Judges Comments:
Judged by Gerd Bleicher & Gary Gazzard: Peter Glassenbury & Alan Baxter
This was a very interesting class with about a third of them being hens.
First owned by Tim Gleeson (NSWJ & N Goodale (QN&CZ) is a Yellow Face Sky cock, an excellent bird with good length, wide face & shoulder, and a wide and deep mask. He is a worthy winner with good showmanship. strong hen, very impressive with a nice outline.
Second owned by Darren Mellross John Mulley (NSWSA) is a Yellow Face Grey stylish cock with good length, wide shoulders and good directional feathering around the facea nice mask and spots.
Third owned by J Ennis Garry Gazzard (Vic) is a Yellow Face Skyblue which is a big bird with positive features for length, width of face, deep mask and large spots. Unfortunately, it has slight flecking. We wished for more back skull.Fourth owned by L Richardson (Vic) is a Yellow Face Cobalt cock and is the best variety bird in the class with an intense yellow face, wide shoulders are a feature to improve upon.NSW) impressive bird, long and showed well with nice cap and feather but spots a little out of place.