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Dear All The Laced Wyandotte Club has been a major part of my life in the Fancy, I first joined in 1955 and I have been re-elected as your President year upon year. I have been keeping many worthy members from having the honour which goes with the position and so I have decided at the next AGM that I will retire and once again become an ordinary member, albeit an honorary one. Next year we are hoping to produce a new Handbook of the breed, I have many many wonderful memories of showing and judging Laced Wyandottes and I hope I can turn back the clock and tell you about the breed as it was in 1955 and the wonderful breeders who became lifelong friends and companions, they were really the good old days, we will of course be asking all of you to contribute something to make it a first class story. I do hope that you all have had a better breeding spring then I in Silver Bantams, I have had 15 chicks, 4 pullets and 11 cockerels. I do have some fairly tolerant neighbours but I have to keep the cocks until they are full feathered and of course they are all starting to crow! It does seem if you hatch early one get more male birds, I'm beginning to think that I need some new blood, time will tell. I commend our new Secretary Mrs Collette Roberts and look forward to you all helping her in anyway you can and finally if you feel like a chat about Laced Wyandottes give me a call, and remember watch out for the pointed lacing.

Derek Alsop

AAAccctttiiinnnggg SSSeeecccrrreeetttaaarrryyy'''sss RRReeepppooorrrttt Dear Members Firstly can I start by thanking on behalf of all Club members , Tim and Val Moss for all their excellent work they have undertaken over the last few years as Club Secretary's, now having given there resignation due to work commitments . I would also like to thank Peter Ward for all the time and work he put in for the club, in the short time he was acting secretary, it was all very much appreciated. Secondly I would like to thank Kerry Wilson for agreeing to be our new Trophy Secretary and David Garnett for agreeing to produce the Year Book in 2011. For all of you that don't know me, I will try to introduce myself. I live with my husband and two great kids aged 4 and 6, on our farm near the Wales- Shropshire border; we keep sheep and cattle which take up most of our time. I started with poultry as a child growing up on a farm in Bedfordshire; we had mostly Hybrids and a few Light Sussex which were kept mostly for the table and also lots of geese, which seemed to be always by the gate that I had to go though every day in the week to get the school bus, as a result I spent most of my teens with bruised legs so still hate them to this day!. It was not until I met my husband and settled in Wales that my interest in poultry was rekindled. I started with Partridge Wyandottes large fowl, which I still keep and show, but was not till I went to a local show and first spotted one of the most stunning birds I had ever seen, it was a Silver Laced Wyandotte bantam and so I was smitten. Being more into large fowl, it was another year before I could find any, they were not badly laced but type was poor and then over the next few years added, Blue and Gold laced all large fowl and I also keep Barred Plymouth Rocks Although I have now kept large laced for 9 years, I have only shown for 4 with some success. Well I think that is enough about me, I hope you all have had a good hatching with some promising growers coming on, a few people have commented that after the very cold winter, their birds have been very slow coming back into lay and fertility was down early on, I can't say I

have found this with my laced but my Partridge Wyandottes have certainly been slow. I was very impressed with the amount of large Silvers entered at the Club Show and the other classes were also well supported, with a lovely large Blue Lace of Steven Dace's taking Club Champion. The National Championship Show will be in a new hall this year, so hopefully no more thermal underwear! For those of you that have not met me already, I hope to meet you, at the Club and Regional shows this year, which will be held at the National, Stoneleigh [Regional show] and The Federation, Stafford [Club Show] ,also the AGM will be in room 3 at 1pm Saturday at the Club show Stafford. Can I also remind members that the annual subs are due on or just before 1st January 2011 and if anyone is still to pay there 2010 subs then please can you do so thank you. I would like to conclude by thanking everyone that contributed to this Newsletter, with articles and pictures and wishing all members much success with your birds for the rest of the year. Mrs Collette Roberts Acting Secretary Rhydycul Cefn Coch, Llanrhaeadr YM, Nr Oswestry, Shropshire SY10 0BQ E-mail thelaced.wyandotteclub@yahoo.co.uk

