WHAT a great start to the 2023 show calendar! At Scotland’s National Bird Show I was lucky to win best novice Border in show with a three-parts-dark (TPD) yellow Border cock, and best novice opposite sex with a variegated white buff hen. Absolutely delighted. The number of entries in the Border section was lower than the organisers had hoped for, but nonetheless the judge on the day said both my bird and Neil Cowan’s best champion were worthy winners.
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