A fun day training the youngsters to the show cages. These two are father and child.

I bred 27 youngsters this year - 13 clear or ticked and 4 green and 10 piebald. Here's a selection.

This youngster is the result of a pairing of a large buff yellow cock bird who has a fatally frilly chest and one of my best hens from 2012. I was recommended to pair these and thought I knew better but I was so wrong. This little bird may yet be a winner.