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Feed them on their final fly with 

 canary seed and rice, with a small 

 quantity of Indian corn, give them 

 canary seed tea to drink half an 

 hour before rising them, this will im- 

 prove their flying wonderfully. The 

 spring of the year is the best time 

 for Tippler flying but they will fly 

 well all summer. These birds should 

 not be flown too often or they will 

 soon fail to fly the time expected. 

 Every alternate day is sufficient, and 

 if they are flying ten hours twice a 

 week will be often enough. A week's 

 rest once in six weeks will give them 

 every opportunity to get strong and 

 healthy and full of spirit. 



Most of the best Tippler fanciers 

 keep their birds up through the 

 winter and a very good plan to, for 

 dull misty weather will lose these 

 kind of birds sooner than anything. 

 This system is a very wise one as it 

 does not only save them from being 



