Cage & Aviary Birds

Why the long road is better than the short cut

BUDGERIGARS

CHRIS Huxley and I began our budgerigar partnership as second-year novices. In the hobby at the time we were known for having a very powerful stud of birds, particularly the massive hens we were breeding. However, our stock carried far too much flecking.

Several very strong breeding seasons when we produced 360-plus young birds allowed us to get on top of the flecking problem and breed more show birds. Gradually we developed the stud from doing very well in our own sections to

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