IT WAS in 2021 that I first started with Border canaries, so I am now into my fourth year with them. I’m still learning. As many experienced fanciers will attest, you never stop learning - and, indeed, so far not one year has been the same as the previous one. That is less than ideal and effectively has put me on quite a steep learning curve.
I’d planned on this season being as relaxed and “natural” as I could make it, with very little in the way of artificial lighting. However, following a gettogether with my family before Christmas, a spring break and a summer holiday were quickly discussed and, just as quickly, became set in stone!
