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Game and Foxes, 



partridges discover the nest they promptly cover 

 over the eggs it contains, although they may not 

 lay to them for several days. But, once the eggs 

 are noticed to be concealed, the nest is sure to be 

 adopted unless the unforeseen occurs. A little 

 dari seed or buckwheat scattered beside an artificial 

 nest will help to attract a pair of partridges near 

 enough to see it, especially if laid in short trails 

 across the fields on each side of the fence. In 

 this way partridges may be induced to nest in 

 places of greater safety than those they too often 

 select. 



It is most important to remove artificial eggs 

 from a nest as soon as the partridge has laid 

 about six of her own to them, and under no 

 circumstances should they be allowed to remain 

 when the bird commences to sit, as they exercise 

 a peculiar Influence over the live eggs. Being 

 made of glass or china they do not absorb much 

 heat from the bird, and also quickly cool down to 

 a very low temperature when the sitting partridge 

 leaves her nest to feed ; the eggs resting against 

 them are affected, become cold also, and their 

 fertility Is impaired. And this is not the only 

 danger. As stated elsewhere, when a brood of 

 partridges hatches irregularly the first chicks to 

 leave the shell are taken charge of by the cock 



