. Biggle poultry book; a concise and practical treatise on the management of farm poultry. 9o BlGGIvE POULTRY BOOK. which also contains Cornish, Indian and WhiteIndian Games; Black Sumatras, Black-Breasted RedMalays, and Bantams of the last named. The Cornish Indian Games were some years agointroduced into this country from England, and whilethey at the time gave promise of becoming a popularmarket fowl, they for some reason or other, are notmuch bred here at the present day. Their weight is :cock, nine pounds ; hen, six and a half pounds. SeePlate XII. The tenth class comprises Ornamental Ban
. Biggle poultry book; a concise and practical treatise on the management of farm poultry. 9o BlGGIvE POULTRY BOOK. which also contains Cornish, Indian and WhiteIndian Games; Black Sumatras, Black-Breasted RedMalays, and Bantams of the last named. The Cornish Indian Games were some years agointroduced into this country from England, and whilethey at the time gave promise of becoming a popularmarket fowl, they for some reason or other, are notmuch bred here at the present day. Their weight is :cock, nine pounds ; hen, six and a half pounds. SeePlate XII. The tenth class comprises Ornamental Bantams,other than Games. The breeds and varieties arenumerous, but I illustrate only a few popular favoritesin colored Plate SILVER-LACED WYANDOTTES. Bantams are bred mostly as pets for children, butare often profitably kept on city yards and villagelots for their eggs and meat. For this service theSeabrights are an old and popular breed. For show BREEDS OE CHICKENS 91 purposes Bantams are bred down as small as possible,matured male specimens weighing only twenty-six tothirty ounces, and even less. The well-fed pullet is an early layer. The swill become a chicken trap unless provided<with a lid. The wagon house makes a poor hennery. The cow shed andsheep pen are little better. To break up a broody hen, shut her in the coop the first nightyou find her on the nest. The longer she sits the more set inher way? she becomes. Chain the dog in the poultry yard at night. Prowlers willcatch his scent and keep away. Darkened nests will do much toward preventing the egg--eatmg habit. Use plenty of China nest-eggs. Eet a few lie onthe floor. A good scarecrow, scarehawk and scarecat is a good gun inthe hand
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