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40 of 40 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
This is THE book to own!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Colored, Type & Song Canaries (Hardcover)
Finally, Walker's book has been reprinted! This is THE book that serious canary breeders search antique book stores and online auctions for. Everything you've ever wanted to know about care of canaries, genetics (this is the BIG benefit to Walker's book) and breeding, showing, and varieties. Avon does a fantastic job with photography and capturing the colors and conformation of the different varieties. Walker has updated some of the information in the book. The only area I find lacking in information (or providing MISinformation) is the section on song canaries. The exception would be Rollers - he obviously did a lot of research on them. American Singers seem to be well-researched, but I'm not very familiar with that breed. The Waterslagers and Spanish Timbrados, however, were not well-represented. There is an obviously lack of information available on those two breeds for him to research, and the information that is provided is not very accurate. Song canary breeders are becoming just as demanding of information as their Type and Colorbred fancy peers, so hopefully anything that Walker produces in the future will have more information for the Song fanciers.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Your canary library is incomplete without this book!,
By A. Machiavelli (Rock Springs, Wyo) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Colored, Type & Song Canaries (Hardcover)
The new version of "Coloured, Type and Song Canaries" has been long-awaited by everyone in the fancy. The photos are EXCEPTIONAL, and the backgrounds of the different type and song birds are well-researched and interesting. The most valuable for color-bred breeders is the in-depth genetic work Walker has done on everything from clear intensives to satinettes. Anyone who wishes to breed agates, opals, or any of the more unusual colours NEEDS this book in their library. Genetics are presented clearly on all the crosses, and sex-linked information as well. Research included on the mosaics (dimorphics) and feather-type is cutting edge. But, don't think this book is only for experts---it gives a great deal of helpful, useful advice to novice canary breeders from a most(arguably, THE MOST) informed source available. The last section on judge's comments on each of the plates is very educational, even if you never intend to show. Also, Walker has a delightful English style that comes through his writing and is very charming. You can tell these birds are his life's passion. Other highly-recommended books would be Barron's "The New Canary Handbook," and Linda Hogan's "Canary Tales." They would complement this literary work and round out your library.
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
get this book or die,
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This review is from: Colored, Type & Song Canaries (Hardcover)
my dad breeds canaries, and he asked me to find this book on the internet for him. keep in mind my dad would'nt know a hard drive if it hit him in the face, and if you talk about a mouse, he would advise you to get a trap for it. that being said, it's a good bet that this is the definitive book on canaries.
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