Cage & Aviary Birds

THIS YEAR'S WINNER of the prestigious Allen Silver award has been given to Zebra Finch Society (ZFS) committee member Jaki Acock. In 1979, die ZFS instituted the Allen Silver award to be given each year to a member who had made a substantial contribu

WITH ONLY FIVE weeks until the winners of the 2023 Avian Draw are announced, now's the time to get your £1 raffle tickets. This year, in addition to the 45 main prizes, there are 56 spot prizes that are hidden against random computer-generated ticket

WITH lower late-autumn temperatures now a feature of most days, it is worth doing what we can to make our birds as comfortable as possible during cold nights and days. Insulating and lining a birdroom will help to reduce the extremes in temperature,

THE yellow-winged sugarbird is one of the most charming, beautiful and easily kept of all the cage or aviary birds. When newly imported these birds need careful treatment. It will be necessary to keep the birds in the temperature of 70°F for the firs

IN MY article of September 27, I alluded to the cessation of song as the moult commenced here. Thankfully, a couple of months onwards, the sound of song has returned. And it's the 2023-bred birds that are the first to find their voice. Initially it i

WHEN darkness falls, many people shut their doors, turn the TV on and chill out with a cup of tea or something stronger. For me, the cover of darkness is a time I enjoy being outdoors, because it brings out animals which aren't active during the day.

THE genus Enicurus- forktails - contains eight species of attractive long-tailed pied Asiatic chats, which are also known as chat thrushes. Forktails are found in a number of countries throughout southern and south-east Asia and China, where they inh

THE society held the Derek Lungley Memorial Show at the end of July and congratulations to the hard-working show team and society members for staging this show, reports Ghalib Al-Nasser. The show committee extends its sincere thanks and gratitude to

IN MY last update in the September 20 issue, I was getting the zebra finches ready for a couple of show outings, namely the National Exhibition at Stafford and the ZFS club show. At the time of writing, the National has been and gone and the club sho