Only stewards and officials will be allowed in the show hall whilst judging is in progress. No smoking is permitted in the show hall. 2 www.yfbs.org.uk

CLASSIFICATIONS Cls Section Description 1 Lovebird Peachfaced (Normal, Jade or Olive) 2 Lovebird Peachfaced (Pastel Blue, Cobalt or Slate) 3 Lovebird Peachfaced (Any Mutation Pied) except orange faced and white faced 4 Lovebird Closed Rung CYOB (classes 1-3) 5 Lovebird Peachfaced (Lutino, Cremino) except orange faced and White faced 6 Lovebird Peachfaced (Dilutes, Cinnamons, Cherries) except Orange Faced and White Faced 7 Lovebird Peachfaced (any other mutation) 8 Lovebird Closed Rung CYOB (classes 5-7) 9 Lovebird Masked (Normal and Mutation) 10 Lovebird Fischers (Normal and Mutation) 11 Lovebird Closed Rung (Classes 9 & 10) 12 Lovebird Black Cheeked & Nyasa 13 Lovebird Abyssinian, Madagascar and Redfaced 14 Lovebird Closed Rung CYOB (Classes 12 & 13) 15 Parrotlike Redrumps,Bourkes,Elegants,Turquoisines, Splendid and Blue Winged Grass Parakeets 16 Parrotlike All parrotlets 17 Parrotlike All Normal Cockatiels 18 Parrotlike All other mutation Cockatiels 19 Parrotlike All Lories & Lorikeets 20 Parrotlike All Hanging Parrots 21 Parrotlike All Cockatoos, Macaws & Typical Short tailed Parrots 22 Parrotlike Any other Parrotlike birds 23 Parrotlike All Current year bred Parrotlets 24 Parrotlike All CYOB Cockatiels 25 Parrotlike All CYOB Nectarfeeding Parrots 26 Parrotlike All other CYOB Parrotlike birds 27 Seedeater Red-eared, Orange Cheeked, Gold Breasted and Sundervalls Waxbills & Red Avadavats 28 Seedeater St Helena, Blue Breasted and Blue Capped Waxbills, Cordon Bleus and Common Fire Finch 29 Seedeater Combassous, Pintailed Whydahs, Orange and Red billed Weavers, Song Sparrows, Singing Finches and Cutthroats 30 Seedeater Blackheaded, Whiteheaded, Tricoloured, Bronzewinged, Rufousbacked, Magpie and Bluebilled Mannikins. Spicebirds and Common Silverbills 31 Seedeater All Java Sparrows excluding Timor Sparrows 32 Seedeater All Doves and Quail 33 Seedeater All CYOB Seedeaters (Classes 27-32) 34 Seedeater Lavendars, Twinspots, Pytilias and Crimsonwings and all other species of Waxbill 35 Seedeater Pearlheaded Silverbills, all mannikins and seedeating birds not elsewhere mentioned whose body size is smaller than a Java Sparrow 36 Seedeater All Weavers and Whydahs not elsewhere mentioned 37 Seedeater All Buntings, Redheaded, Saffron and Redcrested Finches, Grosbeaks, Timor Sparrows and all seedeating birds not elsewhere mentioned whose body size is larger than a Java Sparrow 38 Seedeater All CYOB seedeaters (Classes 34-37) 39 Australian Finch All normal Gouldian finches 40 Australian Finch Gouldian, Yellowback 41 Australian Finch Gouldian, Blueback 42 Australian Finch Gouldian, any other colour 43 Australian Finch Gouldian White/Lilac breasted mutations 44 Australian Finch Cherry Finches 45 Australian Finch Heck's and Longtailed finches 3 www.yfbs.org.uk

