This vintage book contains a complete and practical guide to the breeding, exhibiting, and general management of canaries. This accessible and profusely illustrated guide includes all the information an existing or prospective canary keeper might need to know, and it is highly recommended for those with a practical interest in the subject. The chapters of this book include: Canary Keeping as a Hobby, Aviaries, Cages, and Fittings, Breeding and General Management, Moulting and Colour Feeding, Diseases and their Treatment, Seeds and their Uses, Exhibiting, The Belgian, The Scots Fancy,...

BANTAMS AND HOW TO KEEP THEM: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO THE HOUSING, BREEDING, FEEDING, SHOWING AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT OF BANTAMS. By C.A. House. This most commendable book on Bantams was first published in the early 1920s. The author was an expert poultry keeper with Fancy Bantams being his specialty. He was well known and respected on the show circuit with many important wins to his credit. The book was written as much for the benefit of the backyard poultry keeper as well as assisting the show bantam enthusiast. Although written primarily for the early 20th century reader, virtually all of the...

This special reprint edition of Charles A. House's 1919 book "Long Faced Tumbler Pigeons and All About Them: A Guide To the Breeding and Exhibiting of Long Face Tumbler Pigeons" contains all the information a person needs to master the basics of breeding and raising the breed. Included in this famous booklet are details on raising and breeding this well known breed of pigeon. The text offers a fascinating look at how this famous pigeon breed was bred, raised and exhibited in the old days, as well as insights into its history. Topics covered include Breeding, Selfs, Barred Varieties, Balds and...