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CANARIES 



in fact some writers have gone so far as to say that alone 

 is the cause, but I cannot agree with them. There is no 

 doubt whatever that over-fed hens that are fat are very 



The Egg-Producing Organs. 



From a sketch kindly supplied by Dr. T. A. Bowes. 



This shows the egg producing organs of a canary about eight hours 



before the second egg of a clutch is due. 



1. Egg due in eight hours. 



2. Ovule to form egg due in thirty- two hours. 



3. Ovule to form egg due in fifty-six hours. 



4. Ovule to form egg due in eighty hours. 

 A Aperture in Oviduct to receive Ovule. 

 B Oviduct. 



C Vent. 



liable to egg-binding, so also are those t,hat are weak and 

 delicate, either from constitutional causes or under-feeding 

 When I say under-feeding I do not mean in quantity 

 but in quality. It is most important that the food given 