46 Australian Finch Masked and Parson finches 47 Australian Finch Painted, Crimson and Redbrowed finches 48 Australian Finch Star Finches 49 Australian Finch Bichenos 50 Australian Finch Diamond Firetails 51 Australian Finch Australian Mannikins 52 Australian Finch Blue faced and Redheaded Parrotfinches 53 Australian Finch Bamboo and Pintailed Parrotfinches 54 Australian Finch Any other variety of Parrotfinches not mentioned elsewhere 55 Australian Finch All normal Gouldian finches CYOB 56 Australian Finch Gouldian, Yellowback CYOB 57 Australian Finch Gouldian, Blueback CYOB 58 Australian Finch Gouldian, any other colour - CYOB 59 Australian Finch Gouldian White/Lilac breasted mutations - CYOB 60 Australian Finch Cherry Finches CYOB 61 Australian Finch Heck's and Longtailed finches - CYOB 62 Australian Finch Masked and Parson finches - CYOB 63 Australian Finch Painted, Crimson and Redbrowed finches - CYOB 64 Australian Finch Star Finches CYOB 65 Australian Finch Bichenos CYOB 66 Australian Finch Diamond Firetails CYOB 67 Australian Finch Australian Mannikins CYOB 68 Australian Finch Blue faced and Redheaded Parrotfinches - CYOB 69 Australian Finch Bamboo and Pintailed Parrotfinches - CYOB 70 Australian Finch Any other variety of Parrotfinches not mentioned elsewhere - CYOB 71 Softbills All SunBirds and Hummingbirds 72 Softbills All Tanagers, Chlorophonias and Euphonias 73 Softbills All Zosterops 74 Softbills Yuhinas and Ixulus 75 Softbills Sugarbirds, Spiderhunters and Flowerpeckers 76 Softbills Flycatchers, Starts, Chats, Robins, Sivas, Mesias and Pekin Robins 77 Softbills Mynahs, Thrushes, Starlings, Bulbuls, Fruitsuckers and Shamas 78 Softbills All other softbills smaller than a Pekin Robin 79 Softbills All other softbills same size or larger than a Pekin Robin 80 Softbills All CYOB softbills (Classes 71-79) 81 Juniors All Lovebirds 82 Juniors Any Parrotlike as classes15-26 83 Juniors Any Common Seedeater as classes 27-33 84 Juniors Any Rare Seedeater as classes 34-38 85 Juniors All softbills as classes 71-80 86 Juniors All Australian finches 87 Juniors All Australian finches CYOB 88 Bengalese Chocolate & White Champion 89 Bengalese Fawn & White- Champion 90 Bengalese Chestnut & White Champion 91 Bengalese Variegated Dilutes Champion 92 Bengalese Any other Colour Variegated - Champion 93 Bengalese Self Chocolate Champion 94 Bengalese Self Fawn Champion 95 Bengalese Self Chestnut Champion 96 Bengalese Self Grey Champion 97 Bengalese Self White Champion 98 Bengalese Any other colour self - Champion 99 Bengalese Crested Champion 100 Bengalese Chocolate & White Novice 4 www.yfbs.org.uk

101 Bengalese Fawn & White Novice 102 Bengalese Chestnut & White Novice 103 Bengalese Variegated Dilutes Novice 104 Bengalese Any other Colour Variegated - Novice 105 Bengalese Self Chocolate Novice 106 Bengalese Self Fawn Novice 107 Bengalese Self Chestnut Novice 108 Bengalese Self Grey Novice 109 Bengalese Self White Novice 110 Bengalese Any other colour self - Novice 111 Bengalese Crested Novice 112 Bengalese Any colour Bengalese - Junior 113 Zebra Finch Normal Champion 114 Zebra Finch Fawn Champion 115 Zebra Finch Pied Champion 116 Zebra Finch Dilute Champion 117 Zebra Finch Chestnut Flanked White - Champion 118 Zebra Finch White Champion 119 Zebra Finch Penguin Champion 120 Zebra Finch Any other standard variety - Champion 121 Zebra Finch Normal Novice 122 Zebra Finch Fawn Novice 123 Zebra Finch Pied Novice 124 Zebra Finch Dilute Novice 125 Zebra Finch Chestnut Flanked White - Novice 126 Zebra Finch White Novice 127 Zebra Finch Penguin Novice 128 Zebra Finch Any other standard variety - Novice 129 Zebra Finch Normal Junior 130 Zebra Finch Fawn Junior 131 Zebra Finch Any other standard variety (ie pied, dilute, CFW black cheeked etc) - Junior 132 Zebra Finch All Non standard birds (Champion, Novice or Junior) 133 Sales All Sales Birds Note In Junior categories the exhibitor (notthe bird(s)) must be under 16 5 www.yfbs.org.uk YORKSHIRE FOREIGN BIRD SOCIETY The society welcomes new members and juniors. Subscriptions may be sent to the club secretary: Mrs. Joan Kendall, 33 Rooks Ave, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire BD19 3YD (Tel: 01274 877907) Email address: erkendall@yahoo.com Web address: www.yfbs.org.uk Annual Subscription Rates: Adults & O.A.P. 5.00 Partnerships 6.00 Juniors Free Meeting are held every third Tuesday in the month commencing at 8pm (This is subject to individual meetings please call Joan Kendall above to confirm meeting venue) The society holds talks, slide shows and outings as well as a varied social calendar. Furtherinformationisavailablefromtheclubsecretary.

