RALEIGH-DURHAM CAGED BIRD SOCIETY (RDCBS)
COCKATIEL SHOW
NATIONAL COCKATIEL SOCIETY (NCS)
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GENERAL RULES FOR ENTRY AND STAGING
1. All birds must be entered between 7:00 and 8:00 a.m., The day of the show
2. Caging: Only one bird may be entered per cage. Standard show cages are preferred but are not required. A few standard show cages may be available for rent @ $5.00/cage. Alternative caging should be selected with the following in mind: The cage should be just large enough, and have perches positioned so that your bird can perch erect without feathers touching the top, bottom, or sides of the cage. The floor of the cage should be covered with a layer of cockatiel seed. Avoid seed with colored dyes which may stain light-colored feathers and detract from the bird's appearance. Extraneous objects such as toys, swings, ladders, food bowls, etc. must be removed.
3. Each entry must be identified with a properly filled-out show tag and accompanied by an official entry form. The friendly show officials and/or other experienced exhibitors will be on hand to assist pet and novice entrants. Show tags and entry forms will be available at the Fair on Friday evening between 6:00 and 9:00 PM and Saturday morning until 8:00 a.m. Show tags will be $3.00/bird up to a maximum charge of $45.00 per show ($90.00 for both shows). This tag fee is the only fee for entry in the show.
4. Do not bring any cockatiel which shows any sign of illness, has been exposed to any other sick bird in your household, or which has not been in your possession for at least 45 days. Show stewards have the authority to reject any bird showing any signs of illness. Exhibitors accept all risk to their birds. Neither NCS nor RDCBS will be responsible for any damages caused by disease-exposure, injury, or escape of any bird brought to the show.
5. For additional information on show procedures and what you can do to prepare your bird(s) for exhibition, click here. Information about the NCS Standard against which cockatiels are judged may be found online at the NCS web site www.cockatiels.org.
NOVICE COCKATIEL DIVISION
Eligibility and rules:
1. This is the officially recognized division for first-time or relatively new exhibitors.
2. Birds must be fully-flighted. Birds with clipped wing feathers may be eligible for entry in the pet division if otherwise eligible (see above).
3. An exhibitor may show birds in the novice division if he/she has not previously shown in the advanced division of either an NCS or ACS show. An exhibitor may elect to enter birds in the advanced division at any show, but an exhibitor who does so must continue to show in the advanced division at all future shows. There is no turning back.
4. A novice exhibitor who has placed on the top bench a minimum of three times in minor shows (16 - 50 birds and , 5 exhibitors) or two times in major shows (, 51 birds and , 7 exhibitors), under two or more different judges on, or before December 31, 2011, must graduate to the advanced division for 2012 shows. At least one of these birds must have won a Best Novice award. This rule applies only to awards won by birds which have been bred by the exhibitor.
5. Each bird entered may have a leg-band or may be unbanded. A bird entered by a novice exhibitor, but wearing the band of an advanced exhibitor, must be entered in the advanced division. Such entry is an exception to rule #3 and will not jeopardize the novice status of the exhibitor.
6. The top-ranked birds in the novice division will compete against the top-ranked advanced entries for the final top-bench awards. All novice and advanced entries, with or without legbands, will be eligible for top-bench awards.
ADVANCED COCKATIEL DIVISION
1. This division is for all exhibitors who have been there, done that, and no longer meet the aforementioned eligibility criteria for the pet division or the novice division.
RULES PERTAINING TO CHAMPIONSHIP,
GRANDCHAMPIONSHIP, AND
EXHIBITOR-OF-THE-YEAR DESIGNATIONS:
1. A bird must have a closed, traceable legband in order to be awarded points toward ultimate NCS championship or grandchampionship. For birds banded in 1996 through 2005, championship requires at least one best-in-show (BIS) award and a total of 35 or more points earned under 3 or more different judges. Grandchampionship requires at least one BIS award and 75 or more points earned under 4 or more judges.
(For birds banded in 1995 or earlier, championship does not require a BIS award and requires only 25 points under 3 or more judges. Grandchampionship requires a BIS award and 50 points under four or more judges.)
2. Points awarded to a top-bench bird will count toward NCS Exhibitor-of-the-Year designations if and only if the bird is wearing an NCS legband.