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Welcome to the Southern African Show Poultry Organisation
Fancy
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If you like beautiful, responsive, living things , then the world of SHOW POULTRY
may be what you have been looking for. The many sizes, shapes, colours and personalities
represented in the nearly 100 breeds and varieties of pure bred poultry, found in
South Africa, offers something for almost everybody. The term poultry includes chickens
and miniature counterparts, the bantams (kapokkies in Afrikaans), as well as ducks,
geese and turkeys. These domestic fowl are an important part of the world's commerce
and industry and form a considerable portion of the diet for many of the world's
people. They also exist in so many diverse forms and colours that they catch the
vocational interest of an increasing number of persons.The appreciation of excellence
and the systematic classification of the many breeds and varieties of poultry are
highlights of the Organisation's program. The gaining of greater appreciation for
and the enjoyment from keeping and exhibiting of pure bred poultry is a worthwhile
social goal
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Membership
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If you are attracted to graceful forms and exquisite colours in lively, moving packages,
investigate the world of show poultry. The best way to understand this intriguing
hobby is to visit shows held annually across Southern Africa. See the birds, meet
the people and follow up with visits to their places. You'll see some attractive
birds and also some interesting equipment. You can build and enjoy the company of
fascinating people. From these people you'll get valuable ideas and suggestions
of where to go to see and learn more.Membership with a poultry club is a way to
keep abreast of what's happening. Later, after you have settled on a specific breed,
you may want to join a club specialising in that particular breed. Through newsletters
and meetings these organisations add uniformity and cohesion as well as general
information you can use in the day-to-day pursuit of your hobby. You'll also learn
how to keep your birds in a healthy shape and to prepare them for shows.
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Showrooms
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All of these many activities encourage total family participation and many design
features especially for the younger members of the family. For some people owning
and reproducing some of these elegant creatures is enough reward. But for others
the showroom is the focal point, the true measure of the hobby's rewards. The thrill
of a win and the recognition of the effort by friends is a gratifying experience.
It recalls all of the events from mating of the parents, the setting of the egg
and the new baby chick. You watch it grow. Each day is a new experience. Keeping
show poultry is a relaxing hobby that is within the economic limits of most of us.
It offers the challenge of improving a breed by creating new varieties, the companionship
of living things and the pride of ownership that can be matched by few other things.
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