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Difference of Age, Shape, and Conftitution of 

 Fowl they are bred from. 



The firft Trial that can be made, whether a 

 Cock will fuit with* Hens or not, is when he 

 is three, and the Hens two Years old, which be- 

 ing put together the Year before, the Produft 

 of them are then Staggs ; which,. if a Trial is 

 made of them in a proper Manner, and they an- 

 fwer Expectation, it is fufficient to encourage 

 any one to continue the fame again. I can't 

 fay, but a Trial of Cocks is more fatisfa&ory 

 than of Staggs, but if they are bred early, chu- 

 flng the fhorteft and ftiffeft for Trials, it may 

 luffice : Thus would I continue a Cock with 

 Hens till they be three and four Years old each, 

 \vhich makes up three Years, beginning with 

 the Cock of two Years old and the Hens one ; 

 Youth is very neceffary on one Side, and ought 

 to be made a general Rule, for tho' a Cock be fe- 

 ven, eight, nay tenYears old, which is the fartheft 

 I would ever exceed, if he has never been abus'd 

 in any Refpect, he will get very good Fowl 

 with early Pullets of a youthful Strain ; in the 

 fame Manner alfo Staggs will relieve old Hens ; 

 and it muft be obferv'd, that Youth on one Side 

 muftbe ftinted, according to the Age of the con- 

 trary Side, be what it will ; but Fowl ought 

 never to be made Ufe of fooncr than two Years 

 old on one Side, and one on the other ; but the 

 iiireft Way that I can propofe to breed ready 

 !Money Cocks, is from two and three Years old 

 each, they being then in the greateft Perfe&ion ; 

 for if Fowl are not form'd of an active, clean 



Shape, 



