62 Change of Cock, 



A place of refuge should be provided for 

 hens or chicks in this unfortunate predica- 

 ment. Whilst the young feathers are grow- 

 ing after moulting, poultry are extremely apt 

 to peck and wound each other, retarding 

 their recovery. 



The CHANGE of a cock, from death or 

 accident, is always attended with interrup- 

 tion and delay, as it may be some eon- 

 giderable time before the hens will associ- 

 ate kindly with their new partner: and 

 further, a nev/ cock may prove dull and 

 inactive from the change, hov/ever good in 

 nature. This frequently happens with cocks 

 of the superior breeds, purchased from the 

 London dealers, in whose coops they have 

 been kept in such a high state of tempera- 

 ture, that they are unable to endure the open 

 air of the country, unless in the summer 

 season. Such being removed in autumn, 

 winter, or early spring, if immediately turn- 

 ed abroad with hens, are liable to become 

 aguish, torpid, and totally useless, perhaps, 

 in the end, turning roupy or glandered. 



