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

TALK OF THE TYNE • Norman summarises his activities during February, which proved to be a month full of variety — with plenty more lined up in his native North East this year

A pet cage to choose with confidence • Among an abundance of good stock and equipment at Enfield Bird Centre, JON ASHBY has also found an excellent pet cage that he can recommend for first-timer budgie keepers

Contrasting magical bird memories • Breeding budgies has given CLIVE WAKEMAN immense pleasure over the years, but equally precious is the tale of a wildfowl family that flourished in his garden year after year - and required no managerial nous from him for their success!

Canaries Month by Month: • It’s March already, but BRIAN KEENAN is sticking to his tried-and-tested routine of pairing up when his Yorkies are ready and not before. He’s got plenty of YCC business as it is, and possibly even a bit of Brexit common sense to look forward to

Sanity breakout alert

Fred Wright’s BUDGERIGAR DIARY • Talk about an eventful month… Fred’s February has verged on the manic, as he’s had to deal with misunderstandings about his involvement in the hobby and then, to cap that, make a swift decision on whether to make a very substantial stock purchase. Never a dull moment!

TWO VARIETIES: a complex challenge • Even more than showing, the breeding season deals out pleasure and pain every year! And if you are an all-rounder with more than one kind of bird, management becomes even more interesting. Here DAVE BROWN summarises the priorities for the key months with his two studs: zebra finches and canaries

Managing the diet

Fruits of experience

The ups and the downs

BREEDING SEASON PROBLEMS 3: dealing with infertility • Perhaps the ultimate frustration to breeders occurs when your chosen pairs don’t produce eggs. In the third article in a series on how to tackle breeding problems, KEITH LEEDHAM addresses the key issues, always with a view to maintaining your budgerigars’ welfare

The benefits of calcium

The critical early part of the season • For breeders of psittacines, RAFAEL PADRÓN urges vigilance in observation and a sensible graduation in diet. Greenfood is particularly important at this time of year

Success takes different forms • Lizard canary breeders are still at the aspirational stage of the 2023 season! DAVID ALLEN looks at what breeders hope for from breeding and how he forms his own plans

Ready-made nest-boxes • What are the essential elements for a breeding container in which smaller parrots will feel comfortable to lay their eggs and rear their youngsters? ROSEMARY LOW reports

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

Club roundup • Show reports, dates, club notices

Roller results

Obituary

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