BIRDS & BIRDKEEPING
BUDGERIGARS
THE matrix that I have described can be used to measure your progress over the years. If you have identified an area for improvement and brought in outcrosses to rectify the problem, then you can compare your data against the following year’s matrix. You will hope to register an improvement by recording fewer birds in the “3” column for that targeted criterion. It is a process-based, verifiable method, which reflects how you are controlling the development of your stud.
It can also alert you to changes in your stud quite quickly. For example, some years ago I felt that I was losing some of the power with spot on my birds. I focused on this particular feature during the majority of my
