44 FAKMING FOR LADIES. [chap. ii. 



as the very prototype of all that we call gal- 

 lantry : courteously affectionate to his mates, 

 to whom, when surrounded by them, he is 

 vigilantly attentive, generously supplying their 

 wants by every means in his power, before 

 satisfying his own, and daringly courageous 

 as a champion in their defence. He is, how- 

 ever, jealous to excess of their attachment ; 

 demanding submissive obedience from the 

 companions of his love, and ruling them with 

 the sway of a bashaw : in fact — 



" Le coq de ses soeurs estl'epoux et le roi, 

 Toujours marche a leur tete, et leur donne la loi, 

 II peut pour des aiinees les aimer, les conduire; 

 II est ne pour I'amour, il est ne pour Tempire ;" 



and he reigns over the poultry-yard as a sul- 

 tan in his harem. 



The Hen should partake, as far as possible, 

 of the form and plumage of the cock : short- 

 legged ; round and full in the body, but more 

 roomy behind, for the better production of 

 eggs, with wide-spreading, closely-feathered, 

 downy wings, to afford a warm shelter to her 

 chicks. If long-legged, with claws, or spurs, 

 at the back, she sits awkwardly on her eggs, 

 which she thus sometimes breaks, and if not 

 large, both in the body and the wing, she can 



