McAfee no likey

Posted on 29/12/2022 by Huw Evans Leave a comment

I have received two reports of subscribers being denied access to Fine Spangled Sort when they receive a notification of a new article. Both have McAfee anti-virus software installed on their PCs. It is possible to unblock FSS in the McAfee settings, and there are several articles and videos on the web showing how it […]... Read More

2022: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Posted on 28/12/202228/12/2022 by Huw Evans 9 Comments

The best laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men Gang aft agley, An’ lea’e us nought but grief an’ pain, For promis’d joy! Robert Burns ‘To a Mouse’, 1785 (1) It is commonly believed that breeding show canaries is a numbers game: you have more chance of producing winners if you breed 200 youngsters than if […]... Read More

The Liege show 2022

Posted on 23/12/202229/12/2022 by Huw Evans 5 Comments

Report by Joe Coakley: I have been extremely fortunate during 2022 to have Judged some fine Lizards through-out the UK but the Lizards of Belgium are just that step ahead for me.... Read More

Mission accomplished: the London Fancy recognised by COM

Posted on 10/12/202214/12/2022 by Huw Evans 15 Comments

I imagine most of my readers will have heard the news that London Fancy canary passed the final examination at the Gouden Ring show last week. The breed has been formally recognised by COM.... Read More

The LCA Classic 2022, part 2

Posted on 28/11/2022 by Huw Evans 3 Comments

Here are more photos of the birds and the people at the show. Just click on any of the thumbnails for a larger image.... Read More

CLASSIC 2022 Best Champ & 2nd Best Lizard-FSS

The LCA Classic 2022, Part 1

Posted on 20/11/202220/11/2022 by Huw Evans 6 Comments

The 2022 LCA Classic was yet another advance on recent years. The show received an entry of 201 Lizard canaries, despite many birds being excluded because their owners were located within an Avian Influenza Control Zone.... Read More

Lizards at the National Exhibition 2022

Posted on 29/10/202231/10/2022 by Huw Evans 5 Comments

Illness prevented me attending this year’s National. Fortunately Joe Coakley and Andy Beesley stepped into the breach. Here is Joe’s report illustrated with photos by himself and Andy. My thanks to them both.... Read More