January/February 2026

14 – Purebred PIGEON Article & Photos By Andrew Kerns The Eastern Fantail Club 129th Annual Show was held November 22, 2025 in Doswell, Virginia at the Virginia Pigeon and Dove Association show. We had 110 entries this year for judge Henk Schuitemaker to look through. I want to mention that we had three new exhibitors this year with Mike Trossbach, Daphne Benton and John Daly, all of which won some classes. Daphne was also our Rising Star class winners with her gold. Grand Champion was the silver of Andrew Kerns. Reserve Champion was the powder silver of Roger Hogg. The 2nd Reserve was the indigo that was also shown by Roger Hogg. Color class winners as follows: Eastern Fantail Club 129th Annual Show Champion - Silver Hen - Andrew Kerns Reserve Champion - Powder Silver - Roger Hogg Almond- Roberton Andalusian- Hogg Ash Red- Benton Black- Alqallaf Blue- Robertson Brown- Hogg Check- Alqallaf Cream- Robertson Grizzle- Hogg Indigo- Hogg NCC- Kerns Opal- Daly Pied- Robertson Pd Blue- Hogg Pd Silver- Hogg Red- Robertson Saddle- Robertson Silver- Kerns Stencil- Trossbach Tailmark- Robertson White- Robertson