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2024 gets off to a flyer

CANARIES

FOR the serious birdkeeper, the breeding season is a very important time of year, and the 2024 season was one I was eagerly anticipating as the last show season drew to an end. Over the past three years, I have gradually bred more Yorkshires year on year. Coincidence? I don't think so. Yorkshires, being a bigger variety, present challenges the smaller varieties do not, and as my stud has evolved and my knowledge and experience have naturally grown over the past seasons, I set about preparations for this year's breeding with great excitement.

With the Yorkshire Canary Club (YCC) open show scheduled for October this year (that's a month earlier than in 2023), I knew that

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