THE ROLLER CANARY 35 
TRAINING FOR THE SHOWS 
A few weeks before the show, put your birds in con- 
test cages. First leave the door open, and, after a day or 
two, shut it. Treat them just the same as explained 
before, the only difference is now to handle them more 
in playing about in other rooms or, better still, take one 
or two to a friend’s house and entice them to sing in the 
shortest possible time, because the quick singing bird 
will, nine times out of ten, be the winner in a contest. 
Still make notes on your list as to which bird sings 
his song throughout or in sections, or which one always 
sings first. With this one, let him sing his song and no 
more, as you are likely to spoil him in having too much 
song out of him, for then he will get excited, and will 
bring all his faults. As long as a bird sings his tours 
nicely, let him do so, and no more; he will get his 
reward before the judge; never mind what he sings 
after judging. This applies only to birds you intend 
to show. 
Birds trained like this will get into the money time 
after time. A few birds just ready for the show bench, 
singing their song in a nice quiet way, and only slightly 
faulty, will be the winners ; they are just ready at the 
right time, and win, even if they do not do much at 
later shows. 
