History: Burrundulla Poultry Farm
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1923
30 June 1923
BURRUNDULLA POULTRY FARM.
A visit to the above poultry farm will convince one that there is no need for those desirous of securing either egg settings or stock birds to send away for them. Mr. Marsh has been connected with the poultry industry for many years, and has been a successful exhibitor at Mudgee and district shows with his Black Orpingtons and White Leghorns. Being a firm believer in fresh blood, Mr. Marsh has just purchased three Black Orpington roosters - two from Mr. Mullins, who won the laying competition in 1922 with his famous Black Orpingtons, and one from the Agricultural College. These are splendid types of birds, especially the latter, which is given pride of place in his pen. Each of these birds is mated with eight well set two-year-old hens of high quality and standard. A Musservay White Leghorn cockerel has also been secured by Mr. Marsh, and is a splendid stamp of bird, being bred from a heavy laying strain. Mated with such noted strains is Ellis', there is nothing better in regard to egg production. A pen of Brown Leghorns, headed by a nicely-shaped cockerel, provides another addition to the farm for those desirous of securing this well known strain. Settings of Indian Runner ducks can also be obtained by anyone desiring these master egg-producers1
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1924
28 July 1924
BURRUNDULLA POULTRY FARM.
As will be seen by advertisement in another column, Mr. Marsh announces that he is now prepared to supply settings of eggs from his well-known strains of Black Orpingtons, White and Brown Leghorns, and Indian Runner ducks. The Burrundulla poultry farm has for many years been noted for its high standard of birds, and this year there is no exception to the rule, especially in the Black Orpington breed. Mr. Marsh has spared neither trouble nor expense in building up the well known breed to the standard which it shows today. As an exhibitor at various shows Mr. Marsh can lay a claim to being one of the most successful in the State. At the last Mudgee show, besides securing several first and second prizes in various sections, he was awarded no less than three blues with one bird, best in the show; first champion heavy male, and best district owned bred bird. These were secured by a Black Orpington cockerel, which is mated with six hens. There are also two other pens of blacks of equal high quality and breeding, secured from Hawkesbury College. In the white Leghorn birds, Mr. Marsh has the well known Messervy strain which is sufficient guarantee in itself as regards egg production. A hen of Turner Ashley Burns Brown Leghorns, of good color and size, also secured honors at last Mudgee show2
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1932
4 July 1932
An Enterprising Breeder
TALK OF FEDERAL CONTROL OF THE EGG MARKET
It is a bit of an eye-opener to pay a visit to Mr. Bert Mogg's poultry farm at Burrundulla. The site chosen for the pens is an ideal spot, facing the north-east, and sheltered by the conformation of the ground from all the stormy winds that blow. Here Mr. Mogg a very choice flock of birds - and they are all layers.
One of the first pens examined was that of the Black Orpingtons, and there we saw winners of first prizes now in the breeding pens with a view to propagating more winners. The male birds are very choice, and would hold their own in any company. Some of the hens in one pen were in very poor feather, the plumage having turned a brownish color. A glance at these showed us they were prime layers. In this breed one often sees birds like this, that, instead of moulting in the ordinary way, have kept on laying. One particular line of this rare kind has been laying straight ahead since last winter, and, like Johnny Walker, is still going strong. A few chickens from this mother are the pride of the owner, and if like breeds like, should turn out the real dinky-die egg producers.
Some very choice Orpington pullets are also in full lay, and weighing their eggs, it was found they all went over the two-ounce mark. In fact, of all the eggs shown there was not a small specimen, and many of them more like the product of two-year hens than that of pullets.
The size of egg is the deciding factor in all successful yards, and in this respect Mr. Mogg has nothing to worry about. His success lies in that he never puts down anything but a full-weight egg for hatching.
It is not only in Orpingtons, however, that Mr. Mogg excels, he has some choice Leghorns, and these are from very aristocratic blood. A trio was secured from Messervy, the noted Strathfield breeder of Leghorns, and taker of prizes for many years in this breed. Mr. Mogg has also some of the Mann imported blood. These birds have been secured at a big figure, this live breeder recognising to the full that If you want the best you have to pay for it.
There are several pens of Leghorns on the place, and the birds all look to be in the pink of condition.
Another breed kept by Mr. Mogg is the Langshan, and he has some very choice stuff, which came from the yards of one of the best breeders on the coast. The performance of his Langshans, says Mr. Mogg, has been most satisfactory, and the three breeds kept have filled the egg-basket every day. All through the winter Mr. Mogg has been averaging 40 dozen per week, for which he has found a ready sale at a payable figure.
The pens are well made, and the houses are comfortable and clean. Under such conditions, aided by the never-tiring attention of the owner, success is certain. It must come as a sort of wonder to most people, who can only get their hens to lay in summer, to know that here in our midst we have one of those who can produce eggs when they are scarce and dear.
Mr. Mogg will again this year have eggs and chickens for sale and will shortly be announcing his plans for the season. To those wishing to see how fowls should be run to pay a visit to Mr. Bert Mogg's would provide a very useful object lesson.
FEDERAL CONTROL
Speaking at the Hawkesbury Conference, Mr. Shand, M.L.A.. said that in a time like the present, when Australia was facing serious problems, it was to the credit of poultry farmers that grit and determination to win the struggle were displayed. Their industry was destined to become one of the large primary industries of Australia: it had grown from a very small beginning until it had reached the prominent position it occupied today. For the whole of Australia the money represented by the poultry and egg industry was, approximately, nearly £10,000,000. It was highly creditable that, through their efforts and ability, such an enormous industry had been built up.
The need for Federal control of the egg market, Mr. Shand continued, was more obvious than ever, a control under which the States would export a certain amount overseas before exporting to other States. 'It is not fair,' he declared, 'that, while you are exporting, interstate poultry farmers should flood the market. Nearly 11,000,000 dozen eggs were sent to Great Britain in 1931; nearly 6,000,000 in the preceding year, and about 3½ millions in 1929. Those figures showed how the industry had grown. It was for those controlling the industry to see that poultry farmers got a fair field and no favor3
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