Nest boxes were not used in those days but instead, half of a coconut shell was stood on the floor in the corner of the cage. The Double Garage Birdroom Today, the Evans stud is housed in a converted double garage. There are outside flights to the front and rear with access from the front to a large inside flight. The rear flight is connected to large stock cages which double as breeding cages. These breeding cages, which have a double layer wire mesh separating each cage, are on either side of the birdroom and along the back wall are work surfaces and a sink with mains supply water connected.
Heating is provided via water filled radiators which are connected to the nearby greenhouses.
The coconut husks are also gone and conventional style wooden nest boxes, mounted on the cage front, are now used. He is what we call in the UK, a late breeder, with adult birds being paired up in March and April and the previous years youngsters not being paired until June. Gwyn views any chicks to be produced from the adults as bonus birds and as something to hold his interest early on, while most other breeders are talking about their successes or otherwise. The birds that he really concentrates on are the last years youngsters. It is also interesting to note that while many others find if fashionable to use hens at a very early age, Gwyn will not pair them up until they are around a year old.