5 May 2015

The annual 2015 Pet Expo, held at Spruce Meadows on April 25 and 26, was a huge success and a lot of fun! Our booth and display received great exposure and generated a lot of interest in our club.

There were about 6,000 visitors to the event over the two days. Our booth was probably one

of the busiest with a steady crowd of people.

Thank you to all club members who stopped by our booth. Thanks also to the club executive

members who manned the booth all weekend

We had a nice selection of birds on display, including Love birds, Gouldians , a Weaver,

Canaries, Zebra finch, Button Quail  and chicks.

Visitors could also hold and have their pictures taken , with ring - necked silkie doves.

Four - day old Button Quail chicks were a huge hit! Expo visitors flocked to watch the little chicks running around and eating.

Club members manning our booth joked to Heidi that she must have repeated the words “They are

Button Quail, the world’s smallest quail. They’re about twice the size now as when they hatched

and when they hatched, they were the size of bumblebees” at least a thousand times!

17 February 2015

On Sunday February 8th few our members Vedran Matkovic, Cameron Graham, Ed Moston, Ivan Cengic & his sons Tony and Ivan- Petar Cengic made a trip to visit our friends and one of the best finch and canary breeders in Alberta!

Our first stop at 10am was in St. Albert at Jay Bunker's Canary Barn. One of the most successful canary breeder shared with us some of his secrets of breeding. In our tour in almost three hours Jay explained the food he uses, the way he organized his bird room... and he even show us his collection of his bird books.

Our next stop at 1pm was in Edmonton at Salim Moulaeb also one of the most respected canary breeder where we received a very warm welcome. Despite the fact that he recently had a surgery Mr. Salim was an amazing host. He manage to show us all of his birds and the way he is running his bird room.

At 2:30pm we attended NACBS meeting at Bellvue Community Hall. We share our plans for 2015 and have great time with other members of NACBS. W left the meeting with few new friends and a lot of great experiences.

Our next and last host was Jean Tarr. Around 5pm at Finch room we visited one of the most successful finch breeder. In a short but very educational hour Jean answered on all of ours burning questions.

All I can say is that trip was very successful and that we went home with few new ideas, beautiful experience and few new friends. We arrived in Calgary around 9pm tired but satisfied.

January 30, 2015

This winter join us at fun end of the year get together.
20 December 2014

There will be something for everyone. Kids corner for all of the small bird lovers, all day presentations on different and interesting topics, sale and trade of birds and everything you need for them ( food, supplements, equipment), silent auction, donation table with tea, coffee, muffins and other delicious stuff

All of the donations and means gathered from auction will in fully be going
To the club so we can continue to do this events for many years to come.

Event will be open for the public starting at 9 am till 4 pm.

From 6 pm till 7 pm last meeting of the year will be held for club members only will be held to recap amazing year behind us and exciting things that are coming in next one.

After the meeting all of the member are welcome to join us at pot lock dinner and lot of fun.

More information yet to come on RACBC website (www.racbc-birdclub.com) and Facebook page- Royal Alberta Cage Bird Club (RACBC)!

Check out some of our favorite moments from RACBC Christmas story!!! Click Gallery

November 28, 2014

To use our ring service you must be a member of the RACBC (current membership is just $20.00 yearly).

We have on hand supplies of AACC closed year dated anodized aluminum rings (leg bands) in sizes A to Y. Aluminum ring sizes A to S are available in multiples of 10. Sizes T to Y are considered parrot sizes (the cost of parrot rings is slightly higher as they must be sturdier than rings for smaller birds.) Parrot sizes can be ordered and sold singly both in aluminum and steel. A small quantity of steel rings in sizes T to Y are kept on hand. Colors of rings are different each year. Closed rings are year dated, numbered and have letter size and AAC on them (they must be placed on the bird's leg at a young age, approximately one week but it does depend on the species).

