Parrots magazine
Prague Zoo One Of The World's Best
Ask someone what is the best thing about the Czech Republic and it is quite likely they would mention the word ‘beer’! However, I have never sampled the beer, but I do know that the Czech Republic has some of the very best zoos in Europe and that their parrot breeders are numerous and very knowledgeable.
8 min |
November 2019
Parrots magazine
The Tragedy Of Fires In The Amazon
Throughout August and early September 2019, the eyes of the world were focused on Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, which was burning out of control.
3 min |
November 2019
Parrots magazine
My Elmo
It was my 31st Birthday. back in the seventies, when my family clubbed together and bought me a Yellow-fronted Amazon. a parrot I had always wanted from childhood. I remember very well my visits to London Zoo as a child back in the fifties and in particular, the 'Parrot House', which in those days was very different to what we see today.
2 min |
November 2019
Parrots magazine
Bush Budgies
Tariq Abou-Zahr BVSc CertAVP(ZooMed) MRCVS is both a vet and dedicated aviculturist, and in this article he tells us of his fascination for ‘bush budgies’ and how he is keen to see more aviculturists breeding this ‘natural’ type of budgerigar
6 min |
November 2019
Cage & Aviary Birds
Wales: A Hotbed For Zebra Finches
DAVE BROWN looks back on a successful judging experience this August at Port Talbot, which offered plenty of strong competition not to mention friendly camaraderie
3 min |
October 09, 2019
Cage & Aviary Birds
Next Steps Of My Management Refurb
When JON ASHBY needed a change in equipment to give his recently weaned youngsters a fighting chance on their own, there were a number of factors to consider to fit his requirements. Thankfully, he soon found something suitable – in the birdroom of another C&AB contributor!
4 min |
October 09, 2019
Cage & Aviary Birds
New Ports Aim To Minimise Disruption Of UK-EU Movement Of Birds
FANCIERS, BREEDERS AND birdkeeping institutions wishing to import or export birds between the UK and European Union (EU) will require increased documentation and border checks in the wake of a no-deal Brexit. However, more points of entry and exit (PoE) in the UK have been established.
1 min |
October 09, 2019
Cage & Aviary Birds
A Birdroom Visit Leads To A Birdroom Refit
When visiting another fancier’s set-up, GERRY PARKER was inspired by the layout – and lack of wooden cages. Here, he details the beginning of his latest birdroom modifications
3 min |
October 09, 2019
Horse & Hound
Sparkle and shine from HOYS debutants
A one-in-amillion mare makes history, a novice show pony steps up and a lead-rein jockey triumphs on his HOYS debut
8 min |
October 10, 2019
Horse & Hound
Ross takes seventh supreme accolade
Leading show producer Jayne Ross cleans up with her brace of horses who scoop four overall championships and a supreme title between them
7 min |
October 10, 2019
Horse & Hound
Lily blossoms into supreme star
A small stud making its HOYS debut scoops the prestigious Cuddy supreme in-hand accolade with a three-year-old riding pony filly
2 min |
October 10, 2019
Horse & Hound
Lead-rein legend sets championship record
A lead-rein claims his mini crown for the fifth year, Welsh ponies reign in open ridden ranks and home-produced rides head the junior classes
5 min |
October 10, 2019
Horse & Hound
Bowing out as top boy
A 15-year-old working stallion lands the supreme coloured award on his 10th and final HOYS appearance
2 min |
October 10, 2019
Country Smallholding
A Beginners Guide To Alpacas
How can you start a happy, healthy alpaca herd from scratch? Lydia Tewkesbury finds out
6 min |
October 2019
Country Smallholding
Safety First!
During the past decade almost one person a week has been killed as a direct result of agricultural work in the UK, with many more seriously injured or made ill by their work. Charlotte Cooper investigates the relevance of these figures to smallholders.
5 min |
October 2019
Country Smallholding
All Kinds Of Everything
The Freeman family has managed to pack a punch within its eight acres, growing a raft of conventional and unconventional vegetables and keeping livestock too. Susie Kearley pays them a visit
8 min |
October 2019
Country Smallholding
A Fowl Future?
Man has created a commercial hellhole for the chicken and so, asks Andy Cawthray, what does the rest of the 21st century and beyond hold for this most unassuming of creatures?
5 min |
October 2019
Country Smallholding
Gaining The Upper Hand
Smallholders’ hands have to cope with wet, cold, mud and worse 365 days a year. Debbie Kingsley wonders how to keep busy working hands healthy.
6 min |
October 2019
Shooting Times & Country
Rain Is A Trial Too Far
The pointer and setter trials were plagued by dreadful weather and a lack of birds, leaving no clear winner, reports David Tomlinson
4 min |
September 25, 2019
Shooting Times & Country
Only Time Will Teal
An invitation to shoot a flight pond is always a delight but will they come in or will Patrick Galbraith have a wasted journey to Scotland?
5 min |
September 25, 2019
Shooting Times & Country
Remington Model 700 Mountain SS
Remington’s Model 700 is one of the most copied guns in the world — and not without reason. Bruce Potts tests the latest stainless steel design
4 min |
September 25, 2019
Shooting Times & Country
Moby Dick The Mackerel
There are some big mackerel in Lyme Bay and local fishermen report some mighty runs. So where the hell are they, wonders Nick Fisher
3 min |
September 25, 2019
Shooting Times & Country
Secrets Of Grouse In A Windswept World
An annual pilgrimage to the Highlands takes Richard Hardy into a mysterious landscape where rocketing grouse can be flushed by eager terriers
7 min |
September 25, 2019
Shooting Times & Country
Make Your Voice Heard On Future Of General Licences
Shooting bodies call on members to take part in a new consultation on general licences just announced by Defra and Natural England
2 min |
September 25, 2019
Shooting Times & Country
Upland Keeper
With the EMBER study and edicts from Natural England, damage is being done that means we are at risk of losing our cherished uplands
3 min |
September 25, 2019
Shooting Times & Country
Going Back To Getting It Right
It happens; one moment things are going well and then suddenly, we can’t hit a thing. Tom Payne looks at how to find form again
1 min |
September 25, 2019
Shooting Times & Country
Wildfowl Arrive In Huge Numbers
A full moon and north-westerly winds bring arrival of migratory ducks and geese to northern areas of UK
1 min |
September 25, 2019
Shooting Times & Country
Full Marks
Connecting with a bird is tough enough but marking where it falls — particularly if it’s pricked — can be even harder.
6 min |
September 25, 2019
Shooting Times & Country
The Long And Short Of It
Looking after reptiles and amphibians is an important part of the conservation process. But you can help them to survive
4 min |
September 25, 2019
Shooting Times & Country
Country Diary
Harvest should be a time of celebration — but in deepest rural Suffolk it means the arrival of criminal gangs intent on illegal hare coursing
3 min |