. Domestic poultry: being a practical treatise on the preferable breeds of farm-yard poultry, their history and leading characteristics with complete instructions for breeding and fattening, and preparing for exhibition at poultry shows, etc., etc. .. . ng should not be purchased till ahen is ready to sit. For seven or eight days before hatch-ing, the eggs should be sprinkled with cold water whilethe hen is off. This will prevent the frequent complaintthat the chicken was dead in the shell. I give, herewith, (Fig. 4,) a sketch of the best coop Ihave yet found for hen andchickens. Its dimension
. Domestic poultry: being a practical treatise on the preferable breeds of farm-yard poultry, their history and leading characteristics with complete instructions for breeding and fattening, and preparing for exhibition at poultry shows, etc., etc. .. . ng should not be purchased till ahen is ready to sit. For seven or eight days before hatch-ing, the eggs should be sprinkled with cold water whilethe hen is off. This will prevent the frequent complaintthat the chicken was dead in the shell. I give, herewith, (Fig. 4,) a sketch of the best coop Ihave yet found for hen andchickens. Its dimensionsshould be twenty-four incheshigh in front, eighteen widein front, and twenty-four indepth. It should be solideverywhere save in should be made of bars,and the three centre onesshould lift up by means of ^^ *--™^ ^°°^- a cross piece. It must not have a bottom. The henshould be kept in the coop, or rather under it, at leastsix weeks, and in the winter the longer she is under thebetter. The coops should be often moved, as it preventsthe ground from becoming tainted. It is too often presumed that little care is required as tothe feeding of poultry from the time they leave the coopuntil the time they are put up for fattening. They are. BEEEDING AND MANAGEMENT OF CHICJKENS. 21 allowed the run of the yard, without considering what aprecarious subsistence this affords. There may be abun-dance of food at some periods, and little or none at should be fed regularly, and care should be takenthat each of them (for they are all brought up either forthe table or stock) shall have a fair share. For chickens, I would recommend for the first weekafter hatching, a hard-boiled egg to be given, chopped fineat least twice a day, wheat steeped in milk, and coarseIndian meal, bread-crumbs, canary and millet seed, etc., change of food is not only advantageous, but necessary,and I would advise that twice per week the food bechanged, substituting cracked corn for wheat.
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