. The Bird food company's book of cage birds:. Cage birds. 3«3 laid. Never disturb the eggS, or they may not hatch. Duf- ingthe period of incubation, the male relieves the female by sittmg on the nest, a few hours each day. Should either ot them become addicted to the vice of breaking the eggs they should be bountifully fed with egg and bread, which should be constantly kept within their reach. Should they still persist the eggs can be removed as fast as laid, and their places supplied with eggs whittled from chalk. When the hen ceases to lay, then return the eggs and all will go well. Three d
. The Bird food company's book of cage birds:. Cage birds. 3«3 laid. Never disturb the eggS, or they may not hatch. Duf- ingthe period of incubation, the male relieves the female by sittmg on the nest, a few hours each day. Should either ot them become addicted to the vice of breaking the eggs they should be bountifully fed with egg and bread, which should be constantly kept within their reach. Should they still persist the eggs can be removed as fast as laid, and their places supplied with eggs whittled from chalk. When the hen ceases to lay, then return the eggs and all will go well. Three days before the hatching of the first egg, feed the bird in addition to her seed, half a hard-boiled egg grated, and mixed with cracker dust or pre- pared ''Nestling Food," and continue ' this diet until the nestlings are old enough to take care of themseves. Instead of putting this soft food in a saucer, as is the usual costom, have a tinner make a little tin box, as shown in the engraving. The young birds when weaned from the old birds should ,be placed in a cage entirely away, otherwise fretfulness is encouraged, which it is well to avoid. A wire partition will ,°4 ?!" 5 ^y °/ ^^ ^^^*^" ^'^^y ^''e fi''St separated, so that the old birds can feed them through the wires. When cac^ino--off young birds give them at first grated eggand cracker?or'our Nesthng Food. When they are about a month old, intro- duce seed in the cage in a separate pot or tin, with the view ot giving the birds an opportunity of finding out what the seed is intended for Generally, when about six weeks old, the young Canaries begin to shell the seed, and at that time !, .•iP'^kP°''^'°'^ ""^ ^P^^ ^°«^ '"^y be gradually diminished until the seed at length takes the place of the egg and cracker An increase of seed shells upon the cage bottom < ^l"id« 1" reducing the quantity of soft food. When the young birds are two or three weeks old, and can eat alone,
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