Caged Birds
Sir,—l have two birds which are released each evening in our living-room. My cockatiel struts about happily, but readily walks back into his cage afterwards. My budgie circles the room with brief rests on shoulders or bookcases, then flies back to his cage in another room and does not want to come out again. Of larger birds, we put some hens into hen-cages to prevent spreading moult to pullets, later put them into an open run. Since then the odd hen vacates the run -at nights and is found next morning in one of the hen-cages. On one occasion, all the hens returned to the cages! They—and my cagebirds—seem quite satisfied with cages. Admittedly, it would be cruel to cage a wild bird unless to protect the maimed from maurading cats, but cage birds live happily in cages, chirping and singing their enjoyment of life; if released to fend for themselves they would freeze, starve, or fall victim to waiting puss.—Yours, etc., BIRD-LOVER. June 13, 1966.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31086, 15 June 1966, Page 16
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168Caged Birds Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31086, 15 June 1966, Page 16
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