This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 Excerpt: ... wormy seed or varieties which are injurious, than by any other cause. You cannot tell the difference between good seed and poor by the looks, only an expert can distinguish it, but the bird readily discovers it. During the summer and fall the bird should be supplied frequently with fresh seeds from the garden or field ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 Excerpt: ... wormy seed or varieties which are injurious, than by any other cause. You cannot tell the difference between good seed and poor by the looks, only an expert can distinguish it, but the bird readily discovers it. During the summer and fall the bird should be supplied frequently with fresh seeds from the garden or field. They are especially fond of chickweed, plantain, cress and many weeds which are found everywhere. It is also a good plan to let a few heads of lettuce run to seed for feeding the bird, but do not put much of this in the cage at a time. It is also a good plan to dry some heads of millet, plantain, or other plants so that the bird can have the pleasure of picking the seed off from the head during the winter, and it would be an easy matter to prepare a box or flower pot with a few plants of lettuce or cress growing in it, so as to give the birds an occasional fresh leaf during the winter. Fruit is especially good for birds, but we would avoid that which is very juicy or acid. About once a week the canary may be given some of the egg paste and a little Mocking Bird food or a few ant eggs mixed with the paste will be greatly relished. They are fed with this mixture when they first arrive from Germany. In the selection of foods, however, let your standard be German summer rape and the best Sicily canary mixed in about equal proportions. In winter when you are unable to get any green lettuce leaves or other green foods for your birds, it is well to put in a bit of cabbage leaf or grated carrot. It is better to let the bird get a little hungry occasionally than to overfeed it. Do not keep the seed cup in your cage filled full; it is much better for the bird to be limited in his diet and have fresh seed put in daily. Some persons make it a rule to pu...
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