One hundred years ago, what was this hobby like? To find out, we’ve got a spread of chosen morsels from this paper in the 1920s, when birdkeeping was helping the nation back to health after the Great War. Our Down the Decades article shows the fancy in the rudest of health, crammed with characters, great birds and great shows. Fast forward to 2022 and we reveal the background to one of the perplexing bird phenomena – flightlessness – and catch up with our regular team on the canary, budgie, parrot and finch fronts. Oh, and don’t forget the curassows!
One hundred years ago, what was this hobby like? To find out, we’ve got a spread of chosen morsels from this paper in the 1920s, when birdkeeping was helping the nation back to health after the Great War. Our Down the Decades article shows the fancy in the rudest of health, crammed with characters, great birds and great shows. Fast forward to 20....