CCChhhaaaiiirrrmmmaaannn'''sss RRReeepppooorrrttt What a year for our club. After two secretarial changes during the last six months, Collette Roberts finds herself in the "hot seat" as our Secretary elect open to ratification at the A.G.M. at The Stafford Show in December. I hope as many members as possible will attend where we are having a special presentation to our retiring Chairman/President Derek Alsop who has served the Laced Wyandotte Club for over half a Century. Collette was/is a little concerned that this newsletter she has worked so hard on is/has turned into a "mini" Year Book. I suggested that with so much uncertainty with our Club this year (Where at one meeting we had "amalgamation" with another Wyandotte club mentioned), it would hopefully be a good pointer to our members that the club was/is very much "alive" and "kicking". To add to these matters Derek A. tells me the Ven .Davis Garnett has kindly agreed to edit the Year Book for 2011, excellent news!David contributed so much to the Laced Wyandotte Club during his years as Secretary; not least the tremendous Booklet produced explaining the Clubs, History etc. Kerry Wilson has also agreed to be our Cup/Trophy Secretary, so please be aware of new guide lines possibly including photos, that is under review and being discussed. So come on then Buff Laced and Gold Laced Breeders, let's have you challenging Blue Laced and Silver Laced classes in terms of numerical entries especially at our major shows. Regards Richard A. Rowley (Chairman of Club)

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By John and Judith Allen

Peering over my sunglasses whilst sunbathing in Sorrento, I spied the couple next to me very rudely sniggering at my husband's choice of reading matter," Practical Poultry"! . Retrieving another magazine from under his sun lounger, I offered it across to them. "Perhaps you'd prefer this?" This being Classic Cars". They laughed saying "Men eh, cars and birds, they're all the same! After that we got on like a house on fire and have been firm friends ever since. My husband, John's love affair with the feathered variety began many years before I come on the scene, Red factor Canaries, Parakeets, European Owls, even a tyrannical Cockatoo, consumed his life. Time became precious when our twin sons were born and the birds reluctantly had to go. Fast forward 16 years or so, and a visit to Melton Mowbray Rare Breeds Sale changed all that. My heart was pounding with nervous excitement as I triumphed over all the other bidders to become the proud owner of a trio of Buff Wyandotte's. John watched on smugly, in the knowledge that I was hooked! These first purchases have been joined over time by more Buff Wyandottes, Blue Laced, Barred, Partridge and the odd Australorp, Orpington and Cuckoo Pekin that I couldn't live without. They are all very contented scratching around the garden, their diet supplemented by home grown lettuce and courgettes. John has now turned his hand to breeding the garden resembles an allotment with individual covered pens and runs, incubators and rearing shed's, I'm hanging onto our lawns, but only just..... We've 3 breeding cockerels, a barred Wyandotte, which we bred ourselves, a fine Australorp and an award winning Blue Laced Wyandotte. We are only too aware that our neighbours may not be as enamoured of our cockerel's eagerness to start the day as we are and every night we round them up (no easy feat!) and bring them into the house, where they have their own nesting boxes. Here they can crow, unheard, to their hearts content without disturbing anyone else, except our Springer Madge who is most confused. Our once ordinary existence- with 2 children, 2 dogs and one cat has changed beyond all boundaries.

Day old chicks in the study, roosting cockerels in the conservatory and a plethora of chickens roaming freely in our once manicured gardens. Our friends think we're crazy, but once you've held an egg with a tiny chick peeking away from the inside, you're hooked. Martin, who we met in Sorrento, still dreams of his classic sport car, but Carol his wife, has been busy cleaning the old apple orchard, building fence's and coops, and is now awaiting her delivery of a trio of chickens. I wonder if they'll be Wyandottes.

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Tim was sorry there was no breakdown of the accounts, as he had left it at home; however there is £1200 in the deposit accounts and £250 in the Current Accounts. The club won the prize for best stand at the Royal Show, which was £40. Thanks to Paul Fox for all the effort. There were changes to the Judges as Edward Haden and Bob woods were ill, and hope they were feeling better. We had had a letter from Tasmania, asking for Specials during the year, so we sent them two rosettes; they in turn sent us a certificate to give out at the Club Show. Election of Officers Ken Leggett Proposed we elect them en bloc. Liz Vernon Miller seconded it. Club Show 2010 To be held at the Federation Show Stafford Judges - Silver/Gold D.Alsop Blues/Buffs K.Wilson Regional Show 2010 To be held at the National show Stoneleigh Judges - Silvers and Gold M. Haines Blue/Buff M. Vaughan

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Richard Rowley asked Derek Alsop if he would clarify the colour required in the Gold aced. Derek replied that in 50 years on we are still disusing this colour. The colour can be too dark, so we must double mate, to keep it lighter. In the cockerel breeding pullets, if the lacing and type is good enough, they should be OK to show, but the lacing is paramount. Do not use a dark cockerel on cockerel breeding pullets, as it will spoil the colour.

