Poultry breeder Richard Pickles ruled the roost at the annual Craven Feather Auctions Spring show and sale of poultry and waterfowl at Skipton Auction Mart.
Mr Pickles, of Bent Laithe Farm, Lothersdale, was exhibiting the champion trio of Large White Wyandottes. His success was a repeat of his title-winning triumph at last year’s corresponding fixture. It was his third Craven Feather Auctions championship.
A motor mechanic by trade, Mr Pickles’s 2013-bred victors – a cockerel and two point-of-lay pullets – were from the same family responsible for the champion trio at this year’s Longridge Show and runners-up at the Northern Poultry Show in Hipperholme.
Poultry breeding is described as “a great family hobby” by Mr Pickles, with three generations – himself, his father Tom and 14-year-old daughter Selina, a pupil at South Craven School, Cross Hills – closely involved in their multiple show successes. They breed Large White Wyandottes primarily, along with Light Sussex bantams.
Their latest Skipton champions also headed the pecking order on price when selling for a joint top of £100.
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