FEEDING. 33 



country, as good air and a lively situation is 

 essential for breeding with any thing like 

 success. Those who wish to amuse them- 

 selves with mule breeding, must not feel dis- 

 appointed in losing for a season or two. It 

 is always with the greatest difficulty that any 

 thing is produced from the greenfinch, bull- 

 finch, chaffinch, or yellow-hammer. 



This is the whole that is deemed necessary 

 to advance on this subject. A great deal 

 more might liave been said, but as it will 

 require a little experience to become ac- 

 quainted with the general method of mule 

 breeding, which cannot be got by any thing 

 we could say, we therefore, leave that part 

 to the reader, confident that a little attention 

 and observation will overcome any difficul- 

 ties to which he may be exposed. 



FEEDING. 



The seed that now goes universally by its 

 own name, is the common food of the 

 Canary, and on it alone it thrives sufficiently, 

 especially when kept single as the " pet of 

 the parlor," and merely for the purposes of 

 song; but when intended for breeding and 

 to produce fancy varieties, something more 

 is required. High feeding is essential to them 

 from the first moment they are set to pair, 

 till the time they are separated, and this is 

 generally composed of animal food and hard 

 boiled egg, mixed with seed. The egg should 

 always be fresh, and if possible, newly laid. 



