Motor City Bird Breeders (10/25/2003) - OH
Judge: Janet Landvater
Exhibitors: 9
Entries: 65
| Place |
Love Bird Class |
Best in Division |
Band Numbers |
1 |
Creamino |
Linda Brandt |
LBS B&S 99 069 |
2 |
Orangefaced Australian Cinnamon |
Linda Brandt |
LBS B&S 01 009 |
3 |
Green Fischers |
Shawn Currier |
LBS 19C 02 010 |
4 |
Blue Pied |
Linda Brandt |
LBS B&S 96 025 |
5 |
Lutino |
Barbara Theeke |
LBS TNT 01 052 |
6 |
Seagreen Opaline |
Linda Brandt |
LBS B&S 02 065 |
7 |
Violet Opaline |
Linda Brandt |
LBS B&S 02 018 |
8 |
Green Pied |
Tina Acks |
LBS B&S 98 051 |
9 |
Orangefaced Green Pied |
Barbara Theeke |
LBS TNT 96 026 |
10 |
Med Seagreen Australian Cinnamon |
Doree & Doug Bedwell |
LBS DB 93 015 |
11 |
Whitefaced Blue Pied |
Laura Dufford |
GLAS MI 09-08 |
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2 |
Green Opaline |
Doree & Doug Bedwell |
LBS DB 00 075 |
4 |
Creamino |
Linda Brandt |
LBS 97 025 |
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Best Novice |
Blue Pied Yellowfaced |
Kim Frievald |
WNW 65 NHYU 502 |
Best Unflighted |
Yellow Fischer's |
Shawn Currier |
LBS SDC 03 189 |
Judge's Comments:
The Motor City Bird Breeders put on a really nice show, of course it didn't hurt to have the best secretary, Jean Wiley, and equally good stewards, Karl Wiley and Doug Bedwell. And our Chairwoman, Barb Theeke was there too, but Hey! this is Michigan and you're on their turf!
If I could I would have flipped a coin to decide which out of the two top birds was going to place first. Boy what a tough decision that was! The creamino was a nice feathered bird with good size, color, and deportment. The orangefaced Australian cinnamon bird was equally as nice, but had a very small feather condition problem. I had to weigh the pros and cons and then add and subtract the points and the creamino came out on top. but at any time at any other show the orangefaced Australian cinnamon could have finished first too. The Type I green Fischer's that finished 3rd was a nice bird with good color and a good bird to hold onto for breeding stock. I would have liked to see a little more size to the bird. For someone who doesn't think that pieds show very well, (they always seem to look fluffy) I sure did place a few on the top bench. Of course they have to be symmetrical and pieds seem to always be very steady on the perch in the show bvox and that helps with feather condition.
The 4th place blue pied was a nice not too fluffy, steady on the perch pied. I liked all the pieds. Two opalines placed on the top bench and as I have been saying now for the last two years, they are getting bigger and now are competitive with the normal peachfaced. We had zero rares and only one masked. I have watched the decline of the masked lovebirds at the show over the last several years. If you are thinking about adding another species of lovebird to your own breeding collection, I would add the masked. It seems as though no one is breeding them anymore or at least none are being shown. There also were no longfeathered birds at this show. Again I want to thank the Motor City Bird Breeders for inviting me to judge their show. I did have a good time and I have to thank the exhibitors for bringing their birds for me to judge. I had a good time and I hope the exhibitors learned some things and that they too had a good time at the show.
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