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All with my home bred Cheshire flock 😊
Winning Overall Supreme Champion with my Aged Ewe Cheshire Karen receiving Maximum Points for the second time and won Female Champion was mind blowing 🤩
Winning Reserve Champion with my Ewe lamb Cheshire Maisie receiving Maximum Points who won Reserve Female Champion was unbelievable 🙏
Winning Champion Male with my Ram Lamb Cheshire Marzeta Dan receiving Maximum Points. This was a special and emotional moment for myself and my family as this Lamb we named after Daniel Marzeta who sadly passed away in March this year. Dan was truly missed at the show this year which he loved attending with everyone, he is very much missed but will never be forgotten ❤️
I would like to give a huge thanks to the Swiss Graders Pascal Dini & Phillip Schmid for coming from Switzerland again this year to grade our BB25 and our British Grader Gerallt Jones & Heather Adams who all did a fantastic job and I’m so pleased they liked my sheep. 🙏
Also big thanks to everyone involved in organising this huge event especially Jenni & Kerry who have done an amazing job making it special for all and of course all the other volunteers who did an amazing job throughout the show. Also to H&H for hosting our event 🙏
Also can’t thank my Cheshire team enough for all their help and patience. My Wife, Mother, Summer, Owen & Greg as without them it would not be possible especially with my bad back from pulling them around 🤦
Congratulations to Adam & Alisha receiving Maximum points & Reserve Male Champion with a stunning Ram Lamb👌 and well done to all the other competitors who brought some quality sheep which was great to see 👏👏👌
Look forward to seeing everyone next year 🍺🥂👍

Cheshire Marzeta Dan,
Ram Lamb 6-8 mths,
⭐️⭐️ Maximum Points ⭐️⭐️
🔔 1st in a huge class
🏆 Male Champion 🏆
Cheshire Materhorn
Ram Lamb 6-8 mths,
Graded -2

Cheshire Karen,
Ewe 2-3yrs,
⭐️⭐️ Maximum Points ⭐️⭐️
🔔1st in her class
🏆Champion Female 🏆
🏆Supreme Champion Winner of BB25 🏆

Cheshire Kylie
Ewe 2-3 yrs,
4th in her class

Graded -1
Cheshire Linda
Ewe 12-18mths,
Graded -1

Cheshire Maisie
Ewe Lamb 6-8mths,
⭐️⭐️Maximum Points ⭐️⭐️
🔔 1st in her class
🏆 Reserve Female Champion
🏆 Reserve Supreme Champion 🏆

Cheshire Maggie
Ewe Lamb 6-8mths
🥈 2nd in her large class
Graded -1

Cheshire Meadow
Ewe Lamb 4-6mths
Graded -2

Well that’s a wrap for this seasons shows, we are so grateful and proud of our achievements, it really couldn’t have gone any better! 🙏

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Shearling Ram -1
Ram Lamb -3
Aged Ewe -1
Shearling Ewe -1
Ewe 8 to 10mts -1
Ewe Lamb -1
Ewe Lamb -1

My shearling ewe went in the maximum pen and was deliberated over for a while but disappointedly just missed out.
But was happy to receive -1 with 6 of my 7 sheep entered and win 4 of the classes with some lovely sheep on display.
Thanks to the Graders Gerallt and Jamie and Jenni doing a great through job and too all the other helpers making the event possible and run so smoothly Raymond,Kerry,Tom,Ian and Nina.
Congratulations to Phil and Hayley with two stunning ewe lambs and winning Supreme and all the other competitors who brought some quality sheep which was great to see 👏👏👌
Look forward to seeing everyone at the the next Grading 🍺

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Aged Ram -1
Shearling -1
Shearling -2
Ram Lamb -1
Aged Ewe Maximum 🤩🤩
Aged Ewe -2
Ewe Lamb -1
Ewe Lamb -1

Over the moon with My Aged Ewe receiving a Maximum and winning her class and Champion Female.
Also having 5 sheep receive -1 was a super result which I was thrilled with.
My Ewe Lamb came 1st in a big class my Shearling Ram and Ram Lamb came 2nd in some tough classes.
Huge thanks to the Graders Gerallt A Kerry Costello-Jones,Heather Allen & Chris Slee for doing a great through job and too all the other helpers making the event possible and run so smoothly Raymond,Jenni,Mellissa,Andrew & Rachel.🙏
Congratulations to Jamie Wood with a fabulous Ram winning Supreme and all the other competitors who brought some quality sheep which was great to see 👏👏👌
Big thanks to Owen Baskerville who did a great job holding the sheep and doing loads as my back was playing up. 🙏🙏
Look forward to seeing everyone at the the next Grading event🍺

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This May, I’ll be offering for sale my award-winning breeding stock via an online auction. Available will be pairs and trios of Large Silver, Blue, Buff, and Gold Laced Wyandottes, as well as breeding groups and select Sebastopol Geese. A variety of hatching and rearing equipment, poultry houses, feeders, and drinkers will also be included.

This is a rare opportunity to acquire top-quality birds with years of careful selection behind them.

Auction Details – Hosted by Harrison & Hetherington

• Wednesday 7th May – Online catalogue available for viewing,
• Saturday 10th May (12:00 Midday) – Auction goes LIVE (Week-long Auction),
• Saturday–Sunday, 10th–11th May – Viewing of lots available by appointment at my farm (email: steve@cheshirepoultry.co.uk),
• Saturday 17th May (12:00 Midday) – Auction finishes.

Additional Notes:

• Successful bidders who pay the auctioneer before 5pm on Saturday 17th May may collect their birds or equipment that same weekend,
• All poultry purchases require a valid CPH number,
• Couriers may be possible, subject to current restrictions.

For any questions, contact me at steve@cheshirepoultry.co.uk or via Facebook.
Updates will also appear in Fancy Fowl, Country Smallholder, Grant’s Newsletter (www.gbpoultry.com), and social channels.

— Steve Dace, Cheshire Poultry

To bid online, simply download the MartEye app from your phone’s app store and register. Then press the JOIN button on the Harrison and Hetherington page. For registration, please call the Harrison & Hetherington main office on 01228 406 200.
For information on lots or to book a viewing appointment, please call Steve Dace on 07973 262 871. Alternatively, contact auctioneer Glyn Lucas on 07711 610255.

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