One breeder who
impressed me greatly during my visit to Egypt was Fawzy El Old - A very
humble man with an amazing amount of knowledge acquired from years of
experience in our hobby.
Fawzy is an Ex-Military Officer & Engineer
Fawzy and Best Crest - Cairo National Show 2015... and some of the Awards he won that day.
Fawzy’s birds are excellent quality. One of his birds was Best Crest in Egypt First National Show with International Judging – February 2015. Judge Bob Wilson commented that this bird would compete very well in England, and would definitely win Challenge Certificates for Best Crest in USA too. The bird went on to place eighth Best-In-Show while other birds from Fawzy's stud also took another four places including first in class and Best in Section.
For Fawzy, the biggest challenge are Crested & Japanese Crested budgies as they need more effort and work to build their size and the desired thick radiating crests sliding over the skulls. And with Japanese Crested, birds not only need these features but also thick flowery plumages that should be uniform on both wings.
He also keeps the better Crest bred birds, Tufted, and even messy
crested budgies to use in certain pairings when they can help.
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Fawzy keeps most varieties including Albino , Lutinos and Lacewings in his Crested , Japanese and even his Exhibition Budgies… and hundreds of Splits.
Breeding cages are his own design , very wide cages with large nests plus a small nursery cage where youngsters are kept until they are weaned.
The birds are fed a diet of various seeds, vegetables and fruits. He offers oranges to his birds in summer to enhance their immune system and balance the heat of their bodies.
Moheb Nabil Reporting...
Photos Courtesy of Moheb Nabil
Fawzy is an Ex-Military Officer & Engineer
Fawzy and Best Crest - Cairo National Show 2015... and some of the Awards he won that day.
Fawzy’s birds are excellent quality. One of his birds was Best Crest in Egypt First National Show with International Judging – February 2015. Judge Bob Wilson commented that this bird would compete very well in England, and would definitely win Challenge Certificates for Best Crest in USA too. The bird went on to place eighth Best-In-Show while other birds from Fawzy's stud also took another four places including first in class and Best in Section.
For Fawzy, the biggest challenge are Crested & Japanese Crested budgies as they need more effort and work to build their size and the desired thick radiating crests sliding over the skulls. And with Japanese Crested, birds not only need these features but also thick flowery plumages that should be uniform on both wings
.
Fawzy keeps most varieties including Albino , Lutinos and Lacewings in his Crested , Japanese and even his Exhibition Budgies… and hundreds of Splits.
Breeding cages are his own design , very wide cages with large nests plus a small nursery cage where youngsters are kept until they are weaned.
The birds are fed a diet of various seeds, vegetables and fruits. He offers oranges to his birds in summer to enhance their immune system and balance the heat of their bodies.
Moheb Nabil Reporting...
Photos Courtesy of Moheb Nabil
