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.
Exhibition Poultry
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 over
44 years.
Champion Barred Plymouth Rock Pullet
Champion Barred Plymouth Rock Cockerel
THE AMERAUCANA

This breed was developed in the United States in
the 1970's. Crosses were made with the Araucana
from South America, which lay a turquoise or blue
egg. This was done by persons who admired the
egg color, but wanted a more dual purpose fowl
that did not carry the lethal gene of the Araucana.
We have raised Ameraucanas for a few years now
and they are a good dual purpose fowl that are
hardy and lay lovely eggs. When mixed in a carton
with the brown eggs from the Barred Rocks and
the white eggs from the Sumatras and Buttercups
it makes a very pretty combination.
White Ameraucana Cock
Black Ameraucana Hen