. Ten years of game-keeping . on of total neglect, that severe weather, shortcommons, and the attentions of vermin purge thestock birds of weaklings. That is no excuse forforgetting that what kills undesirables must weakenthe rest, and must tend to weak-germed eggs anddelicate chicks, ready to perish in the first spell ofbad weather. But please dont run away with theidea that I advocate coddling partridges after themanner of the unfortunate pheasant that spendsmost of its life in coop and pen. A partridge under average conditions can holdits own with most birds in point of plumpness. Isnot as
. Ten years of game-keeping . on of total neglect, that severe weather, shortcommons, and the attentions of vermin purge thestock birds of weaklings. That is no excuse forforgetting that what kills undesirables must weakenthe rest, and must tend to weak-germed eggs anddelicate chicks, ready to perish in the first spell ofbad weather. But please dont run away with theidea that I advocate coddling partridges after themanner of the unfortunate pheasant that spendsmost of its life in coop and pen. A partridge under average conditions can holdits own with most birds in point of plumpness. Isnot as plump as a partridge a common simile ?But kill a partridge after a weeks or a fortnightsfrost, and its emaciated breast will provide aboutas much meat as a thrushs. Surely this is just thetime when the birds which are to continue theirrace require, if only in the interest of the superbsport they provide, food, decent both in quantityand quality. What is there for them ? Some ofthe lucky ones may be able to snatch a few grains. April 26, 1908. Tracks of French partridge to her nest in tuft of head crass. a pheasant that was sharing the nest never came near it.
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