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.

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AT LAST: DEFRA sees sense on vet requirement • ‘The fancy is indebted to Robb Brown and the Cage Bird Group for their negotiations with DEFRA.’ ROB INNES brings news of a significant breakthrough

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Use it - or lose it • But most importantly - enjoy it! CLIFF JOHNSON of Dyfed CBS, who has some 65 years of experience in the fancy, reminds us of the irreplaceable value of our show scene

And then there were nine • By summer, TONY EDWARDS has most of his breeding results sorted, but to fine-tune the slimmed-down breeding team into the autumn calls for both decisiveness and flexibility

Pinkies, or something perkier? • Will a handful of mealworms give your breeding birds all the protein that they have to have? Not so, advises DAVE BROWN – as with other nutrition, diversity is the key with livefood

Why everyone admires an araçari • These small toucans are invariably a hit in zoos and private collectors love them. BILL NAYLOR accounts for this, focusing on the best-known species: the black-necked araçari

Where only the cool can thrive • As Britain heats up in line with global warming, desert survival tactics are becoming more relevant to us humans! And the bird world gives us many examples of species that have learned to cope successfully with hot and arid conditions. PAUL DONOVAN reports

Dry heat hits breeding performance • Heat spikes and zero natural humidity have posed challenges aplenty for the UK’s exotic bird breeders this year. All the more reason to applaud our successes, says GARY BRALSFORD

Fawn: the colour with consistency • Compared to other zebra finches, the fawn is less prone to hidden splits and dubious colour surprises in nestlings. And the mutation has plenty more going for it, too, says DAVE BROWN

Protecting our Borders • Not all dedicated fanciers exhibit their birds. Far from pigeon-holing them as second-class, we should be celebrating them and bringing them into the limelight, says STUART MASON

Andy on lutinos and fanciers from the past • Welcome to the club and show pages – the bit that’s all about you

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Club roundup • Show reports, event dates, club notices

Extreme heat doesn’t spoil Bristol’s young stock event

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