1992 - In March of 1992, drove to Claremore, Oklahoma to get a trio of Large Fowl Black Langshans from Forrest Beauford. After putting the trio together for a couple weeks, we started collecting eggs to set. They produced 25 eggs in 14 days. Twenty-four of these eggs hatched

Spring 1993, showed at the APA Semi-Annual in Mason City, Iowa. My first “big show”. Was awarded reserve champion asiatic with a cockerel hatched out of the original trio from Forrest. Also traded some partridge cochin large fowl to Norman Kardosh for 12 started black langshans from Terry Britt breeding.

Fall 1993 - Attended show in Janesville, Wisconsin and met langshan exhibitor Howard Kaehler. Acquired an outstanding pullet from Howard that was pair mated to the cockerel that did well at the semi annual. Howard also gave me a bunch of langshan memorabilia and copies of old articles about langshans.

Fall 1993 and winter 1994 breeding - Added two new males from Forrest. Hatched 212 langshans from 7 breeding pens.. Culled hard. Ended up keeping 18 of them for the next year.

1994 through 1999 - While in college and grad school (Go Illini!) my dad and mom cared for the birds while I still put the breeding pens together and prepared for the few shows we could attend.

Some Highlights of the 90’s include:

Grand Chamion Large Fowl Trio at the APA National in Hutchison, MN

Two trips to the Sooner Classic in Oklahoma with two champion large fowl and one show champion award.

Multiple champions at shows in the midwest.

Became APA Master Exhibitor #387

Became APA Grand Master Exhibitor of Large Fowl

Life Member of the American Poultry Association

Life Member of the American Langshan Club

2002 through mid 2010’s - worked with APA Hall of Famers Bud Hudson and his son Buddy on breeding, raising, and showing Black, White, and Blue Langshans. Bud Hudson is the first and only APA Grand Master Exhibitor of all three varieties of langshans.

2021 -

Male from Forrest

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