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Enjoyable trip to Borderway Mart Carlisle for the first sale of the year in England. Prices were very strong across all sections in the sale with our prices for hatching eggs particularly pleasing.
It was great to catch up with some of our customers on the mainland and thanks to everyone who purchased birds or hatching eggs at the sale.
We also used the opportunity to source some new stock for customers as well as our own breeding pens.
We have a small number of lots of Legbars, marans and mixed bantams available. Contact us if interested.
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Looking forward to the sale this Saturday at Borderway Mart Carlisle. It promises to be a very busy day with almost 2,500 entries forward.
We have a large number of entries in the sale as well as a large number of orders which are being delivered on route to Carlisle. I have some limited space available if anyone wishes to place advance orders for birds with delivery points at Castle Douglas as well as Carlisle itself. If you wish to place an order for birds or would like me to source you some new stock send me a private message or call me on 07812138528.
Special thanks to all those that have already placed orders looking forward to catching up with you all over the weekend!
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Early start and long trip to Co. Laois yesterday to attend the ISPF National Show! We had 20 egg and poultry exhibits with 15 placed first to third.
There were over 1000 exhibits on show with the overall standard of birds on display very high!
Congratulations to the organisers on a very well run event and to everyone who picked up prizes on the day!
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Today was my first time exhibiting at Dromore Soft Feather Show in Co. Down and it was a memorable trip as I managed to pick up the Show Championship with my 2018 Buff Orpington Pullet.
There was a great range of high quality birds on display which I’m sure gave the judges Robert McKibbin and Davy Kerr a few headaches during the judging process.
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We have a very busy day planned for this coming Saturday 13th October. Firstly we will be attending Killygullib Poultry, Upperlands outside Maghera and later that afternoon we have a large delivery of birds going to Dublin.
We have a great selection of poultry and waterfowl available including the following:
ISA Brown Hybrid Pullets 22 weeks old
Coloured Hybrids - Black Rock, Bluebell, Maran, Light Sussex, Buff Barred and White Leghorn Pullets 20 weeks old.
Pure Breeds:
Crested Cream Legbars
Buff Sussex
Silver Laced Barnvelder
Cuckoo Maran
Lavender, Brown, Black and White Leghorn
Gold Laced Wyandottes
White Silkie Bantams
Waterfowl:
White Aylesbury
Saxonys
We already have a number of orders confirmed for Killygullib so if you would like to place an order for birds drop me a txt or private message.
We will be travelling to Lusk Co. Dublin on Saturday afternoon but will be meeting some customers for pre arranged collection of birds at Castlebellingham Applegreen Service Station.
If you would like further details regarding collection times drop me a txt 07822138528
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Enjoyable evening at Fermanagh County Show Awards Night at the Killyhevlin Hotel Enniskillen.
As a family we picked up 4 cups in the poultry section which was very pleasing this included:
The INA Byers Cups awarded to the Show Champion - Black Orpington Bantam Cockeral
Thompson Perpetual Challenge Cup awarded to the under 12 Juvenile Champion.
Laymore Cup for Highest Points in the Poultry Section.
The Veitch Cup for Best White Wyandotte in Show.
Thanks to Norman Fulton from DAERA for presenting the awards and well done to all the other cup winners on the night. Special thanks to Ann Orr and the other members of the Show Committee for their continued hard work and dedication to the show and for their hospitality last night everyone had a lovely evening.
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We had a very enjoyable trip to Borderway Mart Carlisle yesterday and had quite a successful day in terms of sales with a number of our lots carded following the grading process prior to the sale.
Our Brown Leghorn Trio and Vorwerk Trio both picked up the Best of Breed cards.
It was also great to catch up with a number of customers from the mainland and fellow poultry keepers from Northern Ireland.
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On Saturday 7th August we made the short trip to Enniskillen to support Fermanagh County Show.
We enjoyed a great day out and were awarded overall Show Champion with a Bantam Black Orpington Cockeral as well as Reserve Champion with a Large Black Orpington Hen, with 9 of our exhibits making it onto Champions Row.
Matthew Samuel and Joshua also followed up their success in Fermanagh in 2017 by again winning the Juvenile Champion Award with another large Black Orpington this time a pullet. We a lso secured the overall Champion Egg exhibit with 5 Blue Cream Legbar Eggs.
Overall it was a really enjoyable day and it was very pleasing to finally secure the championship at my local show. Special thanks to the poultry judge Ryan McLaren, the show organisers and stewards for their professionalism and organisation on the day.
Show Champion Bantam Black Orpington Cockeral
Overall we secured:
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Last weekend was extremely busy with Sandra and boys travelling to Omagh Show whilst I was away in England.
We had quite a successful day with 12 first place exhibits, 8 seconds, 1 third and 2 specials with 2 birds on Champions Row.
Main results are detailed below:
Best Wyandotte Female LF
Best Wyandotte Male LF
Best Wellsummer Male LF
Best Wellsummer Female LF
Best Light Breed Male LF - Black Minorca
Best Orpington Male Bantam Black
Best Large Rare Breed Male - Ayam Cemani
Best Large Rare Breed Female - Ayam Cemani
Best Rare Breed Trio - Vorwerk
Best Utility Breed - Wellsummer (Special)
Juvenile Classes
Best Large Heavy Soft Feather - Reserve Best Juvenile Exhibit: Black Orpington (Special)
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Enjoyable couple of days at Balmoral Show. Had 22 poultry and egg entries in total with 20 placed 1st to 3rd. 6 firsts, 8 seconds and 6 thirds so an encouraging return as its always a challenge to get birds in decent condition for the summer shows! Well done to all the other exhibitors in particular James Ryan on winning Show Champion and Champion Waterfowl.
A special mention also to the show organisers and stewards for running such a successful show!
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We will be attending both Gosford and Granville poultry sales tomorrow.
We will have a wide selection of pure breed and hybrid poultry as well as hatching eggs available.
Hybrids: ISA Brown and Bluebell, Black Rock, Light Sussex, Maran, White Leghorns.
Pure Breeds: Buff and Black Orpingtons. Buff Cochin's, Cream Legbars, Araucanas, Black Minorca's, Gold and Silver Laced Wyandottes.
Hatching Eggs available for most of the above breeds but limited availability.
- Harrison and Hetherington Poultry Sale in Carlisle
- Granville Poultry Sale
- Joshua and Samuel win in Fermanagh
- The birds out enjoying the sunshine
- White Silkie Pullet wins the Champion Juvenile Award
- Omagh Agricultural Show 2015
- Light Sussex Best of Breed Carlisle 2015
- Gosford Rare Breeds Show and Sale – Gosford Forest Park 2014
- Balmoral Show 2014
- Gosford Rare Breeds Show and National Poultry Show
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