Name:

Member For:

Shows Won:

Poultry Club Of Great Britain

Ayr Ag

Carnwath Ag

Eaglesfield

Markinch

Perth Ag

Balmaghie

Dalmally Ag

Fife Ag

Muirkirk

Strathemdrick

Scottish Game Club

Border Union Ag

Gattonside

North'land Durham

Carlisle Game Club

Beith Ag

Kelso

Moffat Ag

Royal Highland

Central Fife Ag

Duns

Langholm Ag

Moniaive

Scottish Dairy

Dalbeattie

Cummock

East Fife

Leslie

Peebles

Interesting Stories:

Brought up in a village I started at 7 yrs of age and was a member of the Feathered World's "Young Fanciers League" this league was to encourage Young Persons.
Senior fanciers were invited to gift birds to young fanciers, but the young fanciers had to pay the railway carriage.  Through the F.W.A a Mr Sidney Newtom offered O.E.G. Spangle Cockerels to young fanciers for the cost of the railway carriage.  My mother helped me write a letter accepting his offer.
In due course a Spangled Cockerel arrived by rail. The cost of the railway carriage was one shilling and sixpence (7 1/2 pence in today’s currency) quite a lot of money to a young boy whose pocket money was only pennies per week.
I still have my Young Fanciers League lapel badge (1932).

Why I became interested in keeping poultry:

In the 1920's and 1930's youngsters were encouraged by their parents to keep rabbits, guinea pigs, ferrets, cage birds, pigeons and poultry etc.
It kept them out of trouble - better to be in the garden or allotment and off the streets.

What I enjoy most:

The meeting with friends with similar interests and the very evasive improvements in my birds as compared with fellow fanciers exhibits.
A prize card won by a bird hatched and bred by me gives me quite a kick

Other interests:

A vegetable garden which complements the bantams.
Reading factual books on world war II in which I served five war years
I went into the Royal Navy as a boy of 18 years and came out as a man of 23 years

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