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06/10/2013

Andrew Gabriel's family has been in poultry for generations. Sarah Swadling finds out why he is on a personal quest to breed a hen that lays green-shelled eggs.

Andrew Gabriel's family has farmed poultry in Somerset for more than sixty years. He's found a niche selling boxes of eggs with multi-coloured shells in London deli's, but for the business to expand he needs to breed a hen which lays plentiful blue green eggs. As Sarah Swadling finds out it's a painstaking process.

Produced and Presented by Sarah Swadling.

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22 minutes

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Sun 6 Oct 2013 06:35

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  • Sun 6 Oct 2013 06:35