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Monday, November 1st, 2010
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VHS: Birdkeeping the South African Way Part 1

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

SPECIAL OFFER – LIMITED STOCK! Birdkeeping the South African Way is South Africa’s first video on birdkeeping. Part 1 includes: Hundreds of valuable tips Visit 3 award-winning parrot, finch, and softbill breeders Dr Tommy Blunden, a leading SA avian vet, talks on bird sexing as well as the export market needs Neville Brickell, a prominent avicultural [...]



VHS: Birdkeeping the South African Way Part 3

Thursday, January 19th, 2012

SPECIAL OFFER – LIMITED STOCK! Part 3 – Keeping Finches A practical guide to keeping and breeding many of the most beautiful Australian, Asian and other interesting finches. This highly informative video is a valuable asset to both the novice and advanced finch enthusiast. You will see: Hundreds of practical tips State-of-the-art aviary and bird [...]



Why do we ring birds?

Tuesday, September 27th, 2011

IDENTIFICATION AND PROOF OF AGE There are three ways in which birds can be identified: with an implanted micro chip, with a ring around the leg or by the less permanent way of cutting wing feathers in different ways. One can have valuable birds micro-chipped. In that case you need the digital reader to go [...]



Submit your images to Birdshop!

Thursday, September 22nd, 2011

They say that a picture is worth a thousand words, and now can you use a picture with your Birdshop ad! Upload images for your  classified ad using the new convenient submission form. Images will be available to view online. Unfortunately, due to space constraints, images will not be published in the magazine. Click here [...]

C.I.T.E.S.

Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

C.I.T.E.S. (The Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) is an international agreement between governments, of which South Africa is a founder member.  The aim is to ensure that the survival of endangered species is no longer threatened by international trade.  It is a voluntary agreement that has to [...]

KEEPING AND BREEDING THE SCARLET-CHESTED OR SPLENDED GRASS PARAKEET

Friday, June 17th, 2011

If you want an aviculture subject that is quiet and undemanding then you can’t go pas the Scarlet-chested Parrot (Neophem splendida) a member of the Neohem Grass Parrot Genus. A native at Australia the Scarlet-chested Parrot is on of our most widely kept and bred bird species and for good reason. With their peaceful nature [...]