Cage & Aviary Birds

FOR THE FIRST time in 100 years, more than 100 hen harrier chicks have successfully fledged in England this year, reports Natural England. Hen harriers were once found across upland and lowland Britain, but after 1830 they became exceptionally rare b

A NEW SAME-DAY bird courier service has been launched to fill the gap left by the sudden closure of commercial bird courier Walkers European Express Services Ltd (see News, August 10, 2022). Mike Roxx, expert parrot keeper and Parrot Society trustee,

IN THE early 1950s, it became evident to many Bengalese exhibitors that it was almost impossible to get in the cards at shows, as Bengalese normally competed in the same classes as more colourful waxbills. After consultation between Bengalese breeder

NOVICES do need to remember that some champion breeders have been at this hobby for 50 years and indeed at champion level for many of those years. Getting to the top and staying there is not something that money can buy, unless you hire the top breed

IN 1918 a pal up North took a nest of pheasant eggs and put them under a broody hen to hatch out for me. In due course every egg hatched out, but in the end from various mishaps there were but three survivors. These were sent to me in August of the s

“We have recently set up an aviary for Australian finches. The outside flight is attached to a large shed with inside flight, which will be heated in the winter. Our aim is to breed our birds. There is room for breeding cages, but we are undecided wh

THE Cotswold Falconry Centre in Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire, was the vision of one man, Geoff Dalton, who started keeping a few birds in his garden, then expanded so that other people could see his collection. “It started as a hobby and got out