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Even some varieties of canary, particularly the Border these days, can be expensive, but top class Fifes are still available at very reasonable prices. Do not be tempted to buy cheap birds but go to a top …

Many wild canaries were caught and taken back to Spain where their song quickly established them as popular pets. There are many other romantic stories telling how the canary arrived in Europe.

Canaries, just like humans, need fruit and vegetables to provide additional vitamins, minerals and roughage. The most popular and valuable greenfoods for the Fife are listed below, although I have …

The culmination of the year’s breeding season is the preparation of a good show team of Fife fancy canaries to go to the first show in October. There is nothing quite as satisfying as running your show …

Similarly with breeds of canaries, man has decided what the ideal Fife or Norwich should look like - it's certainly nothing like the wild canaries I see each winter in Madeira!

Breeding The Fife Canary How To Achieve Top Breeding Birds Breeding By early March the cock Fifes should be in their single cages alongside the empty hens’ cages. Hens in the meantime should be …

I am now Chairman of the North of England Fife Fancy Canary Club and was secretary for many of its formative years. In this time I helped to turn it into the largest Fife club in the world, with the largest …

In Volume 4 of The Fife Canary you will see some of my top Fifes, which have won prestigious awards for clear and green birds. I also explain how I have further developed my Fifes since taking the …

Good colour is an essential part of a quality exhibition Fife but is often neglected by judges. Since it is part of the standard of excellence, why neglect it? Clearly the shape is more important but sound …