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PO9: All Ireland Soft Feather Heavy Breeding Pair Chicken Championship - Erris Agricultural Show 2026
Home / Show Classes / PO9: All Ireland Soft Feather Heavy Breeding Pair Chicken Championship - Erris Agricultural Show 2026PO9: All Ireland Soft Feather Heavy Breeding Pair Chicken Championship
Poultry Section ➤ Waterfowl ➤ Qualifier
Sun 26th Jul 2026
Sponsored By: Mellets Pub and Moores Foodmarket & Hardware, Swinford
PRIZE FUND: €500
RULES AND CONDITIONS
- The Soft Feather final is open to all Soft Feather: Heavy Breeding Pairs i.e. Australorp, Barnevelder, Brahma, Cochin, Croad Langshran, Dorking, Faverolles, Frizzle, Marans, New Hampshire Red, Orpington, Plymouth Rock, Rhode Island Red, Sussex, Wyandotte.
- No more than two pairs from each qualifying show will be eligible to compete in the final.
- Individual competitors may qualify no more than one pair for the final.
- Chickens qualifying for entry in the final may not be entered in any other classes at Swinford Show.
- The chickens must be penned in the cages provided at the show grounds by 10.30am.
- Winners to be announced at 2pm
- These rules should be read in conjunction with the Irish Shows Association Rules and Swinford Agricultural Show Rules.
- No bedding allowed in show cages
- Exhibitors must be owners and be present at the final.
PRIZES
1st €125 – 2nd €100 – 3rd €75 – 4th €50 – 5th €30 – 6th to 12th €20
Entry Fee - To Qualifying Show €3. To Final €6
FINAL: SWINFORD SHOW Sunday 23rd August 2026
No entries permitted on day of event.
Location:
Poultry Tent
Entry Fee:
€4.00
Date:
Sun, 26th Jul, 2026
Start Time:
11:30 am
Prizes:
4th -
€50.00 ,
5th -
€30.00 ,
6th -
€20.00 ,
7th -
€20.00 ,
8th -
€20.00