Canary Breeding and Management for Amateurs with Twelve Illustrations

"Canary Breeding and Management for Amateurs" is a novice-friendly and profusely-illustrated handbook on keeping canaries, with chapters on everything you might need to know from the construction of cages and perches, to common ailments and their treatment. This timeless guide contains a wealth of useful and practical information, making it ideal for existing and prospective canary owners alike. Contents include: "Birds", "Cages", "Perches and Platforms", "Whitewashing Cages", "Small Cages as a Cause of Disease", "Water", "Food", "Sand", "Preparing for Breeding", "The Egg", "Egg-bound", "Taking Eggs Away", "Young Birds Thrown out of Nest", "Putting the Young Under Another Hen", "Plucking the Young Birds", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality addition complete with the original text and artwork. Read more