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Upgrading Your Stud
“This article was compiled from notes George Duffield used for his presentation at the March 2000 General Meeting of the North East Budgerigar Society. I felt that the content was important enough to be made available to those who missed the meeting. George has […]
How to use a hospital cage
by John Fisher This is a piece of equipment which every bird fancier should have and usually can be purchased from your local bird society. If a sick bird is given warmth there is a far better chance of it being cured when under […]
Getting Started
Read this great little report on getting started with exhibition budgerigars by David Botha. Getting Started
Management and Training of Young Birds
By Kelwyn Kakoschke The young bird’s training for exhibition is a very important part of the bird’s life. A couple of hours of the correct procedure when the bird is ready to leave its parents will save you hours, maybe weeks, later on. […]
The Spangle: 2011 Update
by John Mulley Surprisingly no new budgerigar mutations have appeared since the spangle around about 1974 and the saddleback in 1975. Or at least that is what I wrote 14 years ago. In fact, other new mutations have occurred. The blackface appeared in 1992 […]
A New Mutation – White Cap
By Nigel Tonkin On a visit to the aviaries of Kevin O’Callaghan in Rockhampton Queensland AUSTRALIA in 2010 a couple of birds that did not appear to be the norm stood out. These birds had a Yellow Face with no yellow in the cap. […]
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