He mentioned that there were only two good coloured males in the show, but their type wasn't good enough. Margot Haines mentioned that all the large birds at the show were a good colour. Richard Rowley suggested that the dark gold's may come out of the blue laced. Edward Haden thought the colour had gone too dark, and not gold enough. G. May also stated that we must be careful not to alter the standard, to suit the bird's markings. E. Haden suggested we monitor the colour over a few years and also that we need more gold breeders. Tim Moss proposed that Derek Alsop was made a life member; Derek thought he already is, so it was pointed out that he was still paying his membership fee! The members all agreed seconded by R.A Rowley. Margot thanked the stand in Judges The meeting was closed

An Interview with Edward Haden

How did you get into Poultry and when?

I first became interested in poultry in about 1945/6, when a hen (White Leghorn) fell off a lorry and we caught it. My father was then commissioned to build a hen house but in the end delegated it. We called her Sarah and she laid many eggs. Mum stored some of these in "water glass" a time of shortages!

Which colours of Laced Wyandottes do you keep

and do you keep any other colour or breed? I currently keep and breed Buff Laced bantams which badly need support. I also keep and breed Columbians, Partridge Cock breeders and Silver Pencilled Cock breeders, which also need more support.

What have been your greatest achievements as a

breeder?

Keeping my line of Columbians going for 30 years and only using outcrosses 4 or 5 times! (I only use an outcross bird once, so as not to dilute my line too much.)

What is your approach to feeding, housing and

stockman ship?

I live in a town so have to restrict my bird's movements. Mainly I have 4 pens each with a house. I use shavings in the houses and straw in the runs. I also have 3 smaller pens plus 4 coops and runs for chicks. Each large pen is allowed 2 days out a week in our large garden.

Edward with one of his Buff Laced

Which is your favourite show and why?

The Federation is my favourite show because; 1. It has the best show of Wyandottes 2. The light and layout are in my opinion the best. It will be very interesting to see the new setup at the National show in November.

Which Poultry people do you admire and Why?

I admire fanciers who breed and keep a rare line of Wyandottes going over many years and of course those who organise shows for a long time!

How long have you been a Member of the Laced

Wyandotte club?

I have been a member of the Laced Wyandotte club for nearly 10 years.

How do you see your future as a breeder of

Wyandottes?

My main interest is in breeding the scarcer varieties of Wyandotte bantams and encouraging other fanciers to do the same.

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Gold Laced Female Buff Laced Female

1st S Dace 1st S. Dace 2nd C Roberts 2nd S. Dace 3rd G K May 3rd G.K May 4th S Dace

Silver Laced Male Silver Laced Female

1st R.D Collins 1st S. Dace 2nd Fox & Harris 2nd S. Dace 3rd S. Dace 3rd A. Brooker 4th P. Richardson 4th A. Brooker

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Gold Laced Male Blue Laced Male 1st C. Marles 1st R.A Rowley 2nd P.E Gooding 2nd R.A Rowley 3rd T& V Moss 3rd R.A Rowley 4th C. Marles 4th M. Vaughan

Gold Laced Female Blue Laced Hen

1st T& V Moss 1st K. J Leggett 2nd C. Marles 2nd M. Vaughan 3rd K. Thacker 3rd J. Day 4th K. Thacker

Silver Laced Male Blue Laced Pullet

1st T& V Moss 1st R.A Rowley 2nd A.J Tacey 2nd J. Day 3rd M. Vaughan 3rd M.Vaughan 4th M. Vaughan 4th M.Vaughan

Silver Laced Hen Buff Laced Male

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Judges: G. Parker Gold/ Silver

