The Friendly Fantail
Dear Aunt Daisy, Can you tell me how to keep fantails out of the house? They are such lovely little birds, but are a dreadful pest indoors. My mirrors are never clean, and now I find I must keep doors and windows shut to keep the little pests out.
In our hot climate this is very trying, and I thought you might beable to give me some good advice. — "Distracted," Hastings. Here is your answer, trom Lyttelton. Dear Aunt Daisy, What about wire netting, the kind we use for fowlruns? You can get the mesh any size and it wouldn’t need a very small one to keep the birds out. Wire netting can be nailed on outside, and has the advantage of stopping neither the light nor the air The smaller meshes would also stop the larger moths from coming in. It looks quite tidy if it is put on nicely. Hoping this will help.-M.5S., Lyttelton.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 14, Issue 354, 5 April 1946, Page 27
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159The Friendly Fantail New Zealand Listener, Volume 14, Issue 354, 5 April 1946, Page 27
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