Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-21
RAISING YOUNG cANAKIEs.
Nou b the Time to Begin-A Bird Fancisr.s
Advice.


Advice.
There are more marriages in the feathered
world this month than ell the balance of the
year. Already the wren end the lark and the
robin and the red bird have selected
their mates, and before many more
weeks they will be looking about
for place to build. It's not so with the poor
little canary. de is in hard luck these days,
for, besides being compelled to exc out e mea-
ger existence in wire cage, he is forced to
marry the choice of his master and is never
once consulted about such an important event.
Areporter OF THE STAR received a royal vel
come from over 3 hundred tiny Threats the
other morning as he entered bird fancier's
place to inquire 1t 1t was time to mate canaries
This month is the best time of the year.
said the bird man. .'and venture to say that
more eanaries are being bred this year than ever
'sLent came so early. you know, that the So
ciety people were left without any amusement.
80 they haye taken 70 breeding canaries, and
now it's 9 fad. 1t is by far the most sensible
fad ever heard Of. for. besides being source
OF revenue. 1t is quite amusing. Then, again,
it Is no trouble. All YOU want is a nice roomy
cage, 9 nest and pair Of birds. Considerable
attention sL0pld be given to the selection Of the
birds: 1t costs no more to feed good birds
than 1t does to feed bad ones. SO care should be
taken to select first-class stock. In many in
stances when pair Of birds are first put to-
gether there will be fuss and in the end fight
OF course it is the male birds fault. He tries
to scrape up an acquaintance on sight, and she
very properly repels him.
..Bnt alls we'll that ends well. and if any
thing OF Diplomat be sings to her and tells
friends, and he finally wins her, The first in
dication OF an agreement having been made is
that of the cock feeding the hen. He is
especially solicitous after her appetite, and
gorgss her. In short time the old lady
s es sfs sss viii aFd pa sass ss sssss
from the cocks tail. if nothing better can be
found. and amuse herself all day long carrying
il to and from the nest. \ little soft wool or
hair should then be placed in the cage, and the
building OF the nest commences.
''rhe female is the architect and the male is
common knight Of Labor and carries the hod.
And SO she builds her home with his assistance
and presently the eggs arrive. Many people
insist that the eggs should never be
Taught me that the best plan is to remove
the eggs as soon as they are laid and place
them carefully in some raw cotton until YOU
have three. Then watch for number four and
as soon as it appears place the three back in
the nest. In great many instances hen
commences to set az soon as she has laid one
egg and the consequence is that some of the
eggs hatch before the Others That is the rea-
son remove the eggs. The utmost quiet
should prevail where canary
bird is setting, for the little mothers
are very nervous. The canary sets thirteen
days, and during the period OF incubation she
should have soft food with plenty of hard
boiled egg. When the little fellows arrive they
look more like spiders than like birds. Here
is where the difficult part comes in. The
Aedglings require the utmost attention. but in
few weeks they borrow few feathers from
Dame Nature and present beautiful appear
ance. They should be separated then. II you
desire to train them commence at once. for a
young bird has sense and an old one is fool Z"