b y Doug Bedwell Cage sizes and styles are often as different as the people who make or buy them. There is no consensus on the "right" size cage for breeding lovebirds. The principle that "Larger is Better," probably holds true, but there is enormous disagreement on how large is large enough. As I've mentioned elsewhere, my experience is with indoor aviaries in the American Midwest. Obviously an outdoor aviary can accomodate larger cages, and in most situations the available space will place some limits on cage size and design. I do not colony breed my birds. I set up my caging so that every breeding pair has its own separate cage. There are many advantages to this system. For one, there is no question as the the parentage of chicks that are produced. This is important for several reasons. When I am working with color mutations, it is easier to keep track of which chicks carry which recessive mutations. Also, when I am breeding successive generations, I am
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