C. Mitchell Blue/ Buff Judge’s report on the Regional Show at the Federation, 19th December 2009 I had just about finished penning my Partridge and Silver Pencilled Wyandottes when Richard Rowley and Derek Alsop asked me whether I would be able to judge Gold

and Silver Laced in the Laced Wyandotte Regional Show. The duly appointed judge, Fred Simmonds, had been unable to attend, and so there was a minor crisis. Colin Mitchell had already agreed to judge the Blue and Buff Laced. I must confess that it was probably not the task I most wanted to take on at that moment in time, but I love Laced Wyandottes and used to breed them in the 1980’s, and more importantly, I much wanted to help – I would hope that if the Partridge and Pencilled Wyandotte Club were in the same position, any colleague able to help would be willing to do so. Once I started judging, I thoroughly enjoyed the task, and the joy of seeing and handling some of the most beautiful of all the breeds of poultry. Collette Roberts asked me last week (26

th May 2010) if I could

write a short judge’s report. Regrettably, I have unfortunately by now thrown away my notes and only have my (increasingly poor) memory to go on. My comments are therefore mainly very general ones; I hope you will forgive me for this. I have often judged Laced Wyandottes, but I must mention a problem concerning pullet and cockerel breeding strains in Gold Laceds. Double mating is something I am more than well acquainted with: it is mandatory in Partridge, Pencilled and Laced Wyandotte varieties. As a Poultry Club judge I am obliged to judge by the authorised Standard that is set by the Breed Club and approved by the Poultry Club. Thus the clearly stated requirements for the plumage patterns of each sex must be known and adhered to when judging – exhibition (cockerel breeding) males have quite different plumage requirements from those typically seen in males of pullet breeding strains. But historic tradition cannot be allowed to ‘invent’ requirements that are NOT in the Standard. When the Standard states that in both sexes the ground colour is “rich golden bay” and that “brightness and uniformity of ground colour to be considered of more value than any particular shade”, I cannot apply one rule for females and another for males, however strong the traditions may be. Following a brief debate about this with a leading Laced Wyandotte expert, I read the Standard very carefully before I started judging. The two birds I gave first and second to in the Gold Laced Male Bantam class were darker in ground colour than is traditional for exhibition males (they followed the tradition for exhibition females), but they had markedly better type and were as good in other respects as the

lighter (more traditional) males in the class. I could see no justifiable reason from the Standard to deny them this honour. To disallow them their top places, when they matched winning Gold Laced Bantam females, seemed to me to be acting against the published Standard. Please don’t get me wrong – it is not for me to dictate what Standard your Breed Club should adopt. That is very much for you, the members of the Laced Wyandotte Club, to decide. My job is to judge according to your approved Standard, and that is what I would claim I did. If you feel your Standard is incorrect, you are the only people who can change it (subject to Poultry Club approval as guardians of the Standards). Having served on the Poultry Club Council’s Standard Committee for several years, my guess is that a request for two quite different shades of bay in male and females of the same variety may meet with some incredulity. But if you wish to be more specific about the ideal shade, I doubt that there could be any opposition. The only thing I would urge is that you heed a wise principle proposed many years ago by Clive Carefoot, namely that a change in a Standard should not suddenly render obsolete a strain that has previously been perfectly acceptable. To do this is surely unfair to fanciers who may have spent decades perfecting a strain - only to have it suddenly consigned to oblivion. One way you could do this is to add in a clause defining your preference to the existing statement, which would then read: “Ground colour rich golden bay, ideally ………” As time passes, and as strains converge towards the desired shade, it becomes possible to be more rigorous. I do hope you will accept my comments as constructive and well intentioned; I also hope they serve to explain fully I why I felt obliged to make the decisions I did with the Gold Laced. I noticed that some Gold Laced still have a tendency towards shaftiness, particularly when the ground colour is lighter, and hopefully black hackles will eventually become a thing of the past. Once I had finished judging the Gold Laced, the rest of the judging became a real pleasure; Colin kindly came and helped me with my remaining classes after he had finished the Blue and Buff Laceds. None of the Silver Laced males appeared to be fully fledged cockerel breeders, though some were closer than others. There were many delightful Silver Laced Bantam females of high standard, and picking the Club Show winner was difficult. It is so hard to avoid feather marking

faults such as (i) a silver point flowing into the black lacing at the tip of the feather, and (ii) signs of mossiness in the larger feathers towards the tail. I would imagine that a Silver Laced pullet is often the Club show winner, and Tim and Val Moss’s winning pullet was indeed a beauty, with excellent type and lacing. (I seem to recall an almost identical pullet close by with a dodgy wing, which therefore missed gaining a card). Despite this fierce competition from the pullet class, A. Bunn’s Silver Laced Bantam hen was on great form, and of excellent quality, and just managed to win on the day. Some of the Large Fowl were also of good standard in size, type and markings. Overall my feeling was that the show did great credit to the Club and to the Breed, and I am deeply grateful to your Club officials for the honour they bestowed upon me in asking me to judge, albeit at very short notice. My sincere thanks also to Colin Mitchell for his able and very amiable assistance. With all best wishes, Geoff Parker

