Why 30 Is My Magic Number

In part one of his 2018 breeding season update, TONY EDWARDS relays his plans for the colours in his birdroom, paying particular attention to his long-established chocolate & whites, fawn & whites, dilute fawn & whites and albinos.

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BENGALESE

BEFORE each breeding season, I try to decide on the number of pairs of each colour I am going to start with. 2017 was different to most previous years, because I decided to focus heavily on one colour: chocolate & whites.

I used half of my 36 breeding cages just for them, with nearly all my hens of breeding age and satisfactory condition being utilised. I largely achieved my objective and now, with a good stock level of decent quality birds, I have dropped the number of chocolate & white pairs that I set initially. Although I still might breed with a large number of pairs, these will be staggered throughout the year.