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  • What made you want to keep poultry?

    From Tina@21:1/5 to All on Wed Nov 14 16:50:05 2018
    And when you did, what breeds did you decide to keep?

    OK I'll start off. I spent a lot of time with my grandparents when I
    was a child. My grandfather used to keep poultry for eggs and meat and
    also had rabbits which he used to show. I think I caught the showing
    bug from him, as over the years I've exhibited rabbits, cavies, mice and
    dogs, with some success.
    Then I got some pure breed poultry, and it wasn't long before I had 6
    different breeds.
    Now you..

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  • From Sally Thompson@21:1/5 to Tina on Fri Nov 16 11:17:15 2018
    Tina <christinawebsell@gmail.com> wrote:

    And when you did, what breeds did you decide to keep?

    OK I'll start off. I spent a lot of time with my grandparents when I
    was a child. My grandfather used to keep poultry for eggs and meat and
    also had rabbits which he used to show. I think I caught the showing
    bug from him, as over the years I've exhibited rabbits, cavies, mice and dogs, with some success.
    Then I got some pure breed poultry, and it wasn't long before I had 6 different breeds.
    Now you..


    Hi Tine. I had always wanted to keep hens but it wasn't possible till we
    moved here, with a lot of land. I started about 10 years ago with two
    Diamond Jubilee Orpingtons which were beyond gorgeous and which I adored. I have steadily kept various rare breeds since then, but now have mostly
    Warrens and Calder Rangers, with just one elderly Light Sussex. Because
    it's so wet round here, I found that some of the Orpingtons I had tended to
    get very mucky bottoms. They are also not the best layers - or as someone
    once said, "too posh to push"!

    I love to see them all pootling around in the garden. I think it brings it
    to life, and I'm considering getting a couple more rare breeds in the
    spring but I haven't made up my mind.

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    Sally in Shropshire, UK

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  • From Tina@21:1/5 to Sally Thompson on Sat Nov 17 22:57:21 2018
    On 16/11/2018 11:17, Sally Thompson wrote:
    Tina <christinawebsell@gmail.com> wrote:

    And when you did, what breeds did you decide to keep?

    OK I'll start off. I spent a lot of time with my grandparents when I
    was a child. My grandfather used to keep poultry for eggs and meat and
    also had rabbits which he used to show. I think I caught the showing
    bug from him, as over the years I've exhibited rabbits, cavies, mice and
    dogs, with some success.
    Then I got some pure breed poultry, and it wasn't long before I had 6
    different breeds.
    Now you..


    Hi Tine. I had always wanted to keep hens but it wasn't possible till we moved here, with a lot of land. I started about 10 years ago with two
    Diamond Jubilee Orpingtons which were beyond gorgeous and which I adored. I have steadily kept various rare breeds since then, but now have mostly Warrens and Calder Rangers, with just one elderly Light Sussex. Because
    it's so wet round here, I found that some of the Orpingtons I had tended to get very mucky bottoms. They are also not the best layers - or as someone once said, "too posh to push"!

    I love to see them all pootling around in the garden. I think it brings it
    to life, and I'm considering getting a couple more rare breeds in the
    spring but I haven't made up my mind.

    Appenzellers and Lakenfelders lay very well, Sicilian Buttercups are
    also good layers. I've kept all these breeds myself.

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  • From Sally Thompson@21:1/5 to Tina on Sun Nov 18 08:31:44 2018
    Tina <christinawebsell@gmail.com> wrote:
    On 16/11/2018 11:17, Sally Thompson wrote:
    Tina <christinawebsell@gmail.com> wrote:

    And when you did, what breeds did you decide to keep?

    OK I'll start off. I spent a lot of time with my grandparents when I
    was a child. My grandfather used to keep poultry for eggs and meat and
    also had rabbits which he used to show. I think I caught the showing
    bug from him, as over the years I've exhibited rabbits, cavies, mice and >>> dogs, with some success.
    Then I got some pure breed poultry, and it wasn't long before I had 6
    different breeds.
    Now you..


    Hi Tine. I had always wanted to keep hens but it wasn't possible till we
    moved here, with a lot of land. I started about 10 years ago with two
    Diamond Jubilee Orpingtons which were beyond gorgeous and which I adored. I >> have steadily kept various rare breeds since then, but now have mostly
    Warrens and Calder Rangers, with just one elderly Light Sussex. Because
    it's so wet round here, I found that some of the Orpingtons I had tended to >> get very mucky bottoms. They are also not the best layers - or as someone
    once said, "too posh to push"!

    I love to see them all pootling around in the garden. I think it brings it >> to life, and I'm considering getting a couple more rare breeds in the
    spring but I haven't made up my mind.

    Appenzellers and Lakenfelders lay very well, Sicilian Buttercups are
    also good layers. I've kept all these breeds myself.


    Those Sicilian Buttercups look very pretty!

    --
    Sally in Shropshire, UK

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