CANARY AND CAGE BIRD NOTES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 142, 16 May 1940, Page 5

CANARY AND CAGE BIRD NOTES.

There are breeders of. budgerigars in England who annually rear up to 1000 birds. They say only a very small percentage are really good show specimens: The perfect bird is indeed haixl to produce. Beginners, then, who are discouraged because of poor results from their first venture should remem-

her tho experiences of those producers with much larger numbers. Often a mirror is placed in a cage where there is a solitary, and presumably lonely, bird, this to delude the bird into thinking it has a companion. The newest budgerigar novelty is a life-size model of a bird made to balance perfectly on the perch, and to which the live bird may chatter at will. Over 8000 people visited the National Exhibition of Cage Birds in London. There were 5000 birds on sliow. Yet three months ago the idea of holding a big sliow in England during the war was considered fantastic.

The talking class for budgerigars at the above show, also mentioned in last week’s notes, proved a great success, says Cage Birds. It took six and ahalf hours to judge the class. The observations of the various competitors created great hilarity, and there was a constant crowd present during the judging, many, of course, having talking birds or others in tho course of training. ... A. J. Shader was successful in winning three firsts, one second and two special prizes and the Cup at the Gisborne Show with Yorkshire canaries. He thus gains the Sutton Cup outright, having won three years in succession.