Another cold spell of winter weather – are your birds fully prepared for the next one? It’s easy to miss important facets of cold-season management, so this week we have a primer from parrot expert Rosemary Low. Rosemary’s advice holds good for other kinds of birds, too – and she explains why in cold weather lighting is as important as heating, and diet is more influential than anything else. Staying in the birdroom, we also advise on which electric devices are considered essential to the well-run shed, and which are more “nice to have, but…” (Bottom of the list: the remote doorbell!) We meet a top novice Fife fancier from Northern Ireland and an elegant waterfowl species from Asia and Africa. Budgies, zebbies, pigeons and a bumper Club News section round things off – and finally, we list the prizewinners of Avian Draw 2023.

Another cold spell of winter weather – are your birds fully prepared for the next one? It’s easy to miss important facets of cold-season management, so this week we have a primer from parrot expert Rosemary Low. Rosemary’s advice holds good for other kinds of birds, too – and she explains why in cold weather lighting is as important as heating, ....