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wide enough for the bird to put his head out between the wires, but

I know of no reason for so absolute a statement. No harm has ever

come to my doves from putting their heads out.


One of these cages complete costs me less than three shillings

(about 70 cents) and one day’s labour; yet it is better for my

purposes than any cage made by the manufacturers, at least in this

country.* It is so strong as to be practically indestructible. No



solder is used in the cage anywhere. One of these cages which went

through the fire when my aviary burned two years ago is still in use;

probably all would have been usable after the fire had not the roof of

the building fallen on them. Although so strong, the cage is light,

weighing only about 5f lb. without the drawer. The galvanised iron

drawer weighs about 2| lb.; a zinc drawer would be much lighter,

but during the present war zinc is too expensive. The doors are

easily opened, and the vertical wiring renders it easy to open the

doors and to place and remove perches. The wires are all galvanised,



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