CODED rings are made with individual initials or aviary code or whatever the purchaser chooses. Numbers and letters can be up to 3 or 4 in length on the larger sizes, and can be a combination of numbers and letters. Two to three letters on the small sizes or a combination, but on size A it is preferred only two, and low numbers. The purchaser has to remember that these rings are specially engraved for them, and take a little longer to be received from our supplier, eight weeks even though orders are sent to us by our supplier via Express Mail. Coded rings do NOT have letter size imprinted. Registration of each code must be paid yearly ($5). All codes must be approved by the Ring Registrar, as the AACC carries over 400 codes and each one must be individual. Parrot size coded bands are available in aluminum or steel with a minimum order of 5 bands.

Also on hand are plastic SPLIT rings in ten different colors. Sizes range XF to X3 and come plain, numbered or striped, again in multiples of 10. 1FB and 2FB come only in plain and numbered, and do not require a tool to apply. An application tool is required for sizes from XF to X3 and is supplied when requested (no charge) with your order. On hand are undated metal splits in sizes C to Y, aluminum colour only, numbered, with AAC imprinted. Sizes T to Y in metal splits can be ordered singly. No tool is required for metal splits. Ring cutters are also available for a fee for sizes A to S size leg bands and T to Z including stainless steel bands

For more details visit link: Club services- Rings

July 26, 2014

Royal Alberta Cage Bird Club

RACBC and Calgary Fancy Pigeon Association BBQ and Buy Sell Trade event on August 23rd starting at 1.00pm till 7.00pm ( all exhibitors need to arrive around 12.00pm )!
Address of event 2900 Cedarbrae Drive SW.  House on East end of parking lot and surrounding large green space.


Admission to public Free

Event features,

 Potluck BBQ – bring and share your favorite foods and meet new fellow bird people.

Bird Sale tables – rent a table to sell your birds or bird related items for only $10/table

Will have Northstar Doves at BBQ selling bird supplies and specialty items of every kind.

Selection of birds includes finches, canaries, lovebirds, doves, fancy pigeons, homing pigeons, and more…

Silent Auction to help raise funds for the hosting clubs and cover event costs (if you wanna to donate a bird to support our club please contact as on racbc.cameron003@gmail.com )

Fun Kids activities

• Face painting

• Jelly bean guessing jar

• Search for answers activity (foil chocolate coin prizes)

Birds on display, and a mini show

If you are a BREEDER or just a BIRD OWNER and you want to show your birds feel free to send application form on racbc.vedran001@gmail.com

Eatch participates can enter up to two birds.  There will be opportunity to learn a bit about judging and what to look for in different birds as the public in attendance choose the “peoples choice” by secret ballot, and then assigned judge will choose their top birds and explain why they were chosen.  A great opportunity to have some fun, and learn a bit about what to strive for when breeding different birds.

All birds need to be on display by 12.00pm.

Entry will be FREE but you will have to provide your own cages.

“Judges choice”- judging starts at 1.00pm and will be done by A.A.C.C. judge and bird expert Sandi Cameron (finches, canarys and parrots). 1st place prize award $100.00 spending at Parrot Trends on line bird store.

“Peoples choice”- everybody will have a chance to vote for there favorite birds. Votes will be collected at 3.30pm and results announced at 4.00pm. 1st place $ 50.00 spending at Parrot Trends on line store.

Free parking (separate parking for all exhibitors).

For any other question please contact racbc.nicholas002@gmail.com    

 

June 16, 2014

Dear Club member: 

Notice is hereby given that the first official meeting will be held on Saturday, June 21th 2014 at 1:00 pm, Forest Lawn Library, 4807 8th Avenue SE (T2A 4M1), Calgary. 

Members and all bird fanciers are encouraged to join us!

June 13, 2014

RACBC members receive discounts in Pisces Pet Emporium on all birds products (live birds also). Just show your membership card and save 10%! Thanks Pisces Pet Emporium for the support!

