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Show Cage Information
BELGIAN AND
FRILLED CANARIES
 This
cage is of similar pattern to the Lancashire show cage, also
having a flat top, but is smaller in size. It is neater and
lighter than the old clumsy dome-shaped cage that was in use
many years ago and shows the bird off equally well.
The entire top
portion is of wire, the base being of wood, and is painted or
enameled black both inside and out.
The drinker is of
the normal hook-on type, either in metal or plastic and is
also painted black.
The perches are
the plain oval type as used in Yorkshire show cages. The type
of floor covering is optional, but should NOT be oat husks.
(See note on the Scot Fancy Show Cage.)
Scot FANCY
CANARIES
 This
breed is exhibited in an open wire cage of somewhat similar
design to that of the Border, though slightly larger in
dimensions (See separate leaflet). As a temporary measure it
is permissible for members to exhibit their birds in standard
Border Fancy show cages.
The Scot Fancy
needs a fair amount of show cage training for successful
exhibition. In position it should stand erect, with the head
carried well forward and forming with the back and tail, which
should be well curved under the perch, one continuous arc. In
action it should move freely and effortlessly from perch to
perch displaying a certain jauntiness and elegance but without
destroying the essential outline of its contours.
THE LANCASHIRE
SHOW CAGE
 This
cage is similar to the Yorkshire show cage but is much squarer
and larger to allow for the size of the bird for which it is
intended. It also has a flat top instead of an arched one.
In former times
these cages had four wooden legs 4 inches long which made a
total height of 18 inches. It was maintained by many of the
older breeders that the “legged” cage gave the bird a more
commanding appearance and showed it off to greater
perfection. Be that as it may, these legs were a source of
expense to exhibitors who sent their birds by rail to the
shows owing to the larger cases required to pack them in. To
relieve this unnecessary expense the Lancashire and Lizard
Fanciers’ Association decided to do away with the legs and
adopt the cage as illustrated. The old Lancashire Canary
Association also approved of the same cage.
These cages are
enameled or painted black both inside and out, although in the
old models the wooden frame round the bottom was often made of
mahogany, either varnished or French polished, and looked very
attractive. It is however much better to have all show cages
for any one variety of a uniform size and color and so the
OVCA has laid down that all Lancashire show cages shall be in
black.
The drinker is of
the hook-on type, either of metal or plastic, and is also
painted black. The three wooden perches are of the plain oval
type.
At the Annual
General Meeting of the OVCA in December 1976 it was decided
that the material used as floor covering for the cage should
be left to the discretion of the individual exhibitor except
that oat husks, as used by Border Fancy exhibitors, should NOT
be used owing to the mess they make and to the fact that the
seed supply often becomes buried by the husks.
THE CRESTED AND
CREST-BRED SHOW CAGE
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