AVIARIES, CAGES. AND FITTINGS 



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Lancashires and Belgians are shown in open, flat- 

 opped, wire cages. They are about 16 inches high, 8 to 9 

 inches wide and long. The tops are fixed to wooden 

 bottoms like unto the Yorkshire cages, and have the 

 addition of four legs. With the Belgian the legs are 

 useful when one is striving to get a bird into position, 



Single Cage for use in Moulting or Show Season. 



but I could never understand why they should be fixed 

 to the Lancashire cages. The door and water-hole are 

 fixed at opposite ends as in the Yorkshire cages. 



Flight Cages. 

 Flight cages should be found in every bird room, although 

 many breeders try to do without them. The great 

 value of the flight cage is in the manner in which it affords 

 opportunity for the young stock to get abundance of 

 exercise, and thus develop their frames and strengthen their 



