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chez



Joined: 13 Aug 2006
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Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset
PostPosted: Sat May 15, 10 7:01 pm    Post subject: Poultry auction near Taunton tomorrow ... Reply with quote
    

This is just up the road from us and I am planning on wandering down to suss out the lie of the land about ten-ish, if anyone else fancies it. I think it's in someone's field, so no real tea-and-cake option, though.

https://www.stags.co.uk/agriculture/page2-details.php?block_id=849

yummersetter



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PostPosted: Sat May 15, 10 7:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

hmmm - thats a bit tempting

chez



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PostPosted: Sat May 15, 10 7:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I'll have a baby in a blue back-pack and a toddler screaming "I NO WANT TO DO THAT" either in a pink-and-brown buggy or running away from me ...

yummersetter



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PostPosted: Sun May 16, 10 9:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Common sense prevailed ( just). Too many just started or half finished projects to add chickens to the chaos quite yet.

We'll reward ourselves with hens when things are a bit more normal. If that ever happens

emmac



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PostPosted: Sun May 16, 10 4:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

How was it Chez? Did you go?

Jo S



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PostPosted: Sun May 16, 10 4:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

It was one of the nicest auctions I've been to in a while - it felt like a real smallholders' do and the birds were in good nick.

emmac



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PostPosted: Sun May 16, 10 4:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Oh that's good, Jo

Looking forward to being around to go to these types of things!

chez



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PostPosted: Sun May 16, 10 5:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Common sense prevailed here, too - Jo's, mostly. When I muttered "We should probably make tracks now before they start selling the birds" she agreed enthusiastically and helped me get the children in to the car .

I agree, it was a very nice atmosphere. I will definitely be going again - the next one is in July - and hopefully will have some things to put in by then.

I could have come home with three pekin hens, a broody with seven guinea chicks and five saxony ducklings .

emmac



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PostPosted: Sun May 16, 10 5:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

good move leaving before the sale! We did the same at the Sedgemoor Auction recently - need to get the housing sorted first after all!

chez



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PostPosted: Sun May 16, 10 5:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Hang on. Were you at the last Sedgemoor Auction?

emmac



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PostPosted: Sun May 16, 10 6:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Chez wrote:
Hang on. Were you at the last Sedgemoor Auction?


Yes - we arrived as they were auctioning the eggs, which seemed to take AGES and didn't see any of the chickens going as we only popped in quickly to see what it was all about.

I know we should have looked out for you, but we weren't planning on going, it was a bit last minute - and we had no idea who to look for! Plus is was quite busy as I remember - all rather hectic!

chez



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PostPosted: Sun May 16, 10 6:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

We were having some tea and a pie at that point

HenX



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PostPosted: Sun May 16, 10 8:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Ooo ducklings!

No must put sensible head on, have enough going on at the moment! July however........

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