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How wonderful to be able to see and touch a fabulous piece of history. They are exquisite peices and you are so lucky

WE HAVE A WINNER. Nachosmily wins. well done hun. I will send your prize of in the morning

Oooohh this is getting exciting now :lol: 3... araucana http://i332.photobucket.com/albums/m349/dollystitcher/Araucana-thumb.jpg Originating in Chile they were first bred by the Araucana Indians. They are a hybrid of two South American breeds; the Collonca and the Querto. The breed has several unusu...

Lets see if we can get a winner today folks :dance: I am putting three up today to see if that helps 1...Ancona http://i332.photobucket.com/albums/m349/dollystitcher/Ancona-thumb.jpg Named for the Italian port from which it was first exported. The first birds arrived in Britain in the mid 19th centu...

Oh this is such sad news, i can not imagine not being able to pour over Michele's web site whilst drooling in anticipation. I will certainly do my bit to support this excellent site.

Oooohh poor you, two of my daughters suffer from migrains so you have my utmost sympathy as I know how they suffer.
Hope you feel better soon and can get back to your stitching, In the meantime here is a hug to cheer you up

Here goes for day ten :dance: 12...German Langshan http://i332.photobucket.com/albums/m349/dollystitcher/German-Langshan-thumb.jpg Originating in Germany this breed is a result of cross breeding three other breeds. The Croad Langshan, the Minorca and the Plymouth Rock. The result is a large strong b...

He is gorgeous. We had a cream Lab for twelve years when my kids were little and he was fabulous with them I am glad you decided to give him a home and I am sure you will have many happy years together

We have several runners nearing the finishing line, who is going to get there first :) Two more today, first is 9... Faverolles http://i332.photobucket.com/albums/m349/dollystitcher/Faverolles-thumb.jpg Called for the village in France where they first originated. Originally bred for both meat and e...

Day eight and still no winner :shock: 13..Houdan http://i332.photobucket.com/albums/m349/dollystitcher/Houdan-thumb.jpg Originating in France, the breed was first exported to Britain in 1850 and North America in 1865. The bird has several striking features among which are it's striking crest and hav...

Here goes for day seven 11...Frizian Fowl http://i332.photobucket.com/albums/m349/dollystitcher/Frizian-fowl-cut-out-thumb.jpg The breed originated in the Friesian Island of the Netherlands. Although the breed was not seen in Britain untill the 1930s, excavations in the Netherlands show the breed as...

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Getting close now for some of you, here are todays picks 19...New Hampshire http://i332.photobucket.com/albums/m349/dollystitcher/New-Hampshire-Red-thumb.jpg As the name suggests the breed originated in New Hampshire USA. The breed began with the Rhode Island Red. After several genarations of intens...

Day five and the selection is... 14...Ixworth http://i332.photobucket.com/albums/m349/dollystitcher/Ixworth-thumb.jpg Developed n 1932 in the village of Ixworth in Suffolk,England. the bird we have today comes from the cross breeding of four varieties...The Sussex, The Minorca, the Orpington and the...

Happy forumversary

Here we go for day four... 5...Belgian Blue http://i332.photobucket.com/albums/m349/dollystitcher/Belgian-Blue-D-anvers-thumb.jpg Developed iin the Uccle region of Belgion these small birds (M 26 ounces - F 22 ounces) are primarily an ornamental show breed although they are very good layers. As thei...

I am so sorry that this woman has made you feel like this. Like some of the others I too have witnessed this kind of behaviour in my own career and will never understand it I really hope that things work out well for you and you are happy i your future job

Cream cakes

Glad you are enjoying the game, more 'eggciting' info tomorrow

Here are the next two 2...Appenzeller http://i332.photobucket.com/albums/m349/dollystitcher/Appenzeller-Spitzhauben-thumb.jpg these birds originate in Switzerlandand there are two varieties; The Spitzhauben, which means Pointed Hat, the name of which came from the frilly hat's worn in the Appenzelle...