OPEN SHOW SPECIALS AWARD PRIZE BEST IN SHOW 30.00 & Voucher 2 ND BEST IN SHOW 10.00 BEST COCKATIEL 5.00 BEST LOVEBIRD 5.00 BEST PARROTLIKE 5.00 BEST SEEDEATER, CLASS 27 38 5.00 BEST SOFTBILL / NECTARFEEDER 5.00 BEST AUSTRALIAN 5.00 BEST C.Y.O.B. AUSTRALIAN 5.00 BEST C.Y.OB. PARROTLIKE 5.00 BEST C.Y.O.B. LOVEBIRD 5.00 BEST C.Y.O.B. SEEDEATER CLASSES 27-38 5.00 BEST C.Y.O.B. SOFTBILL / NECTARFEEDER 5.00 BEST C.Y.O.B. FOREIGN 10.00 BEST O. B. FOREIGN OVER 1 YEAR OLD 10.00 BEST JUNIOR FOREIGN 10.00 BEST BENGALESE FINCH 10.00 BEST ZEBRA FINCH 10.00 BEST C.Y.O.B. ZEBRA FINCH 5.00 BEST CHAMPION ZEBRA FINCH 5.00 BEST NOVICE ZEBRA FINCH 5.00 BEST JUNIOR ZEBRA FINCH 5.00 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Many thanks to all our generous sponsors for all their kind donations. Also, many thanks to the members of the Yorkshire Foreign Bird Society for all their support and hard work throughout the year to make this event possible. BIO SECURITY To comply with the terms of the General Licence that this exhibition is held. The following conditions must be complied with:- All exhibition bird sales / exchanges must be recorded, this must include the name and address and phone number of both the seller and the buyer, also any identifying features or individual identification (rings) of the purchased birds(s). All exhibitors / entrants must disinfect the show cages, crates or box before the event and be advised that they should be cleansed and disinfected on return to the home premises and before they are used to hold any other bird. Buyers must isolate the purchased bird(s) from all other birds (except those purchased at the same event) for at least one week. Any signs of ill health observed in the purchased bird(s) during this period of isolation must be reported to a Veterinary surgeon and such birds must not be mixed with any other birds until the presence of an avian notifiable disease has been ruled out. All litter and manure within the cages, crates or boxes must be contained until disposal. Any spillages out side the cages to be cleansed and disinfected immediately. All litter and manure must be disposed of in a manner, which does not present a risk of spread of the disease, e.g. in sealed bags for normal refuse collection in such a manner that other birds do not have direct access to it. 6 www.yfbs.org.uk

Open Show Venue: Liversedge Parish Hall From M62 Junction 25: Follow the A644 towards Huddersfield. At Cooper Bridge roundabout, take the A62 towards Leeds. Turn left on the A649 towards Halifax From M62 Junction 26: Follow A638 towards Dewsbury. Turn rightatthe Swantraffic lights on to the A62. At the traffic lights, take the next right on to the A649 towards Halifax From M62 Junction 27: Follow the A62 towards Huddersfield. Turn right on tothe A649 towards Halifax. Address: Liversedge Parish Hall (opposite Lonsdale pub) Halifax Road, Liversedge, West Yorkshire WF15 6LF. 7 www.yfbs.org.uk

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