If it wasn’t for bad luck, I wouldn’t have no luck at all

Posted on 30/12/2016 by Huw Evans 7 Comments

“Born under a bad sign I been down since I begin to crawl If it wasn’t for bad luck, I wouldn’t have no luck at all” If you recognise the lyric, you will almost certainly be humming the tune. The stanza is taken from Born Under a Bad Sign, a blues classic (1). Even if you don’t know […]... Read More

Practice: Ray’s way

Posted on 08/12/201608/12/2016 by Huw Evans 3 Comments

“My style of judging, as those who know me will testify, is to give the breeders and their birds the utmost respect and time they deserve.” You might recognise the quotation; it was published on FSS only a week ago. ... Read More

Practice: putting ideas to the test

Posted on 28/10/201626/10/2016 by Huw Evans 1 Comment

Testing leads to failure, and failure leads to understanding. Burt Rutan (and before you ask, I’d never heard of him either, but he’s worth looking up).... Read More

Bird’s eye view: Cage & Aviary Birds 19 October 2016

Posted on 20/10/2016 by Huw Evans 3 Comments

Three articles in Cage & Aviary Birds caught my eye this week. The first was entitled Thinking outside the box, but it is what goes inside the box that matters here. ... Read More

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Bird’s eye view: maestros and monstrosities

Posted on 21/08/2016 by Huw Evans 2 Comments

There were two articles in this week’s Cage & Aviary Birds that caught my eye (1). The first, by Terry Kelly, was entitled Learning from the maestros. It was probably as succinct an article on developing a quality stud of canaries as I’ve come across.... Read More

Practice: the egg

Posted on 03/06/2016 by Huw Evans Leave a comment

We all know what a canary egg looks like, don’t we? Pale blue with some reddish splodges. It may be a miracle of nature, but our real interest does not go much further than wondering whether it will deliver a chick into this world. This season has reminded me that eggs are not that simple.... Read More