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Hi everyone.

I thought this could be a very interesting topic to discuss.
I am sure we all have different people/exhibitors/breeders or maybe even clubs that have encouraged/inspired you to keep poultry or maybe even a particular breed.

Tell us who and how along with your experiences here.

I look forward to hearing your replies.

My son Oliver always wanted ducks so we bought 2 tiny ducklings and hid them in the guinea pig run and spare hutch! When OH came home, he thought the guinea pigs were just very noisy! We then decided to adopt a little pekin bantam who was being picked on by the others at the local petting zoo, but Had to get a compainioon for her! We went on from there. but I have been told I cannot buy anything else with fur feathers or wings!

My local poultry has been a source of great knowledge for me - I'd recommend anyone to join their nearest club and give support to poultry keeping. I learnt so much - feeding, showing and all poultry related subjects.

i have always loved animals and i first got interested in chickens when my friend alexa (on this forum) got some when we were alot younger. and ever since then i have always wanted some.

Last year i looked after her chooks for a while and then i finally decided to get my own!! had chickens and other beasties for around a year and half i think and loving it!!

since then Amy has been the chief chicken looker afterer if we are away!!!

I was actually scared of chickens, my mum wanted to get some-this was about 10 years ago when i was 8 ish , so we had 4 sussex, then 2 orps.

We let the orps hatch some babies and it went from there. Since then we have have various birds. Mum Originally said no bantams, quail, ducks, turkeys- weve had all of them!!

I've always wanted chickens. When I was a child my neighbour had some, they often escaped out into the street, and I'd help to catch them. I wasn't as brave when I was getting my first hens 18 months ago, and was surprised at how big they were! It's the best thing we've done, and I wouldn't be without them now.

My grandad always kept chickens and I enjoyed them so much. Mum and Dad nevr let me have any chooks of my own, until I met Hubby when I was 17. He came to live with us and brought his chickens with him so parents couldn't say no!! Now 24 with 2 kids and about 200 chickens!!

Julia

My late great Uncle had a flock of Exchequer leghorns when I was a child and had kept the same line going for many years before.He had bought the original eggs from Robert Miller of Denny.
I helped as a boy on his farm and many years later when I got my own farm he gave me a small flock of his birds to keep the strain going.I still have them.

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My grand father.
He had the best light sussex in the world.