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ZEBRA FINCHES

CAN you tell me a bit about your birdkeeping history?

Poultry farming is an activity with more than three decades of history in my family. My father already raised canaries before I was born, having participated in local and regional ornithological exhibitions. Those were the beginning of his competitive career with birds.

The breeding of zebra finches emerged more recently, after I'd accompanied my father to some speciality events. I saw,with which I started breeding.

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