| Carl has always liked chickens and has had them ever since he was a little boy. He began showing them at fairs as a teenager and a member of 4-H and FFA. He later discovered open poultry shows and began showing his chickens at local shows. He then started to show in other states and tried to show in at least one new state a year, eventually showing in about every state in the eastern two thirds of the United States. He also judged many fairs and a specialty show in Canada. He was president of the Kentuckiana Poultry Club and the Plymouth Rock Fanciers Club. He is a life member of the American Poultry Association, The American Bantam Association and the Plymouth Rock Fanciers Club. He is an American Poultry Association Hall of Fame Exhibitor, An American Poultry Association Grand Master Exhibitor, An American Bantam Association Master Breeder and a member of the Plymouth Rock Fanciers Club Hall of Fame. |
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| Champion Barred Plymouth Rock Cock |
| BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCKS Named for the Plymouth rock in Massachusetts and their barred color the Barred Plymouth Rock was the first American breed of poultry. The Barred Rocks were first exhibited at a poultry show in Boston, Massachusetts in 1849. They are a dual purpose fowl for the production of eggs and meat. The exhibition quality Barred Rock is distinguishable by it's beautiful alternate black and white bars that run straight across the feather and end in a narrow black tip. Carl has been raising this breed for almost 50 years. |
| Champion Barred Plymouth Rock Pullet |
| Champion Barred Plymouth Rock Cockerel |