Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-27

| birds at 81 each is the next investment.
should not advise the purchase of Other
birds until after a young family had Deen
! raised In about three months time, II all
prospers, a family of fifty birds at least
should be peeping forth upon this wicked
world. Convert part of them into money
as soon as practicable; selling thirty at 81. .5C
each brings you $40, which should be IN
vested in half a dozen gold finches at ~
as many siskins at $l50 each and twelve
Java sparrows at 81 apiece. This Will use
10 YOUR S45.
Three or four months hence another family
of songsters are on hand appealing to your
care and tender mercies.
REARING AND SELLING.
Birds as rule, mate two or three times a
year, and it is certainly safe to count upon
two good hatchings of three birds each.
The young birds (males) are taken at the
age of six weeks. as they can then crack
seed and are placed in large cages, twenty
birds perhaps, to cage. until they are
through mouting: this moulting process re
quirCS about six weeks; their education then
begins They are carried away from the
sound of all singing canaries, into room
having a small opening at the top. ana IN
the room above them is kept a skylark,
nightingale, or some other fine whistllng
birds-a bird of this description, by the way,
is included in your first purchase. 1t is from
this instructor, the young birds get their
beautiful notes the bOw-trill, the bell-nOte,
the water-note and the flute At the age of
six months they become adopts at singing
and are ready TO" the market An extra fine
singer should bring not less than 81 or So.
If you do not live near a bird fancier, any
birds you wish to purchase are easily sent
by express, and even during the coldeSt
weather, with perfect safety to health
Nightngales and skylarks are always kept
at the bird stores.
If room can be devoted to the young birds
lust setting up housekeeping so much the
better. Have plenty of light and ventilation.
a quantity of small trees. feeding boxes,
water for bathing and drinking, and on the
sides of the room a quantity of nests, and
the floor covered with fine sand three inches
deep. In such a room as this, eighty birds or
more can be placed. The young will be
hatched peacefully and live like one happy
family. This room should be kept constantly
at an even temperature of 20 degrees.
One of the best ways to teach bird to fly
and return or to go out of doors perChed
upon the finger or shoulder is first to tease
1t with soft feather in its cage leaving the
door open. The bird will at first appear
frightened but at length, will peck at the
feather which should be withdrawn The
bird soon thinking that it has mastered the
feather, thereby gains confidence and will
peck at the finger; soon II will come out OF
the cage and perch upon the hand.
The best singers among canaries are the
ST. Andreasberg, which comes from a village
of that name in Germany; their song con
tans delightful bell-notes water bubble and
long silvery thrills. They are expensive
s. to So each; the best singers of this breed
are known as Companini canaries and are
sometimes SIS each Until one has ac-
quired experience, she would hardly dare
venture TO commence a career with these
birds
A word about outgo and income
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