552 POULTRY.

pin-money, than suffer her to keep these de- vourers. The best, whitest, and sweetest fleshed chickens, are the common barn-door fowls, and the game; they may be improved in size. Best breed- ers and layers, Darxinc, and Poranpers; they make large fowls, but of a yellowish, ivory white. The eee cs. or Duke of Leeds breed, the largest we had, are worn out. The Currricones, or Malay fowls, are’ very e and coarse, fit only arge eggs. Fourhens to a cock, or five at-most. Hens set tw enty-one days. eave plenty of nest-eggs when you desire them to set. Take away the se see chicks as fast as they are hatched, securing them in wool, until the whole are hatched and strong enough to be cooped. ens not to be cooped near, as they may kill each other’s chickens. Young poultry fed by themselves, or under coops, as the large are apt to tread the smaller to death. Feed the chickens

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with split-grots, at first; afterwards with tail-wheat.

ne‘a Eee Sage for soup; but they lay fine

The best food for this kind, barley; to fatten them, barley or wheat-meal and milk. Boiled-barley or

malt, toast and ale,&c. to make hens lay in winter. The true shape of the cocx and HEN, short-legged, and long-bodied, but plump.

Ducks set thirty days. One drake to five ducks. They begin to lay in February, and must be well attended, or they will lay their eggs abroad. Duck sets over eleven to fifteen eggs. To be watched and fed when they leave the nest. When hatched, trim the down from the tails of the ducklings, feed- ing first with barley-meal and ground-malt. Water in broad dishes, that the ducklings may not go to the pond too soon, whither they must not be allow-

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