. Canaries, hybrids, and British birds in cage and aviary. CHAPTER XIV EXHIBITING AND WASHING Owing, in some dcoree, to the remarks of a few exhibitors and to the advice of certain writers and lecturers desirous of giving an impression of their special ability to impart supposed secrets, it is thought liy many that two or three weeks of more or less occult " conditioning " is the main secret of successfiU exhibition. In many cases special treatment for "condition" is useful; but it cannot be said too plainly that it all amounts to nothing in compari- son with that success i
. Canaries, hybrids, and British birds in cage and aviary. CHAPTER XIV EXHIBITING AND WASHING Owing, in some dcoree, to the remarks of a few exhibitors and to the advice of certain writers and lecturers desirous of giving an impression of their special ability to impart supposed secrets, it is thought liy many that two or three weeks of more or less occult " conditioning " is the main secret of successfiU exhibition. In many cases special treatment for "condition" is useful; but it cannot be said too plainly that it all amounts to nothing in compari- son with that success in rearing and moulting ah-eady described. Many birds require no further treatment, and such as do not are those which, as a rule, make the best exhibition birds. First-rate show condition means simply perfect health, cleanliness, and just that amount of flesh which gives a finish to a bird's shape and does not approach an over-fat condition, which mars the symmetry of any variety. Uninjured plumage is of the utmost importance, and for this reason a bird must be steady in its cage to show off well, and also ncit to damage or dis- arrange its plumage. It is also essential that birds be shown in the recognised show-cage of its variety. Of those for Canaries we give illustrations in this cha];ter. and shall deal with those for hybrids and British birds later. The illustration on this page depicts a Norwich show-cage, a shape that also answers admirably for Greens and Cinna- mons (Norwich type). No cage displays these birds to greater perfection. The cages differ slightly in their inside colour, those for the Norwich and Cinnamons being hedge-sparrow egg blue and that for the Greens being a light bluey-green, quite Norwich Show=cages. flat in tone—that is, without gloss. The outside of all and the wires are coated with black enamel or wood Japan-black. In size, roughly speaking, a Norwich show- cage measures 12 inches long, 11 inches high, and 5 inches deep from front to back, out
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