Cage & Aviary Birds

Cage & Aviary Birds is written by bird experts for bird fanciers and is packed with club, show and bird related news, advice, birds for sale and comment. Established in 1902, Cage & Aviary Birds provides a wealth of practical advice and tips from the top names in the bird world, plus opinion, controversy, species and hobbyist profiles and nostalgia.

Waterfowl aviary gets the green light

News from our archive… 1971 • The summer of 1971, as reported in the pages of Cage & Aviary Birds, celebrated the many positive items coming via clubs and societies, from a must-have club handbook to a societyfunded aviary on the grounds of the since knocked-down Black Notley Hospital. The site was soon snapped up by a housing developer in the early 2000s for 350 houses

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Editor’s Letter

Cage & Aviary Birds

Three feeding mistakes to avoid • Dietary hygiene, protein supply and issues with a particular rearing food: FRED WRIGHT pinpoints a trio of management gaffes that his long experience shows are at the heart of many breeding problems reported by fanciers

Cage cleaning: time for a rethink? • It’s a simple weekly chore, but DAVID ALLEN says that, as with all our management practice, cleaning is worth a review from time to time

Worth smiling about • There’s nothing like constructive breeding activity in the birdroom for raising our own mood, says MARK JONES, as his various finches get busy in a promising start to the season

Problem colours • SAM WILDES talks us through some frequent confusions with accurate colour identification

Q&A: Gouldians • Baldness is a particularly distressing condition when it occurs in the beautiful Gouldian finch, but sadly it’s not uncommon. CHRIS GREEN offers three possible explanations for this most unsightly type of feather loss and suggests how it can be combatted

A taste of India • Though ranging widely in southern Asia, the handsome pagoda starling is most closely associated with the magical land of India. BILL NAYLOR introduces this fine exotic

Back in the swing • Constant interruptions and delays have characterised TONY EDWARDS’s recent breeding efforts. Now, however, he’s picked up momentum and defined some clear new goals

Canaries Month by Month: • With no non-British entries to be expected at forthcoming shows, BRIAN KEENAN is hoping the country’s Yorkshire canary breeders can put out some top teams - and the news on the grapevine suggests that some, at least, are doing pretty well

Enrichment from above • In any environment, the light and warmth of the sun are hugely beneficial to parrots – though not in excess, says

Finally, it’s settling down • Talk about a rocky couple of months! Fortunately, OLIVER CROWTHER has now navigated his storm-tossed breeding season into calmer waters and has plenty of good news to share with us in his latest bulletin

Obituary • Welcome to the club and show pages – the bit that’s all about you

Club roundup • Show reports, dates, club notices

First meeting and setting the rules

What’s on this week • Club meetings nationwide

Who’s Who on the club and show scene • Every week, we invite an influential figure in the cage bird fancy to tell us about themselves and their view of the hobby. This week: ADAM MOGG