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CANARIES, HYBRIDS, AND BRITISH BIRDS 



uml Uniiked Ijird tu such a partner usually 

 produces offsprintj that arc su|)crinr to 

 either of the parents, both the over tlark 

 sluule, and the liu'ht throat beiiiy imjiroved. 



A (ircen ]:)roduee(l from Ciniianion blood 

 is also an excellent jiartncr to pair with a 

 view to inij)rovin(r these too lisjlit sliades 

 or |)atches. It is always well to pair I'oul- 

 niarked birds to Self Greens that have been 

 bred from self-eoloured birds for two or 

 three generations. 



Two Buff birds are also jiaired together 

 at times, especially in the Norwich type, 

 with a view to improving size and thickening 

 the web of the feather. On the other hand 

 two Yellows are sometimes jiaired together 

 in the Yorkshire. Norwich, and Border types 

 with a view to gaining richer and purer 

 colour in the olTspring or relining the feather. 



J'lxperience and a glance at C'ha])ter 

 X\'I. will show the breeder when these 

 dcpartiu'cs from the usual pairing of 

 Yellow tJreen to I?nfT (ireen, or vice I'cr.sa. is 

 advantageous, or when a foul-marked bird 

 will be better than a Self to pair to a Self. 

 A careful breeder is always watching how 

 the tide of his stock is flowing, and acts 

 accordingly in future jiairing. 



A dash of (iimainon blood introduced at 

 times on the hen's side has an excellent 

 elTccI . eni'iching and deepening 

 I he lone of colour as well as 

 gically improving the cpialit\' 

 of feather, and we ha\c already cited one 

 instance whei'c such is the case. In taking 

 a cross from the Ciimamon we should |)air 

 np a' good I'ieli coloured fold or variegated 

 (Jrcen cock to a I'ich coloured Cimiamon 

 or cinnanion-marked hen: (he cock liulT 

 and the hen ^'cllo\v. or two \'ello\\s. if one 

 is not of the richest shade. In fact, it is 

 oflen an advantage to |)air two ^■^■llo\vs 

 at this stage, and from their progen\- select 

 two or thi'ee III the best and richest coloured 

 (ircen or green-marked \'ellow hens lo 

 inlrcxhicc into the (ircen stock. Some 

 bi'cedcrs ai'c opposed lo Ihis. while' others 

 uphold it and |)roducc proof thai some of 

 their ver\' best and most successful show- 

 birds were i)i'oduced by the use of a lillle 

 Cinnan'.on blood. We pro|)ose to eile 



Cinnamon 

 Blood. 



ex])erienees on both sides of the (|Uestion. 

 Personally we ha\e always upheld it as 

 necessity occurred, because we ha\e pro- 

 duced some of the finest Greens by using 

 it judiciously. The greatest ohjecfion we 

 have heard raised against Cinnamon blood 

 in the breeding of (ireens is that it ])ro(hices 

 a bronze shade. With this we entirely 

 agree if the Cinnamon blood is used too 

 freely ; but if the olTspring is paired liaek 

 to (ireens free from Cinnamon blood for 

 several generations, the bronze shade is 

 avoided, and the beneficial effects arc 

 maintained for some year^ without further 

 introduction of the Cinnamon direct. AVe 

 write this from experience, for birds of the 

 best and purest of grassy-green shade we 

 ever bred were from (ircen hens three 

 times removed from the Cinnamon paired 

 to piu'c Greens. And it is just ])ossible 

 some of those who do not believe in Cinna- 

 mon blood may have j)nrchased such (ircen 

 hens from which they may ha\e brtd 

 some of their good Greens, not knowing 

 that the said hens were bred from Cinnamon 

 blood. 



It is nf)t advisable to use Cinnamon 

 blood on the eoc'k"s side, as this would |iro- 

 duce some cinnamon -coloured young, 

 which, of course, would be hens, as ex- 

 plained in the eliaptcr on Cinnamon breed- 

 ing : thus when taking a cross from the 

 Cinnamon it is oid\' necessary to i-elain a 

 lew of the best voung hens I'rom the cross 

 for I'ulnre use. Cai'c nuist also be exercised 

 in Ihe class of Cinnamon selected, for cross- 

 ing an\ kind of a bird will not do. and here 

 possil)l\- is Ihe cause of some of the tl'oublc 

 eompl.ained of b\' those ojiposcd to its nsi'. 

 II is useU'ss lo inlrodu(e a jioor coloured 

 Cinn;imon with a dull smoky tendency; 

 Ihe liu'd )iiiisl be a bright, rich colour. 

 Auain. Ih<' miroduction of the Cimi.-imon 

 blood ma\ ha\c been al an ino|)portune 

 liuic or made too fre()uently. Any one of 

 these mistakes would accoin\t for the 

 objcelion raised against it. 



When introducing Cinnamon t)lood the 

 l\pe of bii'd sclcelcd nmst be either \'ork- 

 shire, Xorwieli. or Boi'dcr I'aney. according 

 to llie \aricly il is to be |)aired with. 



