. The American bird fancier; considered with reference to the breeding, rearing, feeding, management, and peculiarities of cage and house birds; with remarks on their diseases and remedies; drawn from authentic sources and personal observation . xertion and labor, and when they should hatchbecome sickly, or lay again after a long interval- Those birds which are to be paired for the first time, shouldbe placed together in a small cage or an open room for aweek or ten days, to be wonted to one another. If two femalesare to be paired with one male, they must previously be ac-customed to each othe
. The American bird fancier; considered with reference to the breeding, rearing, feeding, management, and peculiarities of cage and house birds; with remarks on their diseases and remedies; drawn from authentic sources and personal observation . xertion and labor, and when they should hatchbecome sickly, or lay again after a long interval- Those birds which are to be paired for the first time, shouldbe placed together in a small cage or an open room for aweek or ten days, to be wonted to one another. If two femalesare to be paired with one male, they must previously be ac-customed to each others society by being also kept togetherin a small cage; and the breeding cage should have twocompartments, separated by a board, in which a sliding door 32 THE CANARY BIRD. has been made. In one compartment, a lively male may beenclosed with a female. About the cage or room, there shouldbe placed some flax, soft hay, wool, hogs bristles, cows hair,moss, pieces of thread, cut about a fingers length, paper,shavings, or other dry materials for building the nest, whichusually occupies three days. When one female has laid eggs,the sliding door may be moved and the male admitted to theother female; and when they have both laid, this door may be. CANARY BREKDINQ CAGE. kept open. The male will visit both females alternately, whenthey will not trouble themselves about each other; otherwise,v/ithout this precaution, jealousy would incite them to destroyeach others nests and* throw out the eggs. In a room oraviary, a male has sometimes two and even three femalesplaced with him; with one of these, he will more especiallypair. But when this favorite is about to sit, the others willreceive a share of his attentions, and from the latter usuallythe greatest number and the best birds are reared. THE CANAKY BIRD. 33 The female, as with the majority of birds, is usually thearchitect, the male only selecting the place and procuringmaterials, the coarser of which is used for the external struc-ture,
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