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Cinnamons and cinnamon opalines

BUDGERIGARS

CINNAMONS are an underrated variety. Some superb cinnamons have won top awards in the past. I also think opaline cinnamons have a great place as part of the breeding team. We can argue “there are cinnamons and there are cinnamons,” but that can be said about any variety.

When I was a novice in the early 1980s, my birds were predominantly opaline and opaline cinnamons, along with normal cinnamons. At about the same time, my eyes were turned to the exceptional

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