Bath and West and Southern Counties Society: The Taunton Exhibition: … … The Poultry: For the purposes of the poultry show, which also proved a strong source of attraction, a spacious tent was erected, and a fine lot of birds was penned, notwithstanding the fact that the present is by no means a favourable period of the year for such an exhibition. As it was, many of the birds showed signs of moulting and were therefore not seen to the best advantage. … Dorkings: coloured hen – 1st W. S. Pinsent, Newton Abbot …
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GRO0911 Devonport: William Swain Pinsent: 1843 – 1920