This antique book contains a detailed and interesting guide to breeding very specific colours into pet birds. The perfect book for both professional and private breeders, this text is accessible and comprehensive, and constitutes a great addition to any collection of avicultural literature. Chapters contained in this book include: 'Good and Bad Matings', 'It Cannot be Done', 'General Principles', 'Type Visibility', 'Importance of Ancestry', 'Hereditary Colour', 'Dipping into the Green', 'Light Greens', 'Dark Greens', 'Olive x Mauve', 'Light Yellows', 'Dark Yellows', 'Skyblues', 'Cobalts', et...

This antiquarian book contains a comprehensive guide to breeding budgerigars, being a detailed treatise on management during the breeding season. Written in plain, clear language and full of concise instructions and handy tips, this volume is recommended for anyone with an interest in breeding budgerigars, and it would make for a great addition to collections of related literature. The chapters of this volume include: Management in the Breeding Season, Breeding Ages, Youth and Age, Fighting Females, The Best Safeguard, The First Egg, Sequence of Hatching, Distributing the Chicks, Records...