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The National Poultry Show 2013 (1)

I’m a bit behind with this blog post, since the National was held on 16th and 17th November 2013. We’d thoroughly enjoyed the show in previous years, and so it’s a fixture on our calendar. We went on the Saturday. Unlike 2012, though, when it was crowded almost from the moment the doors opened, this show was nothing like as well-attended. But (to our untutored eyes at least) the standard of the birds was absolutely superb.

So this blog entry is going to be a picture-fest of chickens. Be warned!

These colourful "gate guardians" were on sale at one of the trade stands.

These colourful “gate guardians” were on sale at one of the trade stands.


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