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- the best thing about this site is its comprehensive index.
- try it and find all those things that are otherwise hidden.
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- it is essential that you provide Soft Food - Egg & Biscuit during the breeding season.
This section provides 4 different recipies plus product reviews of commercial mixes. - (.html)
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- If you don't have Adobe - Acrobat Reader installed on your PC its free and essential to read a .pdf file
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- Leo O'Brien who has bred many a CHAMPION Fife talks about why size matters (Acrobat file)(260kb)
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- A Forum article by jimlad, worth a read(Acrobat file)(61kb)
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- copyright DR. TONY GESTIER’S BVSc. (HONS) MACVSc. BMSc. (PHARMACEUTICS) - Vetafarm. (Acrobat file)(198kb)
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The Breeding Cycle - Care and Maintenance, covers the preparation, selection of pairs, and then
the whole cycle through to weaning off egg food and on to seed.
(Acrobat file)(302kb)
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- Basic design and layout of the Breeding Box or cabinet.
- breeding using this form of housing greatly improves your success
(html) (James Hart 15/9/04)
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- looks at an alternative method of using the Canary nest.
- rather than hanging on the wall use a margarine container with sand
(html)(P Ailwood 10/10/03)
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- Shows with the use of graphics, how to put a closed ring on the leg.
(html)(P Ailwood 23/12/05)
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Perches, Drinkers, Grit, Cuttlefish and the Bath. - This article covers these essential items.
- The how and why of these important items.
(Acrobat)(169kb)
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What do you get when you cross various colours of canary - This section is essential reading for both the experienced breeder and the novice.
(html)
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Seed - Rape, Canary, Maw, Hulled Oates etc. - understanding different types of seed and how best to feed.
- an important part of a birds diet is the seed. Good quality and variety is essential.
(html)(Peter Ailwood 2004).
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- the importance of green food is often understated. This article gives
an insight into the types of greens that can be purchased grown or just
plain scavenged.
(Acrobat)(257kb)
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- the definitive guide to prepare and how to go about, showing your Fife Canaries.
(Acrobat)(130kb)
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- this page will give you the basics for a happy healthy Fife Canary
(Tim Myles 2004)
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- and judging Points for showing the Fife (Aust) and (United Kingdom
(.pdf)
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- the historical background to the Fife.
(html)
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- A resource for further reading
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- The song of the Fife Canary - One of the better singers of the Canary Family
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