Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-09

spaces at the bottom, through which the can
ary pops It's head to get drop of water from
the fountains. These last may be glass, and
they are slung in wire loops from the cross
board.
The perches are easily put in. 1t is better
to have one cross one, as well as two or three
from front to back.
When you have your little doors made, and
neatly hinged with wire. the greater part of
the work is finished
Your pattern cage will show you the neat
way small fastenings and hinges are made for
the doors, and little handles to pull out the
partition and the false bottom, and the soli-
tary big one the top for the purpose of lift
ing the cage. Very natty and neat, are they
not? and all made out of wirework. Pliers
and plncers, and a little handiness on your
part are. all that is wanted; but it is better
YOU should observe how they are done.
The wire loops that hold the glass fountains
are fastened in the same way-holes made,
the wire put through and doubled down be-
hind, so that it shall not pull out, and The
whole thing is done.
Two tiny. two-inch square or oval tin
drawers to slip in at each corner of the lower
front OF the cage are infinitely better to hold
seed and food generally than those long wood
en- world old drawers with holes in them,
which make such beautiful receptaeles for dust
and vermin.
AS to the nests, you have plenty of option
These can be brought. Some are of wood, made
ito hang up on a nail at the back of the cage,
others of tin, basket or rope; and also those
which you can make out of half a large
cocoauut-shell.
The basket and rope nests, it is said-I
have not tried them, and do not mean to-
do very well II previously steeped in petrol
eIIm and dried.
The tin and earthenware nests are neatly
lined with soft felt; bit of an old hat does
very, well, properly shaped, stepped and
moulded in.
The cocoanut-shell nest will suit every use
full purpose. Line it we'll with warm lambs
wool. Fasten a loop of wire round the top
edge to join in front, and finally extend to to
form two hooks to fasten the nest on to the
cage.
When breeding birds, it is well to have a
small nursery cage to put the fledgelings into.
bars. Also bath-cage. Both these are at
tached when wanted to the main cage
They are very simple in construction, and
you can easily make them yourself Any or
dinaTy small cages will do for the bath. one
side being taken out and hooks put on where
with to fit it to the side of the cage opposite
the doorway.
The bath is tin or zinc dish inside the
cage, but large saucer or a soup-plate. will
do very we'll. Remember, / am not talking
now about breeding, but ordinary living
1t is rarely that the male and female are
of the same opinion in which box the nest
should be built. If the hen has begun to
build in one box the cock win pull the nest
to pieces, and begin to work in the other
box, and vice versa. Thus not only is time
lost, but the birds are excited and become
weak. When at last they have young ones
they are often wretched, timid little things,
and often both young and parents die from
being continually worried by insects.
MANY tens of thousands OF eanaries are i'm
ported annually into this country from Europe,
and Of these the Belgian, Dutch and French
canares especially are strong, bold-looking fel-
lows. and nothing like our timid little creatures