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GREY GREENS: how to breed them, how to judge them

BIRDS & BIRDKEEPING

BUDGERIGARS

I JUST love a good grey green budgerigar. This is a strong variety, capable of taking the top awards at many shows throughout any show season. Grey greens are a dominant colour – in a non-genetic sense. They are powerful birds, is what I mean!

This is an ideal colour for any fancier, new or long-established. These birds have always been popular and have been winning for as long as I can remember. There

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