Cage & Aviary Birds

A time for careful pairings

SOFTBILLS

I WRITE this in late March, which means that currently all attention is on what species to breed from and pair up. We have recently had the Stafford Spring Show, which by all accounts was well attended by keepers.

That said, I've talked to a few who went, and they said that the variety of softbills available was well down yet again. Only one dealer/keeper had a decent selection of softbills for sale. I'm currently hoping that Newark will

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