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downwards, head towards you ; get its legs under the 

 little finger, and then cut close the long or flight 

 feathers of the wing mind you do not cut the legs. 

 Turn the bird down close to the coop ; and so in turn 

 proceed with all. Now restore the hen to her coop, 

 remove the bottom board, open the run, and she will 

 entice the chicks back to her. After a time, you 

 will require to cut the other wing, for the one cut 

 will speedily grow, and it is best to cut them in turn. 

 When going to roost, or if suddenly alarmed, there 

 is great danger of their flying, for, after a while, they 

 will get very troublesome, and unwilling to come in 

 at night, 'especially if the weather be hot. There would 

 be no harm in their remaining outside if it were not 

 for the risk of cats. If the plan is suitable, a run- 

 extending at the back of the aviaries, having a trap- 

 door into each, would be found most serviceable. You 

 could, by means of this, pass the birds from one 

 aviary to another, say, three or four or more off, and 

 you might rear the half-grown birds in it, and also 

 pass them direct into the permanent aviaries. 



