Reading & District Bantam Show

I popped in to the Reading & District Bantam show this weekend which was held in the Northcroft Leisure Centre in Newbury. This was my first chicken show and I wasn't sure what to expect. The birds were in what I presume is normally the badminton / indoor football hall. On opening the door in to the hall I was met with an overwhelming and deafening array of chicken noises. There were so many different shapes and sizes of bantam it was hard to believe. I only had my phone on me so snapped some slightly blurred images on it.

The exhibitors were quite friendly and some went out of their way to provide details of Barbu d'Uccle breeders as well as helping me in my quest to track down some Bassette hens that I'm really keen to get. I'd wondered how much concern there would be about bird flu and indeed DEFRA had a stand there and were offering advice. Fortunately the views expressed seemed sensible and measured.