feemcg Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 I'm going up to the show tomorrow in Perth - never been to a show before so looking forward to it. I've heard it can be very noisy - can you imagine the noise a couple of your chooks make, add in a cockerel and multiply it by a couple of thousand . Anybody want me to sneak anything out under my coat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Ooooh, Id love to go to one of those, I reckon you'll have a really great time!! let us know how you get on. Are you taking a camera? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Are you "showing" any of you girls or just going for a nosey? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 when we used to breed budgies we went to the cage and aviary bird show at the NEC and met Geoff Capes you might see a famous chicken keeper! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 No, I'm not showing - not sure I fancy it. I wonder if there's any rules about photographing other peoples birds - will need to find that out Poet, I wouldn't know a 'famous chicken keeper' if he/she laid an egg at my feet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Poet, I wouldn't know a 'famous chicken keeper' if he/she laid an egg at my feet paul o'grady alan titchmarsh jamie oliver vic reeves to name a few Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 Aah, I thought you meant as in well known poultry breeders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Pity we're not visiting the in-laws in Scone this w/e . Don't know if I could have got the family there without a mutiny though ("Mum, you're OBSESSED with chickens!!") Yes. And? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Oooooh......We're not doing anything this weekend. I wonder if chookiehubbie could be persuaded to drive up to Perth.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 It's on Saturday and Sunday. Wee Anna was supposed to be coming but she's in Edinburgh tonight staying with her cousins. I should be able to see the parent birds of the hatching eggs I'm getting next week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted January 26, 2008 Author Share Posted January 26, 2008 Well, back from the show - nice drive up and amazed at the amount of flooding in Perthshire, loads of rivers burst their banks so huge lakes where fields should have been, and a couple of farmhouses under water . Anyway, there were hundreds and hundreds of cages of tiny little birds - mostly fancy fowl like Shamo, Asil and Indian Game and bantams of all breeds (I didn't realise some bantams are so tiny). Large fowl were in the minority but saw some beautiful Orps, Brahmas, Wyandottes etc. Also saw a lot of really pretty little ducks. I quite enjoyed it and met a couple of folk but don't think I'd go to another - I feel it's more for the 'fancy' breeders and some of the birds seemed quite distressed by it all (to be fair some were sleeping or didn't seem bothered), but it was good to see what it's like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 That's interesting, Fee. Don't know if it'd be my cup of tea either (I'd feel like a fraud ) and I'd never get the family to agree to go in any case . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Did you manage to smuggle anything out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Perhaps a couple of Brahmas in your bloomers, Cochins in your coat, Wyandottes in your wellies and Orps in your .... er ... overcoat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted January 26, 2008 Author Share Posted January 26, 2008 To be honest there wasn't much I would have sneaked out - a RIR maybe, or lav Araucana but those wee fancy things just aren't me I'm afraid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becka Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 I always fancied having a nosy at the poultry at the Lanark Show/Market but I'm not sure if it still happens. I would only go to look as I'd heard that some of the birds weren't very well and I didn't feel confident enough to really pick a goodie! I would love a couple of Brahmas but have found them quite difficult to source. I did hatch out some eggs but only one survived and he had to be rehomed! When I restart our chicken empire, i've got a very specific list of birds i really like to have! Becka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted January 27, 2008 Author Share Posted January 27, 2008 There's a Poultry Sale in Lanark on 14th Feb, Becka - I might go to it, so give me a shout if you fancy coming down for a look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becka Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 I might be quite interested but I'd have to leave all cash at home! I give you a shout closer to the time, thanks. Something to look forward to in amoungst this rotten weather! Becka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janty Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Perhaps a couple of Brahmas in your bloomers, Cochins in your coat, Wyandottes in your wellies and Orps in your .... er ... overcoat? This is great...an alternative to the animal ark books and all themed around chickens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...