CONTENTS, 



CHAPTER I. 



GENERAL VIEWS : DOMESTIC POULTRY. 



Choice of the Cock... 33 



Choice of the Hen 34 



Selecting and Breeding 34 



Management 35 



Laying 36 



Fecundity 37 



Profits 38 



Food.. 39 



CHAPTER II. 



POULTRY-HOUSES. 



Victoria's Poultry-house 47 



Lord Penry n's Poultry-house 47 



Mowbray's Poultry-house 48 



Scotch Poultry-house 49 



Octagon Poultry-house 50 



Our own Poultry-house 51 



Ornamental Rustic Poultry-house 53 



Cottager's Poultry-house.... 54 



Fancy Poultry-house 55 



Browne's Poultry-house 57 



New York Poultry-house , 59 



Rustic Poultry-house 60 



Poor Man's Poultry-house 60 



Rhode Island Poultry-house 62 



Virginia Poultry-house 63 



Van Nuxen's Poultry-house 64 



Cheap Poultry-house 64 



Duck House ..... 65 



CHAPTER III. 



ACCESSORIES TO THE POULTRY-HOUSE. 



Plans for Nests 66 



Wicker-work Nests 68 



Cheap Nests 68 



Straw Nests 68 



Curious Nest 69 



Secret Nests 69 



Barrel Coop 69 



Marque Coops 69 



English Coop 70 



Close Coop 71 



Pen Coops 72 



Nest Eggs 72 



Feeding Hoppers 73 



Double Feeding Hopper 74 



Scotch Feeding Fountain 74 



Self-Feeding Hopper 74 



Stool Feeding Hopper 75 



Perfect Feeding Hopper 76 



Feeding Trough 77 



Water Fountains 77 



Barrel Fountain 77 



Bottle Fountain..., 77 



