FITTING AND EXHIBITING POULTRY 565 



or two with the heat turned off than to take them home at once. 

 If the exhibits must be removed promptly at the close of the show, 

 and the weather is very cold, it may be advisable to keep the birds 

 cooped in a place where the temperature is moderate, for a few 

 days before placing in their regular quarters. As in the special 

 fitting, showing, and transportation they will usually have been 

 quite closely confined for from one to two weeks, and are likely 

 to be a little soft and out of condition, it is a good plan to give 

 them well-littered scratching floors, and feed only hard grain for 

 a while. They should be quarantined until sufficient time has 

 elapsed for the development of any disease to which they may 

 have been exposed. 



