Show HOW TO MANICURE CANARY it la Is a job that must bo be do done but bui extreme care should always be used asa canary grows old it wlllie noticed that its claws get long alid catch on tho the perches and wires ns as lt it hops about the cage in a state of nature the activity of 0 tile bird as it moves abbat on the ground or among twigg and limbs keeps the claws property properly worn down confined in a cage the birds claws become en entirely too long it Is necessary therefore to trim them with a pair of 0 sharp scissor orr every few months it Is important to watch the condition odthe of the claws otare aire fully ns as by catching they may cause a broken leg in each claw a slender blender blood vessel extends well down toward the tip this may be seen on close examination through tho the transparent sheath of tile the claw in trimming cut well beyond this canal and take special caie care not to break the leg while handling tile the bird in cage birds the horny covering of the bill as well as the claws sometimes becomes distorted through growth without suM sufficient clent wear the tips of the mandibles may be pared down with a sharp knife but care must be taken not to cut deep enough to reach the quick |