Abstract
St. Valentine's Day has been accepted
by many breeders to be an appropriate
time to start breeding operations. The
best guideline for pairing your birds,
however, is your hen.
A novice can best ascertain her readiness
by observing her actions. A hen coming
into breeding condition will fly pertly
from perch to perch , answering the song
of the male. Her abdomen will appear
rounder than usual and she might tear
fJriously at the newspaper lining the
floor of the cage and fly around with
little strips in her beak.