Cage & Aviary Birds

Let’s be a front-foot fancy

A SHORT while ago, a chat with a friend who breeds fancy pigeons led to some food for thought. Our conversation inevitably touched on current themes impacting our lives: Covid restrictions, avian flu outbreaks and the changing attitudes in society towards modern farming methods.

My friend stated that in the past, on many occasions the demise of clubs and shows was down to the fanciers themselves, or more accurately

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