Rural

Plenty to crow about at Adelaide Show

Sep 21 2023 Updated September 21, 2023

Deirdre Graham

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Zak Spencer, aged 10, with a Silver Appleyard Bantam that won the Champion Bantam Duck, James Spencer, aged eight, with a White Polish Bantam that won Champion Rare Light Breed, and Sarah Spencer, aged 10, with an Araucana that won Reserve Champion Rare Breed. In the middle is the family’s turkey that won the Champion Field and Forest award. Photo: Deirdre Graham

Local poultry breeder Trudy Hull and family have had one of their best Adelaide Shows, winning a number of top awards.

This year’s show featured about 1600 birds of varying breeds, with Ms Hull taking 40 birds of her own down to Adelaide to compete. “We won Champion Field and Forest with a turkey, Reserve Champion Rare Breed of the Show with an Araucana, while my son won Champion Rare Breed D...