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Fred Wright's BUDGERIGAR DIARY

BIRDS & BIRDKEEPING

JULY

I'VE been doing as much as I can in the birdroom, though I'm grateful for the outside help. Someone to do all the cleaning, feeding and washing those drinkers makes such a difference. All I have to do is check the boxes and do what I can only describe as “the clever stuff”. That means looking after the nest-boxes, the pairings and what I probably enjoy most: watching the birds as they develop, and spraying the birds in the flights.

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