Background
Sonya is the current Vice President of the club.
Young Bird Show 2/6/13 - Gippsland Riviera Poultry & Game Club
Champion Bird in Show
374 entries
Standard Black Orpington Cockerel
374 entries
Standard Black Orpington Cockerel
Melbourne Royal Show 2012
Champion Orpington (overall) - Blue
1st, 2nd, and 3rd - Orpington Any Colour - Male
1st, 2nd, and 3rd - Orpington Any Colour - Female
1st, 2nd, and 3rd - Orpington Any Colour - Male
1st, 2nd, and 3rd - Orpington Any Colour - Female
Langshan Club of Victoria 7/7/12
Champion Bird in Show
Australian Bantam Black Cockerel
Entries 237
Judge Mr Warren Schelbach
Australian Bantam Black Cockerel
Entries 237
Judge Mr Warren Schelbach
Royal Canberra National Poultry Show 2012
Orpington black
2nd Cockerel
Highly commended (cockerel)
2nd Pullet
Orpington Blue
Best of Breed
1st Cockerel
3rd Pullet
Highly commended (pullet)
2nd Cockerel
Highly commended (cockerel)
2nd Pullet
Orpington Blue
Best of Breed
1st Cockerel
3rd Pullet
Highly commended (pullet)
National Orpington Show 2011 Results
Standard Blues
1st - Pullet
1st - Cockerel (Best In Show)
2nd - Hen
Standard Splash
1st - Cockerel
1st - Pullet
Bantam Buff
1st - Cockerel (Reserve Champion Buff)
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1st - Pullet
1st - Cockerel (Best In Show)
2nd - Hen
Standard Splash
1st - Cockerel
1st - Pullet
Bantam Buff
1st - Cockerel (Reserve Champion Buff)
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Standard Black Orpington Pullet
Bred by Sonya.
She was champion at Warrugal Poultry Show in 2009.
She then went on to the Victorian Rare Breeds Show to get Champion Bird of Show in 2009.
She was champion at Warrugal Poultry Show in 2009.
She then went on to the Victorian Rare Breeds Show to get Champion Bird of Show in 2009.
Standard Blue Orpington Cockerel
Bred by Sonya.
He won Best In Show at the National Orpington Show 2011 in Queanbeyan on Sat 9 July 2011
373 Orpingtons on show.
He was a very late chicken (hatched in late December 2010) and Sonya says he grew and grew into a lovely bird.
Photo taken at the club's Bird Day on 4 September 2011. This flash photo unfortunately does not do justice to his gorgeous blue colour (Vicki J).
He won Best In Show at the National Orpington Show 2011 in Queanbeyan on Sat 9 July 2011
373 Orpingtons on show.
He was a very late chicken (hatched in late December 2010) and Sonya says he grew and grew into a lovely bird.
Photo taken at the club's Bird Day on 4 September 2011. This flash photo unfortunately does not do justice to his gorgeous blue colour (Vicki J).
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Blue Orpington Rooster
This blue rooster was the foundation bird of Sonya's show stock. She bought him from Jayne and Dennis Stannard NSW.
He was a lovely bird who won at most of the shows he went to, including many Champion Heavy and a couple of Champion Bird of Shows. His progeny were Champion Blue at the National Orpington Shows 2010 and 2011.
He was a lovely bird who won at most of the shows he went to, including many Champion Heavy and a couple of Champion Bird of Shows. His progeny were Champion Blue at the National Orpington Shows 2010 and 2011.
Standard Black Orpington Cockerel
This magnificent fellow was bred by Sonya. History to come.
Photo taken at the club's Bird Day on 4 September 2011.
Photo taken at the club's Bird Day on 4 September 2011.
Standard Splash Orpington Cockerel
Bred by Sonya.
He won 1st Splash Cockerel at the 2011 National Orpington Show in Queanbeyan on Sat 9 July 2011. 373 Orpingtons on show.
He won 1st Splash Cockerel at the 2011 National Orpington Show in Queanbeyan on Sat 9 July 2011. 373 Orpingtons on show.
Black Orpington Pullet
Champion Softfeather Heavy - Bird Day 8/4/12
Black pullet hatched September 2011
Black pullet hatched September 2011
Same pullet as above.