She and her husband live on a smallholding in Wales where they specialise in pure breeds of ducks and geese. They have developed their stock to be amongst the top waterfowl breeders in the UK over the last 25 years. Chris, together with Mike Ashton, has also written The Domestic Duck [Crowood Press], The Indian Runner Duck - a historical guide and Colour Breeding in Domestic Ducks. They both contribute regularly to Smallholder and Fancy Fowl magazines.