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[Lewis]

Had a great 3 days at the Edible Garden show at Stoneleigh last weekend!

Know there were some Omleteers there over the weekend, chatted to quite a few people + was nice to see everyone. Everyone have a good show?

 

I took 6 of my girls with me for the stand I was on, and a basket of eggs for people to see the variation between breeds + eggs.

Doris one of my pekins was sat on the stand for all 3 days, happily being stroked and picked up ... was impressed at how chilled she was!

 

Chickens were really popular, there were quite a few poultry stands and BHWT were there with some Ex Batts and getting loads of interest.

I did a Beginners talk in the Poultry Ring and handed out 800 beginners caresheets I wrote, as well as hundreds of other ones too ... hopefully encourage a few more people to get chickens!

 

I was dressed as a Chicken for most of the show (why not?!) and went to see The Chicken Vet for a check-up...

...I had a bad case of Northern Fowl Mite but they cleared that up for me

 

We were in the Smallholders marquee with sheep, goats, poultry and pigs. Some of the piglets...

and a cute goat kid!

I milked a goat too

 

Thanks to Rupert Stevenson for these photos. More photos in Edible's gallery *here*

[Chicken shack]

You really looked liked you enjoyed yourself.

[chickencam]

Great photos I love Doris, great name and a very chilled lady, sitting there looking down her nose at everyone