Winter is here as is my flight though not built yet! The panels are waiting for the builder to arrive. I've been tidying and cleaning today and taking some photos.

These are my new blues - they were in a rather sorry state when they arrived but are settling in and growing new feathers. The one on the right is ok - less certain of the one on the left!

This blue cock was a present to me - he's elderly but I hope will breed with my own stock this year.

2014 white cock bird whose brother did brilliantly at various shows this year. 

2014 white hen with my winning buff hen - this bird won silver at the Gouden Ring show in December in Belgium.

My rosettes for 2014. 

Having won nothing all year, Elizabeth, who now should be called Queen of Kelso, comes out as Best Scots Fancy for the third year running at Kelso OS Show today. I stil think my wee green hen has been overlooked! That is the last show of 2014. It's been a busy ten weeks; hard work; great fun and very successful. Now for a rest! I'll be back in the Spring.

Some new blues to add a new colour variety to my stock.

These pictures courtesy of Richard Lumley of the IOA. The buff won Best in Show at Northern Counties Scots Fancy Club in October and the white Best Novice Current Year Bird at the Carlisle National. I have had a wonderful show season which ends this Saturday at Kelso. Final show but looking forward to the friendly, rural venue.

Now that the birds are home, thanks to Willie McKay and Richard Lumley, I have the catalogue from the Golden Ring, I see I was second out of seven exhibitors. Not bad for a first timer. My birds must be reasonable given they were second out of ten and third out of ten. I am delighted.

Sent from Belgium today - a photo of my second place white bird.

I decided to send five of my unflighted Scots to the Golden Ring show in Belgium really so that I could see if they were any good against European competition. There are around 6,000 birds being exhibited in Belgium this weekend. I was amazed to hear last night that two of them have won, respectively, a Silver and a Bronze medal. I am over the moon.

http://www.goudenring.be