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are placed among the birds, their song will, of course, 
dominate. As the tutors do not sing the same tour at 
the same time, but change about, one singing this tour 
and another that, the result is that the youngster is at 
the same disadvantage, as the individual tours are lost 
to him by reason of the strong volume of sound with, 
to him, the confused interchanges. 
INDIFFERENT RESULTS EXPLAINED 
This explains the generally indifferent results of 
large breeders, notwithstanding their care in providing 
their birds with good tutors. In the smaller breeding 
rooms there is often a surprisingly large percentage of 
cocks which develop into first-class songsters in cases 
where they are placed under a really good tutor. 
These youngsters have been fortunate enough to have 
a first-class bird to listen to, and also to benefit by, for 
although they are with others on the training rack the 
school is such a small one that their united efforts do 
not drown the effect of the song of the leader, and thus 
at all times of the day he is able to lend them direction 
and support. 
Now, if a breeder has a large number of young cocks 
to train he should not allow more than ten to fifteen for 
one tutor, and each batch of this number must be kept 
entirely separate; that is to say, staged in separate rooms, 
for if these batches are kept in the same room the cross- 
ing of the tours, both in old and young, will damage 
the song. 
This system of separation into isolated rooms brings 
the small fancier up against difficulties; he may be able 
to manage in different rooms so long as the warmer 
