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DB: Which birds and mutations do you specialise in currently?

SV: I like many colours, so the mutations vary over time, but silver lightbacks have been my favourite for many years now. I also keep normal grey, silver blackface, black-breasted blackface grey, creams and charcoals in grey, lightback and silver.

DB: Which clubs are you involved