"Canaries: Their Care and Management" by Alexander Wetmore is a helpful guide from 1923, created for people who love or want to breed canaries as pets. This book is like a complete handbook on how to look after canaries in cages, explaining everything from what they should eat and how to keep them healthy, to how to breed them properly. It walks you through the history of different types of canaries, explains how to pick the right cage, keep it clean, and make sure your bird gets all the right nutrients. Furthermore, it describes important processes like molting and bathing, and even explores how special diets can make their feathers more colorful. Besides, it covers how to tell male and female canaries apart, how to breed them, deals with common sicknesses, and offers easy-to-understand advice on making sure your feathered friends stay happy and healthy.
Canaries : $b their care and management
By Alexander Wetmore
Discover how to keep your caged songbird healthy, colorful, and singing with tips on everything from diet to breeding practices.
Summary
About the AuthorFrank Alexander Wetmore was an American ornithologist and avian paleontologist. He was the sixth Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. He was also an elected member of both the American Philosophical Society and the United States National Academy of Sciences.
Frank Alexander Wetmore was an American ornithologist and avian paleontologist. He was the sixth Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. He was also an elected member of both the American Philosophical Society and the United States National Academy of Sciences.
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