The Brahma and Cochin Club of Australia Inc
2026 - 24th Annual National Show
Venue: Royal Canberra Poultry Show - Exhibition Park (EPIC), Canberra
The Show will be held on Saturday the 6th and Sunday the 7th of June 2026
Note: The Show is in Canberra at Exhibition Park as part of the Royal Canberra Poultry Show in 2026, on the King's Birthday Long Weekend of June. We look forward to seeing you all there.
The show schedule and entry form is available online. If you would like more information about the show please contact:
Show Secretary: Heather Proctor - 0400 335 090 or heatherproctor@bigpond.com
Download a show schedule and entry form by clicking on the link below. See the buttons labeled 'Enter Here' and 'Schedule' under the main heading.
Judges: Michael Holmes (Standard and Bantam)
Chief Steward: Kevin Smith
Show Date: 6th and 7th of June 2026
Start Time: 7am Saturday 6th (judging starts at 9 am).
Entries: Entries open 23rd March 2026. Contact our show secretary listed above or Royal Canberra Show Manager, Melissa Bonnitcha on 0417 088 803.
Entries close 8th May 2026 (unless capacity is reached prior). Please submit your entries as soon as possible to make life easier for the show organisers.
Entry Fees:
See show schedule and entry form available for download from the link above.
Note: For both Brahma and Cochin - within each colour class there will be the four sections; Cock, Hen, Cockerel and Pullet.
Brahma
Brahma Classes:
The “Premier 3” Classes
Dark
Light
Partridge includes Gold
All other Classes
Columbian AC (All other colours with a columbian pattern) includes Blue Light, Buff Columbian, Blue Buff Columbian, and White Buff Columbian. Note - the exception is the Light (Silver based Columbian) which has its own class (see Premier 3 classes above).
White
Self Colour AC includes, Black, Buff and Blue
Barred AC includes Barred, Cuckoo, Buff Cuckoo, Barred Light, Barred Buff Columbian, Gold Crele and Silver Crele
AOC (All other colours) includes Blue Partridge, Chamois, Salmon, Splash, Speckled, Gold Laced, Silver Laced, Blue Laced Gold and others
Cochin
Cochin Classes:
Buff
Black
AO Self Colour (Blue, White etc)
Partridge
AORC (All other colours including Blue Partridge)
Major Awards:
The following awards will also be presented
• Grand Champion of Show (across Brahma and Cochin) (rosette and trophy)
• Champion Standard Brahma (sash and trophy)
• Champion Bantam Brahma (sash and trophy)
• Champion Cochin (sash and trophy)
• Reserve Champion Standard Brahma (sash)
• Reserve Champion Bantam Brahma (sash)
• Reserve Champion Cochin (sash)
Club Awards:
• Best Bantam Light Brahma (K&C Abuid Award) (rosette)
• Best Bantam Dark Brahma (Don Jones Award) (rosette)
• Best Bantam Buff Columbian Brahma (rosette)
• Best Bantam Partridge Brahma (George Childs Award) (rosette)
• Best Bantam AORC Brahma (rosette)
• Best Standard Blue Partridge (rosette)
• Best Standard AORC Brahma (rosette)
• Best Standard Blue Partridge (rosette)
• Best Standard Barred AC Brahma (rosette)
• Best Standard Columbian AC Brahma (rosette)
• Best Standard White Brahma (rosette)
• Best Standard Dark Brahma (Bryan John Meade Award) (rosette)
• Best Standard Light Brahma (rosette)
• Best Standard Partridge Brahma (Rob Gollop Award) (rosette)
• Best Standard Self-coloured AC Brahma (rosette)
• Best AORC Cochin (rosette)
• Best Black Cochin (rosette)
• Best AO Self Coloured Cochin (rosette)
• Best Partridge Cochin (rosette)
• Best Buff Cochin (rosette)
Recognition Awards:
• Cindy Pretty Breeder of the Year Award - perpetual Trophy
• Lance Hicks Memorial Award - perpetual trophy
• Champion Junior Exhibitor - rosette
Annual General Meeting (AGM)
The 25-26 Financial Year AGM will take place on the 8th of March 2026 via Zoom. Please contact Heather Proctor for more information.
General meeting on Sunday 7th of June at 10.30am in showground meeting room.
2026 Show award presentation at 10am on Sunday 7th June in showground meeting room.
Note: The Official Show Dinner and Major Award Presentations is being held at 6.00pm Saturday 6th June at the Showground. See show schedule and online entry forms. Contact Heather Proctor for more info.
The Brahma and Cochin Club of Australia will also have an informal dinner on Friday the 5th at TBC, time TBC.
For more information contact
Heather Proctor - 0400 335 090 or heatherproctor@bigpond.com for more information.
Some exhibitors will be staying in town on Sunday night after the show and will meet for dinner - location and time to be provided on the day - see Heather Proctor.