Cage & Aviary Birds

Cage & Aviary Birds is written by bird experts for bird fanciers and is packed with club, show and bird related news, advice, birds for sale and comment. Established in 1902, Cage & Aviary Birds provides a wealth of practical advice and tips from the top names in the bird world, plus opinion, controversy, species and hobbyist profiles and nostalgia.

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Cage & Aviary Birds

The case for feeders • Fostering eggs or young in order to enhance productivity is not favoured by all birdkeepers, but DAVE BROWN advises that, realistically, with certain breeds it needs to be factored in

New obstacles for the yellow-eared parrot: Covid, weather and avocados! • In the first of two articles, DAVID WAUGH updates us on the nest-box-aided recovery of this charismatic species in its native Colombia

Aidan’s journey, continued • Novice budgerigar breeder and exhibitor AIDAN MANSFIELD describes his involvement in the hobby he took up seriously last year, and focuses on the shows he has entered so far

Doubling the blues: my 2022 experiment • This year, DAVID ALLEN has experimented with two pairs of double blue pairings, which by tradition is something of a ‘no-no’ combination. Here’s how the results look for him so far

Northumbrian Notes • Austin may just have some blues among his Norwich, which would be a good thing! But he’s had to work out why the nests have been built so poorly. It seems to be down to the shavings

At the feeders outside

Down the Decades: the 1930s • As we become 120 years old, we look back to the decade before WWII, a time when the budgie was carrying all before it and exotic species were again becoming popular

A conure, a prop box and good company • Continuing with our recent theme of club talks, LES RANCE shares the memorable experience of an evening with fanciers in Northants, and gives away a few trade secrets

Fred Wright’s BUDGERIGAR DIARY JULY • As fanciers retire from the hobby, we may get the chance to acquire their quality birds as they look to pass them to an owner whom they trust. Out of the blue, Fred has just experienced precisely this

Special birds aren’t all winners • Which individuals will you remember most from your stock? For experienced budgie man CLIVE WAKEMAN, there was one hen whose memory he’ll always treasure

Five foods for summer gathering • Most of us will know chickweed is great for birds, but what about mallow? DAVE BROWN profiles a quintet of easily found greenfoods that can currently be harvested wild

Club News • Welcome to the club and show pages – the bit that’s all about you

Club roundup • Show reports, dates, club notices

What’s on this week • Club meetings nationwide