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great, Nature being at that Time twice as 



ftrong as at the latter End of the Summer, and 



was I oblig'd to breed Fowl in June and July, 



as fome do, I would let my Hens fit in March, 



and bring up their Young, after which, when 



they come to be frefti and iuftful again, would 



breed out of them for I am of Opinion, that if 



a Hen begins to lay at Candlemas and continues 



till Mayday, tho' fhe is ever fo frefh and young, 



it is as long as Ihe can poffibly produce out 



worth letting -, and I have obferv'd, that every 



Lowter have been confiderably lefs than other, 



when a Hen is ftrongly inclin'd to fit ; but the 



beft Month in the Year is April, for in this 



Month the Weather is more temperate, and 



Chickens may be permitted to go out four or 



five Hours in a Day, for it is not to be fuppos'd 



what Difference there is betwixt Chickens that 



are confined too much in the Houle in cold 



Weather, as from the latter End of February 



until the Middle of March, and thofe which arc 



bred in April ; and was I a perfon qualify 'd to 



breed a Number, I would have them all come 



as near the Month of April as poffible. May 



is not amils, but does not in general, produce fo 



long Fowl as the former Months do, yet it is 



loon enough for Chickens to come that are bred 



from lengthy as well as youthful Fowl, fo that 



there is no Neceffity for any one to confine 



themfelves to one Month, but Ihould breed 



fooner or later as the Fowl require : It is no 



Matter how foon Eggs are gathered from old 



Hens, becaufe they don't lay either fo foon or 



fo 



