Scots Fancy Specialist Club annual show was held yesterday hosted by Grangemouth CBS. The worthy winner of Best in Show was Gordon Alexander with a small buff clear hen, fathered by my stock.

My own birds did well. I was pipped at the post for Best Scots but took eight first places in the classes, as well as Best Piebald with a great-grandson of my big winning 2012 - 2105 hen, Best Current Year Bred Yellow with the son of last year's Club show Best who himself took Best Adult and the points trophy. Below are pictures of the winning piebald and his unbeaten great-grandmother.

Meanwhile, my Belgian took Best Belgian, awarded by the Old Varieities Canary Association and Best Any Other Variety Cock and Mt Giboso Espanol took Best Any Other Variety Hen.

Today was the Loanhead CBS annual show. Against competition my piebald won Best Scots along with four other class wins, two seconds and three thirds while my Belgian took Best  Any Other Variety with my Giboso Espanol took second.

If the piebald wins once more as Best Scots I will be allowed to name her. This reinstatement of a tradition in the Scots Fancy fancy, has not operated for nearly a century. Some photos and a video.

National Exhibition 2017

Last weekend was the National Exhibition in Stafford. Best Scots went to Gordon Alexander whose bird's father was one of my stock. My own birds secured two class wins and many thirds and other places. In the UK each class is judged first to seventh places. My Belgians were second and third in their classes and my two Gibosos each took third place in their classes.
As this is my first year as a champion exhibitor so I am pleased to have competed well.

As usual, I run out of time all too often. This year has been no exception. The breeding season was really busy with 55 birds from five varities bred. I have given up my Norwich in order to concentrate on the Scots, Belgians and Giboso Espanol and I hope, after I retire next year, that I will have more time and space to indulge the birds and me with my blogging and writing.

Last weekend was the club show of the Northern Counties Scots Fancy Canary Club and my birds took some thirds to sevenths in large classes classes but also Best Adult Scots and Best in Show as well as Best Champion. This is my first season as a champion so to take Best in my first season against fierce competition was a real pleasure.

The shows are also a great social event and the photo below is of the club members who all had a geat day out.