. My foreign doves and pigeons. Pigeons. PACKING AND SENDING AWAY- NURSING. 3'. Passerine Dove. Photo Mr. H. you will send him a gratuity, the sum depend- ing on how many birds he has had charge of, their condition on arrival, and the length of the \'oyage. I have always had the birds sent to me in large heavy crates, the front of wire netting with muslin underneath; and so I arrange for a light dray to meet them at the station, and walk them slowly down to the house to avoid undue shaking. In shipping birds an ample supply of food to last them on the voyage should always be sent wit
. My foreign doves and pigeons. Pigeons. PACKING AND SENDING AWAY- NURSING. 3'. Passerine Dove. Photo Mr. H. you will send him a gratuity, the sum depend- ing on how many birds he has had charge of, their condition on arrival, and the length of the \'oyage. I have always had the birds sent to me in large heavy crates, the front of wire netting with muslin underneath; and so I arrange for a light dray to meet them at the station, and walk them slowly down to the house to avoid undue shaking. In shipping birds an ample supply of food to last them on the voyage should always be sent with them. I once heard of a case where numbers of little Gouldian Finches died on board ship, really from starvation, because too little seed had been sent with them. Some dealers pack their birds very cruelly. I once had nine little birds sent from a distance without a drop of water in the cage—five were quite dead. Another time some tiny Fire Finches were sent in a shallow box far too large, and with. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Alderson, Rosie; Canary and Cage-bird Life; Feathered World. London, "The Feathered World;" "Canary and Cage-bird Life"
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Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, booksubjectpigeons, bookyear1911
