Signs of Spring?

[jukel123 8,292]

9 minutes ago, chartpolski said:

Seghill, Northumberland, last Saturday in the month.

Cheers.

There used to be a show and sale at Trimdon. Is that still on the go. I've bought some good birds there in the past.

[chartpolski 23,996]

2 hours ago, jukel123 said:

There used to be a show and sale at Trimdon. Is that still on the go. I've bought some good birds there in the past.

I don’t know. I used to race whippets at Trimdon Grange many years ago. There were a lot of tracks in that area, all gone now, as is Easington greyhound track.

Seghill is local to me.

Cheers.

[Chid 6,550]

5 hours ago, wildman said:

That must be why they're called spring lambs then

Spring lambs are lambs slaughtered in spring not born in spring 

[mackem 26,837]

4 hours ago, jukel123 said:

There used to be a show and sale at Trimdon. Is that still on the go. I've bought some good birds there in the past.

They used to sell british finches at Haswell plough livestock auctions a few miles from Trimdon.

[Greyman 28,627]

Snowdrops coming into flower

[Greyman 28,627]

17 hours ago, jukel123 said:

 A friend of mine keeps british birds: bullies, goldies, linnets etc. He got a morning  call from the cops alleging that some of his stock consisted of trapped wild birds. They questioned why some birds were panicked and flying against the wire of their cages. He patiently explained that the birds were only used to him being in his shed, not two policemen shining torches.  Some of his birds were not ringed, which is legal. The sale of unringed birds is illegal. Fortunately he had photos of the birds in the nest. But he was really stressed and worried by the raid. Talk about police priorities!

We used to sell eggs to the breeders when I was at school bully’s and goldies was what everyone wanted only take one egg per nest and put it under the aviary birds to hatch out 

[mC HULL 12,927]

24 minutes ago, Chid said:

Spring lambs are lambs slaughtered in spring not born in spring 

you mean i’m not eating them little lambs the size of a yorkshire terrier ? lol 

[Goly 555]

4 minutes ago, mC HULL said:

you mean i’m not eating them little lambs the size of a yorkshire terrier ? lol 

That kebab meat isn't real lamb pal. Lol

[Greyman 28,627]

Few more from the woods at work including a roe scrape

[chartpolski 23,996]

2 hours ago, mackem said:

They used to sell british finches at Haswell plough livestock auctions a few miles from Trimdon.

They used to sell EVERYTHING at Haswell ! LOL !

Lads standing outside selling dogs, ferrets, birds, so they didn’t have to pay the auctioneers premium !

Cheers.

Edited yesterday at 15:53 by chartpolski

[mackem 26,837]

42 minutes ago, chartpolski said:

They used to sell EVERYTHING at Haswell ! LOL !

Lads standing outside selling dogs, ferrets, birds, so they didn’t have to pay the auctioneers premium !

Cheers.

Haswell was like a 1980's Exchange & Mart come to life,a car boot sale of fur,fin and feather with a hint of Southeby's,as interesting for the characters who attended as the creatures sold.

[Greyman 28,627]

Used to be a place like that just outside Bristol, it was called Winford market you could buy anything from old rubble sacks and bits of bailer twine up to a Hereford bull, the Indians were mad keen on the fighting cocks back then good times 

[jukel123 8,292]

There was an auction in Carlisle every Saturday morning at Dalton's mart. The livestock section used to draw eccentrics, me included. Bantams,ducks  canaries, budgies, ferrets, rabbits guinea pigs were always on sale.The bidders and observers were an odd mix of Greengrasses, gypsies, tyre kickers and lurcher and terrier men.

It was  a good place to  chat with fellow lurcher men and great for socialising pups.

My lads said it was one of their favourite childhood memories. One of them had a vicious dog ferret which he put into auction. The auctioneer had an assistant who would always hold up ferrets for people to inspect. The inevitable happened and the ferret took his thumb in a vice like grip. He'd been warned it shouldn't be handled, so it  was his fault. He spotted us doubled up laughing and told us not to come back. We body swerved it the following week but attended normally after that. Lol.

Its a car park now. Shame.

[TOMO 26,304]

Seen a wasp today...looked like big queen..looked up to see my colleague in the cherry picker flapping his hands about...as a queen floated off...lol

[jukel123 8,292]

3 minutes ago, TOMO said:

Seen a wasp today...looked like big queen..looked up to see my colleague in the cherry picker flapping his hands about...as a queen floated off...lol

Where are you mate?  Must be warm.

Edited yesterday at 17:22 by jukel123