http://www.british-birds-in-aviculture.info/bbia-forums/ en_us Copyright 2003, www.british-birds-in-aviculture.info Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://backend.userland.com/rss phpBB 2.0.22 : CMX News Mod General news robb@bbi-aviculture.co.uk robb@bbi-aviculture.co.uk 60 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:45:28 +0000 http://www.british-birds-in-aviculture.info/bbia-forums/portal.php?topic_id=20445 BBIA, the majority of members were more accustomed to the hardbills.
For some reason very few took on the challenges and delights of the softbills, in fact we really struggled to get many active softbill breeders.

It would be interesting to find out via a poll, if the situation has changed any.]]> http://www.british-birds-in-aviculture.info/bbia-forums/viewtopic.php?t=20445 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:41:48 +0000 http://www.british-birds-in-aviculture.info/bbia-forums/portal.php?topic_id=20432 Advertise your club here on BBIA!
Involved with or have the details of your local club or society?
If so you can advertise and provide up and coming events or anything ells related to the club/society you’re involved with within the “Local & National clubs & society listings”.

Simply start a new topic with the name of the club/society in the title on the forum "LOCAL, NATIONAL CLUBS & SOCIETY LISTINGS" and then provide the details you would like to help promote and recruit new members within the content of the new topic (that simple).
You can then update as required with announcements, events or whatever.

Give it a go

Regards
Karl]]> http://www.british-birds-in-aviculture.info/bbia-forums/viewtopic.php?t=20432 Sun, 04 Jul 2010 03:52:52 +0000 http://www.british-birds-in-aviculture.info/bbia-forums/portal.php?topic_id=20191
I know its a little while yet but we have the BBIA Show coming up on SUNDAY 7th NOVEMBER

Kindly being hosted by Staffordshire British Bird & Mule Club

TA centre
Waterloo Road,
Cobridge
Stoke on Trent
ST6 3HJ


Would love to see plenty of members there, whether showing or just visiting - it promises to be a great day ]]> http://www.british-birds-in-aviculture.info/bbia-forums/viewtopic.php?t=20191 Sat, 10 Apr 2010 03:03:56 +0000 http://www.british-birds-in-aviculture.info/bbia-forums/portal.php?topic_id=19652 BBIA, whilst we had every intention in seeking opinions of BBIA membership, we were confident that we would have the support of the membership, and did think it would have been a pointless exercise, plus a waste of BBIA members time if the council were to reject our application.

We are extremely proud to announce that this affiliation was indeed ratified at the recent BBC AGM & now we are affiliated.

We were requested to refrain announcing it for a while by the committee just so the minutes could be published & communication for all the member clubs would be fair.

Unfortunately this has been raised on another forum now so it is only fair that we make the official announcement of what we see as an important move, albeit under rather forced circumstance.

There is a big step from openly discussing any issue on a totall ... ]]> http://www.british-birds-in-aviculture.info/bbia-forums/viewtopic.php?t=19652 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:16:00 +0000 http://www.british-birds-in-aviculture.info/bbia-forums/portal.php?topic_id=17265 This is for "Feed & Equipment Companies".
This is a free listings page for any companies that specialize in some way to our hobby.
If you know of any such companies or are part of/own, please send me the details via email karl@bbi-aviculture.co.uk and I will review for inclusion.

We have a basic dress code which is as follows;
Must be products relating to our hobby.
Details to provide;
Company name and (slogan if applicable),
Brief de.scription.
Full business contact details i.e. address, phone #/fax if applicable, email if applicable and website if applicable.

We won’t include any code formatted text or logos etc. as all details have to fit in with the design of the BBIA website.
To see the new page either click on the link below of via the new link on LINKS FROM BBIA WEBSITE "Feed & Equipment Companies (NEW)" located on the main forum index page.

http://www.british-birds-in ... ]]> http://www.british-birds-in-aviculture.info/bbia-forums/viewtopic.php?t=17265 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:32:39 +0000 http://www.british-birds-in-aviculture.info/bbia-forums/portal.php?topic_id=15839 Breakthrough as scientists develop one-shot jab that WILL beat flu
By David Derbyshire
Last updated at 4:45 PM on 23rd February 2009

The new drug has the potential to save thousands - if not millions - of lives during a major pandemic
A superdrug that protects against all the most deadly types of flu has been developed by scientists.
A single injection of the anti-viral medicine can fight off everything from a common winter virus to a life-threatening strain of bird flu, researchers say.
The breakthrough brings closer the Holy Grail of influenza treatment - a oneshot vaccine for lifelong protection against every imaginable type of the virus.
Researchers believe the new drug, which uses man-made antibodies, could be available in less than five years. A vaccine would follow soon afterwards.
Flu experts say it is only a matter of time be ... ]]> http://www.british-birds-in-aviculture.info/bbia-forums/viewtopic.php?t=15839 Sat, 20 Sep 2008 14:50:48 +0000 http://www.british-birds-in-aviculture.info/bbia-forums/portal.php?topic_id=13985
Nutrition for British Birds

By Malcolm Green – The Birdcare Company


This article will focus on diets for finches though its general principles apply just the same to softbills. I will finish it with a little section on softbill diets.


Getting the foundation right

You will all have read long and boring stuff on vitamins and minerals and I’m not going to repeat all that here. All I am going to say is that wild birds eat fresh, green, sappy seeds and fruits etc which are rich in these trace nutrients and, when we feed dry seed as a basic diet, we are feeding stuff with very low levels of most of these things. Deficiencies of these nutrients will lead to health probl ... ]]> http://www.british-birds-in-aviculture.info/bbia-forums/viewtopic.php?t=13985