Mabel the Pekin Bantam

So Mabel comes pretty much everywhere with me; Uni, home, work, shows and even on random days out!

So thought she deserved a photo post:

Even a Stobart lorry...

BBC Gardeners' World Live 2013

I've been working on the PoultryTalk stand at BBC Gardeners' World Live and Good Food Show at the NEC this week - has been really good!

Pure breed eggs on display from The Rainbow Egg Company:

We spent HOURS setting the stand up only to come in the next morning to find the roof had leaked all over it so had to move it all in half an hour, but other than that we've had a great week.

I did 4 Chicken Keeping for Beginners talks on the stand everyday which were really well attended, as well as a few talks in the VIP area.

I took Mabel and Doris the Pekins with me and we had a table full of chicks for people to touch and see; I think we were the most photographed stand at the exhibition!

We also revealed #ChickenWall at the show - a 4 x 2 metre long display with 60 photos of pure breed poultry in the UK!

It was great to be able to show people the variation in size, breeds and the different uses for poultry!

We had a PetzPodz animal house on display to show people different types of housing available

...as well as a more traditional wooden ark (with Mabel + Doris on top) and an Omlet Eglu in the background!

Mabel settling in

Mabel has been settling in!

She's been tweeting...

... and making herself at home on my bed! :P

Aber Visitors...

Had to tidy my room, vacuum it and then do a weeks worth of washing ... the rest went home along with my stinky lambing clothes.
Mother + Grumps came up this afternoon :)
Went to the beach, got some nom in Varsity and then just walked around Aber.
Took them to the Uni farm on the way back to halls to see the lambs and calves then came back to halls.

They brought someone up with them...

 Mabel ♥

She's been walking around my room, the corridor and the kitchen, and even went for a visit to next doors flat :P

The flatmates all like her ... I think! Guess its a bit wierd having a chicken in halls but I'm used to it :')