Cage & Aviary Birds

Pairing principles

BREEDING

WHETHER you breed budgerigars, canaries or finches, the annual job of pair selection is an important and interesting part of the hobby. Inevitably, it results in various degrees of success or failure. Still, even those who have no aspiration to exhibit their birds should try to avoid pairing on a purely random basis! Fanciers with a stud of birds should have a plan of action to follow.

Arguably, those who are

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