Cage & Aviary Birds

Time for realism on show cages

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AS A keen breeder, showman and judge of exhibition zebra finches, I read with interest the requirement made by the Zebra Finch Society (ZFS) to adapt the current show cage. As has been stated in the news pages (see July 12), the internal open “D” drinker is being phased out. It is hard to source these days and also for some time has caused issues to some fanciers, since this model is prone to fill with seed, become

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