Pisces Pet Emporium 

 Store Hours:

Monday to Friday: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Saturday: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Sunday: 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Stat Holidays: 12 pm to 5pm

Christmas Day Closed

Stat Holidays are subject to change. Hours may vary during Christmas season

We are especially proud of our strong, knowledgeable and long-term team of sales associates. Some of our sales associates have been with us for over 15 years! All of our sales associates are highly trained on all of the products that we carry, thereby enabling them to help you make good healthy decisions with regards to your pet’s needs.

Here at Pisces we have a strong dedication to quality pet care. We feed all of our pets a diverse selection of quality food everyday. Most of our pets at Pisces Pet Emporium are fed the standard staple food as well as other kinds of food, which are necessary for optimum health and well being.

To ensure that we are reaching the highest standards of excellence for animal care, we are a proud member of the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council of Canada (PIJAC Canada). For more information on this organization and the ways it helps us reach our goals, visit their web site at Pijaccanada.com.

We carry fresh and marine fish, aquatic plants, birds, small animals (including ferrets), and reptiles of all sorts. In addition, we carry the largest selection of brand name pet products in Canada.

Pisces also has a large Pond and Pond Supplies department. We carry supplies for your pond year round and in the spring/summer months we carry an extensive line of live pond plants.

Finally, a trip to Pisces Pet Emporium wouldn’t be complete without a visit  with our finned, furred and feathered friends. Pisces now has over 700 aquariums and ninety feet of display tanks featuring a wide variety of both freshwater and saltwater fish, as well as a vast assortment of invertebrates, live rock, coral and aquatic plants.

If you’re looking for something a little bigger, then come on in and check out our new floor to ceiling indoor waterfall pond. Twenty feet wide and two feet deep, it’s the perfect place for our koi with its rocky setting and ringed with foliage.

On either side of the pond we feature a bird aviary and marmoset habitat. With a rainforest theme its large open space, the aviary is the perfect place for our large assortment of exotic birds. Just on the other side you will find the marmoset habitat. With its play ground theme, lots of toys and large climbing frame it’s a fun and active environment for our little friends.

June 11, 2014

On Sunday June 8 RACBC members Cameron Graham,  Nicolas Virag and myself visited NACBS's Baby bird show and barbecue. Our host Beverly Watt was more than hospitable. After a brief meeting we had amazing show where each of us get to vote on our favorite bird. Big congrats to Carol Murphy for winning a first place. Also we did a fun presentation on tips and tricks how to get your bird in shape for show. The rest of the afternoon we enjoyed in delicious barbecue and amazing conversation. About bird of course,  what else!

Once again a big thanks to NACBS for inviting us. We are looking forward to more gatherings like this.

Vedran Matkovic

May. 11. 2014

NACBS Mothers Day Spring Bird Sale: Sunday, May 11 from 12 - 4 pm at Bellevue Community Hall, 7203 112 Avenue, Edmonton. Set up at 11:15, Sale begins at 12 noon. Admission is free to the public.

April 26-27. 2014

Pet Expo is a 2-day consumer tradeshow that is open to the public. At the show you will find hundreds of pets, pet products, service providers, entertainers, clubs and organizations that cater to pets. The show strives to include all types of pets, anything from dogs & cats, to reptiles and other small caged exotics. 
All of these animals can be seen on-site during the show for you to interact with!

February 15, 2014

On Saturday February 15. RACBC members Vedran Matkovic and Cameron Graham visited Poultry, Pigeon, Waterfowl, and Rabbit Show in Wetaskiwin (Drill Hall). Besides enjoying a great show we were also there to promote our Club. We were happy to answer all of the questions our potential members had to ask us and to exchange some experiences with same minded people. Unfortunately this time we only had canaries and finches to present but none of the less we hope that we showed what we do and who we are. At the end we just want to thank all of the clubs, breeders and bird fanciers to supporting our newly funded club.