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Q. When Did you start in the
Hobby.?
I
started as a beginner 38 years ago joined the SBS and
The BS, After forty years BS membership i
shall be Honorary life member of the BS.
Q. How many birds do you Keep and breed
per year.?
I intend keeping 70 birds for
breeding and upto this moment i've 8 youngsters with more to
come.
Q. How big
is your Aviary & what seed do you use .?
The shed was constructed 20
years ago its dimensions are 10 x 8 feet with outside flight 9
X 7 and inside 7 X 3 reeding cages are 16 with Fan
And sink plumbed in. Bucktons Supreme Cannary
Plain Tonic ..
Q. What extras do
you feed your birds chicks.?
Softfood Bucktons also
brown Bread soaked in milk and water 50 X 50. carrots all
blended together . . Grit , Cuttlefish, ioden
Blocks millet sprays ( Japanese)are offered daily
Q. Do you
normally sell birds and what's the best tip you have been
given ?
Yes £20 to £40,
I was given this tip which i never forgot make
sure your Cocks and hens are in breeding condition before
pairing, this isn't as easy as it sounds. This may takes many
years of experience to get it right, my
first experience of wanting to breed and show budgerigars
was I had a pet budgie in the house and decided to pair
this bird for breeding after i was successful i got the
bug, Jim Anderson, G.coul , Joe Johnstone all sadly missed
sold me my first exhibition stock birds they were mainly sky
blues as a beginner my birds were competing and occasionally
winning best Beginner breeder and adult any age trophies.
when in novice status i moved up 2 years early as my
wins were more frequent, in the nineties i went into
partner ship with George Gillian another Aberdeen member of
long standing.
Have a nice day!
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