CANARIES
IT IS always good to write about novice Fife fanciers because they represent the future of our wonderful hobby. This time we are travelling across the Irish Sea to Cullybackey, Co. Antrim, for an insight into Peter Fleck and his team of Fifes. Peter is vice chairman of Ballymena CBS and, being a talented chef, is always on hand at the shows. This is one of the most informative articles that I have compiled, in my opinion.
Peter began with stock from the well-known and highly successful fancier from Ballymoney, Sam Barkley. I was fortunate to meet Sam on my trips over to Ireland as a judge. He had some excellent birds and was hard to beat at all the shows. Peter remembers how Sam helped him out on a number of
