PO9: 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                         

  1. 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.
  2. No more than two pairs from each qualifying show will be eligible to compete in the final.
  3. Individual competitors may qualify no more than one pair for the final.
  4. Chickens qualifying for entry in the final may not be entered in any other classes at Swinford Show.
  5. The chickens must be penned in the cages provided at the show grounds by 10.30am.
  6. Winners to be announced at 2pm
  7. These rules should be read in conjunction with the Irish Shows Association Rules and Swinford Agricultural Show Rules.
  8. No bedding allowed in show cages
  9. 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