Poultry Club of Great Britain

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Poultry Club of Great Britain
Formation1877
TypeRegistered charity
PurposeConservation of poultry breeds
Official language
English
Patron
Charles, the former Prince of Wales[1]
Key people
  • Liz Allonby, president
  • Lee Grant, chair[1]
AffiliationsEntente Européenne
Websitepoultryclub.org

The Poultry Club of Great Britain is a registered charity founded in 1877.[2] Its stated purpose is to "safeguard the interests of all pure and traditional breeds of poultry including chickens, bantams, ducks, geese and turkeys".

The club maintains the British Poultry Standard and acts as the overseeing body for all poultry breed clubs in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It is also responsible for organizing the annual National Poultry Show.[3]: 411 

The club donated to The Museum of English Rural Life David Scrivener's collection of printed materials related to the breeding and keeping of poultry.[4][5]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Contact. Poultry Club of Great Britain. Accessed August 2021.
  2. ^ Pam Percy (2006). The Field Guide to Chickens. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Voyageur Press. ISBN 9780760324738.
  3. ^ Janet Vorwald Dohner (2001). The Encyclopedia of Historic and Endangered Livestock and Poultry Breeds. New Haven, Connecticut; London: Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300088809.
  4. ^ "Something worth crowing about". New Poultry Archive Project. The Museum of English Rural Life. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  5. ^ "David Scrivener Collection". David Scrivener Collection. The Museum of English Rural Life. Retrieved 11 November 2019.