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Thomas has a passion for poultry - every weekend he travels the length and breadth of the country to show off his craft for breeding chickens. With no financial incentive, Thomas does it for the prestige of breeding a bird onto Championship Row, and walking away with a bigger rosette than his rivals.

‘It’s like Crufts for chickens - you want your chicken to be the highest standard’ Thomas explains. With standards set by the National Poultry Club, Thomas strives to breed birds with the perfect colour, carriage, plumage, size and more; judges in white coats inspect every feather measuring one up against the other deciding, finally, on a winner.

This weekend, all of the ‘top boys’ from around the country are descending on the sleepy town of Lanark for the National Scottish Poultry Show. We will follow Thomas there and see for ourselves if his months of breeding and preparation has paid off, and whether he comes home a winner.