[sam.t]

York rare breeds show this saturday 8th october
sam

[Fowgill Farm]

if i can re-jig a few errands may have a look, not seen the entries list, is it on the York Auctions website?
Mandy 

[norfolk newbies]

List is up , it took me an age to get to it last week kept being sent to random pages that had a different link ( even having been sent link by ylc). Try this link - not sure if it works if you are not registered

http://www.ylc.co.uk/library/catalogues/11/121_111008.pdf

Cant go unfortunately....no time ( and no money, but it would have been nice to watch)
Jo

[sam.t]

list is here yes bu you do have to be registered to view there are 388 poultry cages
sam

[Fowgill Farm]

Thanks for the link very interesting as theres a GOS listed as been fathered by my boar in 2009 who has been firing blanks since 2007!!!!!!!??
Will have to investigate that one.
Mandy 

[Fowgill Farm]

Phew, cock-up in the catalogue, details for pigs 195 & 199 mixed up!!
Think they would check before sending it to print!!
How many people like me have though oh oh dodgy pig! 
Mandy

[Fleecewife]

I won't be going this year as I have sold everything I want to sell and I don't want to buy anything.

But looking at the catalogue reminded me of past years when there is pandemonium trying to get your animals unloaded and settled in the relatively small time window of 12 til 2, then the show starts at 2.  If you are on your own then you have no choice, once you have got to the front of the queue of trailers, but to leave your vehicle blocking the unloading bay stopping the next folk unloading, while you take your animals to their pens.  This creates quite a blockage when everyone has to do it.  The whole point of going on the Friday is to enter the show, and to miss it because you are stuck in a trailer jam is infuriating, so a longer arrival time would be so much better, say 10 til 2.

I can feel my blood pressure going up just thinking about it - just as well I'm not going then 

[robert waddell]

the dreaded trailer Que the worst is the highland show they just abandon there vehicle and trailer for hours before even thinking about moving them

[McRennet]

Hello all 
Does anyone know if there are any goats at this event?

x McR

[Roxy]

Have scanned down the pages and cannot see any goats at all?  There again after 43 pages, maybe my eyes gave up!!

[McRennet]

That was exactly what I did!

It says goats at the very top but then I I stopped actually being able to see and was just staring at the screen!

I might go anyway, a load of my students went to the spring auction and said it was super.

McR x

[bigchicken]

Goats lots 142 to 159 I think after the sheep.

[Fleecewife]

So did anyone go?  How was it?

[SallyintNorth]

Well I've been watching and waiting for one of you to tell us how it was!

And so has Fleecewife, she's just posted the same thing while I was writing!

[Snapper]

 Don't know if I can help with info but, my son went to  get some birds for us. I was a work and hubby was busy at home.
He wanted to try for some RIR trios but  said they were too expensive , although he came home with a pair he was happy with. Also got some Marsh Daisy pullets for a reasonable price. He bought 10 birds in all so they couldn't be too expensive, as he's quite'tight' with his money.
He said some birds didn't sell and with a penning fee of £5 I shouldn't think their owners would be too happy. Although apparently some Welsummers went for over £200. He  also nearly bought some Croad Langshans as they were going 'cheep'!
He  had a quick look at pigs and Dexters and said there was a good range of stock and prices were okay.