Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-09


himself in way so ridculously fussy as to
necessitate his being separated for time
from the hen; hence that partition, with the
hole in it-a hole that may be closed.
Some cagemen recommend this to be Tx
ture. But do you not think, with me- that az
If the partition can be withdrawn, SO as TO
make both cages into one big one, when re-
quired, it is better?
II you are prepared with tools and mate
rial, we can now commence making our
breedingcage. And here is good hlnt:
Borrow good, shapey breedingcage for a
pattern. | shall be so pleased If you Will,
for then, while writing, ] shall feel that you
understand every word | am saying.
have already said that the wood cage
is made of is a matter of secondary lmpor'
tanoe. The body may be of pine, for instance,
and the front parts OF any KIND oil ordinary
hard wood-mahogany, to wit.
The cage Zig. ~ which we have before
u.s. is one of the German sorts The nest nest
has, however, been put in the picture, In the
wrong compartment.
Tn order to make breeding-cage hike this
and, having wood. wires and tools all handy,
you first determine the size you wish 1t to pe
Birds cannot have too much room, 1here-
fore, for sake of a little more wood and little
more wire, do not begrudge them space; say
twenty-five inches long, eleven inches Wloe,
and fourteen inches high. You can, thlnk
get wood wide enough to have the back all
one piece, as well as each side and the bottom;
II you cannot, Just use your ingenuity ana
make neat job of joining IT
Measure and cut the wood for the top and
bottom first, both exactly the same, then the
sides, ditto. Now, plane the wood very nicely
leaving it about three-eighths to hall an inch
thick Do the same by the piece Of wood that
is to form the back.
No dovetailing is needed, and that is good
thing. Is it not? Now cut out your square
doorway in each gable. If you do this neatlyI
the pieces YOU have sawed out or cut out VIII
themselves form the doors. Size of each door,
say, four inches square. This is big enough
for any ones hand, and big enough to- put
the nest in. But never mind fitting the doors
at present We will come to that, later on;
Next proceed to fix the boxwork OF the
cage; that is, fasten sides, back and bottom n IN
their positions, and we will then turn our at
tention to the front and the internal httlngs.
There is a hole in the back part, by-the,way, by
which you hang the cage on nail. You may
as well make that before you fix up.
Have your small nails, your hammer nan and
before you send the nails quite home, you must
insert goodly dose of glue. This is important,
because it entirely fills up any crevice that
might otherwise harbor vermin, and If these
once get into your breeding-cage, your pros
poets of doing any good are very hkely TO De
ruined for one season.
Now nail and glue your sides to the BACK
first and foremost; then turn the cage upside
down, and fasten in the same way the bottom
to the sides and back. Reverse, and do the
same to the top.
If you have previously taken correct mea-
surements of the parts, the body of your
cage will now look square and falr and neat.
II you have not, you had better take 1t to
pieces again, and mend matters before you go
any further.
Direct your attention next to the front
but you had better let the work you have
already done get firm and dry before doing
make the piece of hard wood that crosses the