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feeds them so seldom, that unless they be 

 taken from her, they will soon perish from 

 neglect and want of food. 



When this happens, the young must be 

 taken away immediately, or in a short 

 time they will become past recovery. 

 The hen also often forsakes the young 

 when eight or ten days old, or frequently 

 abuses them by plucking their downy 

 young feathers from them to line another 

 nest; even when she has every thing 

 which is proper for that purpose around 

 her. Whenever this fact is discovered, 

 the young must be removed and reared at 

 once by hand, or they will soon become 

 victims to her savage conduct. But un- 

 less there is some such occasion, they 

 should always be left with the parents 

 until the time before mentioned. 



When you have concluded to remove 

 them, the following composition, entitled 

 "German Paste," must be made for and 

 given to them, as hereafter stated. When 

 carefully made and the directions for its 



