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John Soper is one of the leading waterfowl breeders in the UK and I am proud to call him a friend. His site contains information on the many colors of Call being developed in the UK, among other interesting articles on management and care.

This is a site constructed and run by poultry fanciers from the UK. Good pictures and some nice articles.

This site promotes the keeping of urban chickens. It contains a useful forum for novice poultry raisers.

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The Steinbacher Goose

Ashbrook's Notes on Fitting Chickens for Shows

The Mandarin - the Answer to the Urban Duck Keeper's Prayers

More on Mandarins

Frequently Asked Questions About Poultry Shows

A Return of the Urban Chicken

Why Wyandottes?

Chick Raising 101

New- Random Thoughts on Breeding Philosophy and Many Other Topics

Evaluating the Black East Indie in the Showroom

A Brief History of the Call- from My Perspective

Having had ducks since I was eleven years old, I cannot imagine being without them. At one time or another, I have owned almost all types of waterfowl, turkeys, and chickens in both the standard (large) and bantam (miniature) sizes.

I became interested in showing waterfowl in my late teens and have done so continuously for the last forty five years. While my first love has always been waterfowl, (ducks and geese) I have bred and shown bantam chickens for the last twenty years or so as well as continuing to work with my established strains of bantam ducks. I am a member of the N.P.I.P. program. My approval number is 558.

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5/13/2012

More on taming Mandarins: Once the birds accept your presence in their pens, the next step is to entice them to eventually eat out of your hand using treats such as live or freeze dried mealworms. Again, patience and short training sessions are key.

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No more new orders for White Mandarins are being accepted for 2012.

Still accepting a few more orders for Normal Mandarins.

Here is a useful link to a rundown of all upcoming shows. Click Here