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cer, or other shoal vessel, then into the cage. 

 Whenever you think they can eat well enough to 

 be alone, remove them out of the breeding-cage, 

 as they annoy the mother when sitting, by crowd- 

 ing around the nest ; and she does not scruple, 

 sometimes, to rob them of a few of their feathers, 

 to keep her eggs warm. 



When you remove your young put them into 

 a pretty large cage, where they can have plenty 

 of room to fly ; they will feather better, and be 

 clean. Remove them in the morning ; and if 

 they should keep chirping all day, and not eat, 

 in the afternoon take the male out of the breed- 

 ing cage, and put him in beside them, and he 

 will feed them all. Keep him there until near 

 night ; then put him back to his mate again, and 

 they will eat the next day without any trouble. 

 Put in the rape and hemp seed, bruised, as for- 

 merly ; this I have found very beneficial for 

 young birds. Put in, also, Canary seed, and egg 

 and bread, as formerly; withdraw all the soft 

 food gradually, but as soon as you can, as they 

 will thrive better, and be much more healthy and 

 vigorous, when you get them to live on their 

 seed alone. 



