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Tom Newbold

Tom Newbold

Tom Newbould is a UK poultry breeder and championship poultry-show judge who serves as secretary of The Plymouth Rock Club and appeared as a guest expert on the BirdBoys poultry podcast.

Sep 22, 2026

BirdBoys - A Poultry Podcast!

BirdBoys - A Poultry Podcast!

Calling in the experts: Tom Newbould!

Sep 22 · 2h 5m

Jed Colburn Dwight
Jed Colburn DwightHOST
45:36
But also just being able to stay in touch with breeders, you know, across the UK and around the world.
Tom Newbold
Tom NewboldGUEST
45:41
Yeah, I mean, in the early days, you know, I was exchanging letters with Jeff Parker a lot, Kevin Dowrick a lot, Clive Carefoot a lot.
Tom Newbold
Tom NewboldGUEST
45:50
And I've still got those letters, you know, I've held on to them.
Tom Newbold
Tom NewboldGUEST
45:52
I'm not sure why, but.
Tom Newbold
Tom NewboldGUEST
45:54
Malcolm Thompson was another one.
Tom Newbold
Tom NewboldGUEST
45:55
You know, I used to get a postcard, write him letters and everything.
Tom Newbold
Tom NewboldGUEST
45:58
And I think even today, you know, I'm someone who really likes holding a magazine, holding a book.

1 HR 12 MINS LATER

Oliver WoodallHOST
117:38
Tom, how did your dad kind of cope with the change from obviously spending his time with racing pigeons to you commandeering his lofts with hundreds of bantam rocks?

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