Chris Goodal is one of the greatest breeders of Norwich canaries! His family is breeding norwich canaries the last 66 years !!! Let's learn a few things about him and his unbeatable records!
"My father started breeding Norwich Canaries in 1951. I was 6 years old and we showed our birds as father and son.
I have been breeding on my own since I got married and moved home in 1966. My father will be 90 years old in May, and although in good health for his age, sold his birds, cages and equipment 3 years ago.
In England unless you use heat and extra lighting, the breeding season is just starting. I will be putting nest pans in to my most forward hens this week.My first youngster usually hatches about 1st of May. 20 years ago I would breed with 24 pairs. Now i am in my 70's, i am down to 15 hens and 9 cocks, and find that plenty enough to look after, in the conditions Mary my wife and i like to keep them in.
As for showing, we do not do as many shows we used to. Getting up early in the morning, to travel long distances doesn't appeal so much as in the past
However we can still revel in past glories particularly at the English National, which sadly ceased to be in 2003. This was the show we planned our whole year around.
We won Best Norwich 9 times. Had Best, Second Best and Third Best on 5 occasions. We hold the record of winning Best Canary in Show 4 times, and are the only canary breeders to win the Haddon Trophy for Best Bird in Show on more than one occasion. The 2001 National was our best show for class winners. Of the 16 main classes we had 14 winners and 2 seconds. Plus first and second in many classes."
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"Sam & Chris Goodall have produced some of the best Norwich over the last couple of decades"
Alan Dempsey
"Most of my birds have bloodline from him.
Yes, he is one of the top breeders in England. His birds have a particular items in head, neck and chap".
Jo Schifflers
"Goodall is 2 generations a world brand. Norwich contributed to the popularity of the canaries. He is an idol in this matter. With love and greetings from the Ufuk Buyurgan"
Ufuk Buyurgan
"The best norwich breeder, the man that his birds inspired all of us to breed norwich"
Konstadinos Kosmis
Chris Goodal and his father.This photo posted by Pete Wilson on the Norwich Canary Of GB site brought
back some pleasant memories. It was the 1999 English National held at
Telford, the only time it was held there. We were blessed to have won
the award for Best, Second Best and Third Best Norwich on 5 occasions.
The best and second best were sold to Jack Stevens of Scotland, and a
month after the English National, they were Best and Second Norwich at
the Scottish National for his wife.
This has to be the most seen, and used photograph of a Norwich Canary.. I have seen the
bird used on diplomas, rosettes, plates, mugs, posters advertising
shows, and packets of bird food. May i take this opportunity to inform
people new to the fancy, that this buff cock was bred in my father's
birdroom in 1988, and won for us the award for Best Norwich at the
English National, as a flighted bird in 1989. The photo was taken by
that great bird photographer Denis Avon
Unflighted wing marked buff cock for this years breeding
Unflighted clear yellow hen, for wing marked buff cock.
Unflighted clear buff cock.
Unflighted clear yellow hen, for clear buff cock
"My father started breeding Norwich Canaries in 1951. I was 6 years old and we showed our birds as father and son.
I have been breeding on my own since I got married and moved home in 1966. My father will be 90 years old in May, and although in good health for his age, sold his birds, cages and equipment 3 years ago.
In England unless you use heat and extra lighting, the breeding season is just starting. I will be putting nest pans in to my most forward hens this week.My first youngster usually hatches about 1st of May. 20 years ago I would breed with 24 pairs. Now i am in my 70's, i am down to 15 hens and 9 cocks, and find that plenty enough to look after, in the conditions Mary my wife and i like to keep them in.
As for showing, we do not do as many shows we used to. Getting up early in the morning, to travel long distances doesn't appeal so much as in the past
However we can still revel in past glories particularly at the English National, which sadly ceased to be in 2003. This was the show we planned our whole year around.
We won Best Norwich 9 times. Had Best, Second Best and Third Best on 5 occasions. We hold the record of winning Best Canary in Show 4 times, and are the only canary breeders to win the Haddon Trophy for Best Bird in Show on more than one occasion. The 2001 National was our best show for class winners. Of the 16 main classes we had 14 winners and 2 seconds. Plus first and second in many classes."
.
"Sam & Chris Goodall have produced some of the best Norwich over the last couple of decades"
Alan Dempsey
"Most of my birds have bloodline from him.
Yes, he is one of the top breeders in England. His birds have a particular items in head, neck and chap".
Jo Schifflers
"Goodall is 2 generations a world brand. Norwich contributed to the popularity of the canaries. He is an idol in this matter. With love and greetings from the Ufuk Buyurgan"
Ufuk Buyurgan
"The best norwich breeder, the man that his birds inspired all of us to breed norwich"
Konstadinos Kosmis
The flighted Yellow cock, that was Best Norwich at the 1999 English National
Unflighted clear yellow hen, for wing marked buff cock.
Unflighted clear buff cock.
Unflighted clear yellow hen, for clear buff cock
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