How I breed my birds

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FOR many years, I have paired my birds to a bit of a formula or set of rules. My aim has always been to breed and keep a large stud of quality birds. I have never paired best to best as such, but paired the best 10 pairs together. It’s the large stud I want and not just a top-quality bird.

I want to work with the main colours/varieties. I