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Gold Laced Female Blue Laced Male

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Silver Laced Male Buff Laced Male

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Silver Laced Female Buff Laced Female

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Gold Laced Male Blue Laced Male

1st C. Marles 1st R.A Rowley 2nd C. Marles 2nd M. Vaughan 3rd T&V Moss 3rd M.Vaughan 4th T&V Moss

Gold Laced Female Blue Laced Hen

1st C. Marles 1st M.Vaughan 2nd T&V Moss 2nd J.K Leggett 3rd H.A Smith 3rd R.H Clarke 4th T&V Moss

Silver Laced Male Blue Laced Pullet

1st J. Tacey 1st K. Thacker 2nd M. Vaughan 2nd M. Vaughan 3rd D.Alsop 3rd M. Vaughan 4th K.Thacker

Silver Laced Hen Silver Laced Pullet

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1st A. Brooker 1st R.A Rowley 2nd H.A Smith 2nd J.Buckley 3rd K. Thacker

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BY GRANT BRERETON

One of Dr Clive Carefoot's discoveries in plumage genetics of the fowl was a 'pattern gene' which acts in certain ways depending on what other genes are present. Silver Laced Wyandottes are very similar to Silver Pencilled Wyandottes but have two extra genes. The Black gene (Melanotic) heavyfies the pencilling and the Columbian gene removes the inner pencilling to produce a 'laced' appearance. This is all possible because of the pattern gene. Breeders of Silver Barnevelders (in large fowl and bantam) have used this wisdom to their advantage when making their crosses. They know that by crossing Laced Wyandottes to Barnevelders, they would only have to really eliminate the Columbian gene (for the plumage) and this is how it is done with the large fowl. With the bantams, Silver Pencilled Wyandottes were crossed with Barnevelders, and the Silver Retained and the 'Blackening' gene purified. One thing Dr Carefoot and other geneticists would find very difficult to explain is the difference genetically between cockerel and pullet breeding strains. Other subtle factors are hard to explain too such as the faults which crop up, including fringing, jagged lacing, mossy feathers, and little to no lacing on the thighs ,although I attribute some of these factors to recessive genes and the two possible genetic bases of the Silver Laced variety.

THE LACED WYANDOTTE CLUB RULES 1. That this Association be called "The Laced Wyandotte Club" 2. That the object be (a) to encourage and improve the breeding of the Laced Wyandotte for Exhibition and Utility purposes. (b) to render assistance to members in conjunction with breeding of Laced Wyandottes as far as possible (c) to arrange classes for Laced Wyandottes. 3. That the Club be managed by one President, Two Vice Presidents. Secretary/Treasurer(one office) and a committee of six members who shall retire at the end of each year,but be eligible for re-election. 4. The Annual Election of Executive Officers (who must be members of the Club) for the following year shall be held at the club show. 5. Judges for particular shows shall be allocated by members, and no judge shall be elected to judge more than once in four years. 6. The Financial Year of the Club shall commence on the 1st January and terminate on the 31st December. 7. The annual subscription shall be determined at the A.G.M. Payable on 1st January each year. 8. The Committee shall have the power to expel any member found guilty of dishonourable practise or conduct detrimental to the interests of the Club. 9. Members unable to attend any meeting may empower another member to vote for him or her providing that notice in writing of proxy be given to the Hon. Secretary at least forty- eight hours before such meeting. 10. Note of any business to be brought before the Annual Meeting must be given to the Hon. Secretary at least fourteen days before the date of the meeting. 11. A quorum at the General Meeting shall consist of not less than five members, or at a Committee Meeting shall consist of not less than three members. 12. The Committee shall have power to start a Sub-Committee, one of whom shall be the President to whom the Hon. Secretary shall refer to in matters of urgency. 13. A Novice is one that who has never won a First Prize at the Club Show. 14. No member shall compete for Club Cups or Specials until subscription is paid for the currant year. 15. Any question which shall arise not being covered by these rules shall be dealt with by the Committee, whose decision shall be final. 16. Members shall be bound by these Rules without the right of appeal to any Court of Law.

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