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fresh milk, so as to make a thin paste of it. This paste 

 must be made fresh for them every morning, as it is 

 likely to get sour, and the birds refuse to eat it. The 

 other mixture (which I have found the best) is, bruised 

 hemp seed, carrots grated and the juice squeezed out, 

 and stale roll or rusk (grated) ; an equal quantity of each 

 mixed up well. This food will not turn sour so easily 

 as the former, neither are the birds so liable to dirty the 

 cage after it. A little hard boiled egg, chopped up, may 

 be put with either of the above mixtures ; also a little 

 fresh meat (lean) given to them occasionally will prove 

 very good for them. An extra dish, with dried currants, 

 well washed, may be constantly left in their cage. 

 These they are generally very fond of, and are very 

 healthy for them. 



The cage for the Thrush should be at least two feet 

 and a half long, and high in proportion ; the perches 

 three quarters of an inch thick. The Thrush is also 

 very fond of bathing. 



