. Canaries, hybrids, and British birds in cage and aviary. . CAGES WITH NESTS IN POSITION, SHOWING ARRANGEMENT OF PERCHES, ETC. {Pholograph from Mr. W. K. Dunn, Portobdlo.) CHAPTER X PAIRING AND SITTING In preparation for the housing of the birds the bottoms of cages should be furnished with a good covering of sand, or rough- cut pinewood sawdust. If sand is pre- ferred nice sharp sea sand, free from dust, or good sharji river sand sliould be used. It is a good plan to mix powdered egg-shell with the sand, for the birds are particularl}' fond of this limy substance, and will pick every par- ti
. Canaries, hybrids, and British birds in cage and aviary. . CAGES WITH NESTS IN POSITION, SHOWING ARRANGEMENT OF PERCHES, ETC. {Pholograph from Mr. W. K. Dunn, Portobdlo.) CHAPTER X PAIRING AND SITTING In preparation for the housing of the birds the bottoms of cages should be furnished with a good covering of sand, or rough- cut pinewood sawdust. If sand is pre- ferred nice sharp sea sand, free from dust, or good sharji river sand sliould be used. It is a good plan to mix powdered egg-shell with the sand, for the birds are particularl}' fond of this limy substance, and will pick every par- ticle of it out of the sand. The shells of all fowls' eggs used in the kitchen should be dried in the oven until they are crisp— but not brown—and then powdered up finely, though not into dust. Personally we like, and have used for the past twenty years, the pine sawdust for the bottoms of the cages, preferring it to anything else at all times of the year, and have supplied the sand in a shallow earthenware vessel, where it is always clean for the birds to help themselves to. Then, with our seed- and water-vessels filled, the cages are ready for the stock. Of the different varieties of Canaries, and the method of breeding them with a view to producing each in perfection, we shall treat in eaienso by and b3^ AVe purpose devoting this and the succeeding chapters to the suljjeet of General JManagement and the discussion of the best means to employ in Breeding, Rearing, Feeding, Moulting, and Preparing for Exhibition. The first question that suggests itself is as to the selection of breeding-stock. We do not mean as regards quality, or the best variety for a beginner to make a start with. One kind is no more difficult to manage than another when once a little experience has been gained, but the raw recruit would do well in his first year not Selection of Stock. 99. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for reada
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