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when the warmth is sufficient, and the lids are removed for that 

 purpose ; then, a thorough wetting of the plumage will have 

 no injurious consequences even for a hatching female. 



The drinking-pots used in the Hartz cost about 6d. apiece, 

 and the feeding-vessels in use in that locality are made of 

 wood, and are in size 12 to 18 inches long, 2 inches deep, 

 and 2 to 2J wide. 



As a useful feeding- vessel of wood, may be considered the 

 well-known piece of household furni- 

 ture as shown in cut, especially 

 for a large hatching-case. The 

 holes in the bottom must be filled 

 with cement, which, of course, must 

 be quite dry before the vessel is 

 used. Plain tin feeding and drink- 

 ing vessels are to be seen at the 

 dealers in various shapes, and may 

 be hung up conveniently any- 

 where. 



All feeding-pots are only half- 

 filled with seeds, and owning to 



this very little food is lost ; such seeds as are split, never- 

 theless, are either gathered by the w T eaker birds which have 

 been driven away from above, or they are given to the 

 females, or carefully collected, washed, dried, and crushed 

 to make oil of. All soft food is naturally given in china 

 vessels. Where there are no mice, 

 it will be well to heap up loose 

 boughs, to at least half the height 

 of the room. Into this, all young 

 and feeble birds will climb, whilst, 

 if remaining seated on the floor, in a 

 temperature of, at least, 1-2 degrees 

 less, they easily catch cold in the abdomen. According to 



WOODEN FEEDER. 



