
Champion Chook: Poultry show veteran Margeret Fraser wins top title at Narrogin Poultry Society Championship
National poultry judge Peter Strike selected the top of the flock comprised of 130 birds, with breeds including Langshan, Australian game fowl, old English game, silkie's and more.
Travelling from Kendenup, Ms Fraser won best in show for her Langshan chook and Andrew Ryall was runner-up.
Ms Fraser said she loved attending poultry shows and had entered her own chickens into competitions for about 35 years.
'It's not just about the chooks, it's the people,' she said. 'Over the years I've met some really lovely people.'
Narrogin Poultry Society president Owen Gath said the quality of chickens gunning for the best show title was 'exceptional'.
'The show this year has had some exceptional birds,' he said. 'Peter the judge said he can't believe how many really good birds there are.
'There's a lot of birds here that would win at any of the shows.'
Mr Gath said the shows are also a great chance to meet new breeders and trade chickens.
Ms Fraser also was triumphant in the bantam soft feather heavy and pairs divisions, while Mr Ryall had the best bantam hard feather.
Winners from the remaining seven divisions were I.M Baytun in large heavy breed, G. Critchlow for light breed, bantam soft feather light victor was P. Smedley, S. Langford had success in large hard feather, and waterfowl where prize ducks and geese got to shine, and E. Dobson was the junior winner.

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