HISTORY
Over The Years
The number of breeds that the Rare Poultry Society looks after is vast, and constantly under review. The Rare Poultry Society exists to look after all those breeds in the UK that do not have a strong enough following to have their own breed club. By this criteria the breed is then classified as a ‘Rare’ breed in the U.K. These days. when it is so easy to commute between countries, there are more and more new breeds being introduced from all around the globe. These newly imported breeds, many of which are ancient with a long history behind them, are usually ‘taken in’ by the Rare Poultry Society. The breed standards are subsequently sourced from the country of origin, translated, and put into English terminology to be submitted to the Poultry Club Council for approval.
Fashion too, plays its part in which breeds we look after. Many breeds which are popular and have thriving clubs can soon fall by the wayside should a couple of prominent members of that club retire from the fancy. On the other hand, breeds such as the German Langshan & Russian Orloffs have found enough support over a number of years and are then able to form their own breed club and leave the RPS nest, as indeed they now have. The first and very successful German Langshan Club Shows were held at the National and Federation Shows in 2008, with a enormous entry of very high quality birds.
The Asian Hard feather and Turkeys also once had a huge following through the RPS and, having left the Society, have gone from strength to strength under the guidance of their respective experienced and dynamic secretaries. The door to the Rare Poultry Society is a revolving one as breeds will always come and go as their popularity waxes and wanes.
The number of breeds that the Rare Poultry Society looks after is vast, and constantly under review. The Rare Poultry Society exists to look after all those breeds in the UK that do not have a strong enough following to have their own breed club. By this criteria the breed is then classified as a ‘Rare’ breed in the U.K. These days. when it is so easy to commute between countries, there are more and more new breeds being introduced from all around the globe. These newly imported breeds, many of which are ancient with a long history behind them, are usually ‘taken in’ by the Rare Poultry Society. The breed standards are subsequently sourced from the country of origin, translated, and put into English terminology to be submitted to the Poultry Club Council for approval.
Fashion too, plays its part in which breeds we look after. Many breeds which are popular and have thriving clubs can soon fall by the wayside should a couple of prominent members of that club retire from the fancy. On the other hand, breeds such as the German Langshan & Russian Orloffs have found enough support over a number of years and are then able to form their own breed club and leave the RPS nest, as indeed they now have. The first and very successful German Langshan Club Shows were held at the National and Federation Shows in 2008, with a enormous entry of very high quality birds.
The Asian Hard feather and Turkeys also once had a huge following through the RPS and, having left the Society, have gone from strength to strength under the guidance of their respective experienced and dynamic secretaries. The door to the Rare Poultry Society is a revolving one as breeds will always come and go as their popularity waxes and wanes.
