and will no doubt change as time passes, however, in my own experience these points are relevant: The most valuable item we have is TIME.


We rarely gain it, it is easily lost. When I retired I was advised by a good friend “beware time wasters”; also as we age jobs take longer to complete and there are always activities that will claim us away from our birds. Be honest with yourself in this respect, like a dog, birds


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aren’t just for Christmas so ask yourself- am I in this for the long haul? And if the answer is not a definite yes then go back to your football. That may sound harsh but is well intentioned advice. SPACE is very much up to the


individual’s situation; I have seen some fantastic birdrooms, air-conditioned, fully automatic etc and I have seen some wonderful birds bred in a coalhouse, most fanciers keep more birds than is good for


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