Cage & Aviary Birds

No napping on this bed of feathers

CANARIES

IN THE canary shed, as I write this, the moult is very much under way and the flight floors are constantly hidden under a bed of feathers. After this year’s late start to breeding, while most pairs were broken up and placed in the flights in preparation for moulting, a couple of key pairs were allowed to carry on in the hope of producing a few more young

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