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

Successful canary breeding: Part Three • Why do canary clutches go dead-in-shell, and what can be done to prevent it? Specifically, what's the best way to ensure that your precious youngsters get past the critical first five days out of the shell? In the third episode of his series on better breeding, Fife fancy legend TERRY KELLY provides the answers

Judging at the Scottish National • An excellent weekend taking in the Grangemouth show reminded DAVE BROWN of the strength of the fancy north of the Border, from cockies through budgies to zebra finches

Glosters at the National Exhibition • In this, the centenary year of the Gloster fancy canary, NORMAN WALLACE follows his article on ‘Gloster origins’ in last week's Cage & Aviary Birds with an account of how the new breed fared at the Nationals down the years

This quail's got teeth! • Anatomically distinct from our familiar quail, the Northern bobwhite and its relations enliven the Americas. BILL NAYLOR profiles a species that people shoot but don't want to lose

Glories of the show scene • With stock levels currently low, foreign softbills are seldom seen on the show benches as fanciers focus on breeding. It wasn't always that way, emphasises GARY BRALSFORD

Is this your next step? • If you're committed to the show scene, get into judging. If successful, you'll be both needed and appreciated, says DAVE BROWN, and it will add a new dimension to your hobby, too

A birdman in Scandinavia • Wherever we happen to wander, the sight of birds will always enhance our experience. DONALD SKINNER-REID shares the pleasure of the birdlife that he saw during a leisurely autumn break, which took in three northern European countries

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