. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . a Week, otherwife it will be fubje<5t to clogits Feet with the Dung. Let not its Meat be too ftale, dry or mouldy; for your Birds fo fed willnever thrive. Feed him all the Time of his Song with fome Sheeps Heart mixd with Egg, Breadand Hempleed ; putting into his Water two or three Slices of Liquorice, and a little Sugar-Candy,with a Blade or two of Saffron once a Week; this makes him longwinded,andIavifhin his Song. TheCock is known from the Hen by the Largenefs and Length of
. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . a Week, otherwife it will be fubje<5t to clogits Feet with the Dung. Let not its Meat be too ftale, dry or mouldy; for your Birds fo fed willnever thrive. Feed him all the Time of his Song with fome Sheeps Heart mixd with Egg, Breadand Hempleed ; putting into his Water two or three Slices of Liquorice, and a little Sugar-Candy,with a Blade or two of Saffron once a Week; this makes him longwinded,andIavifhin his Song. TheCock is known from the Hen by the Largenefs and Length of his Call, by the tall walking aboutthe Cfige, and by doubling his Call as if going to rooft. I. Theii- Difeafes are the Cramp, the Remedy iskeeping them clean, taking Care iiot to hang themout in the Rain, and lining their Perch with Bays. 2. Giddinefs of the Head, by too much feedingon Hempfced, for which give them Meal-worms, or Ants and their Eggs. 3. Loufinefs and Scurf,which is helped by fmoaking their Feathers with Tobacco, and giving themfrefh Sand, and fct-ting them in the Sun to Bafk themlelves. The. .i^^rvde^tmy. .yilant^(i€J-OiJ. yUiHce^ttz ^cBoi^. -jTie 7fovtiZa^
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