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that time consisted of barley, besides fresh sprigs of the 

 kinds before mentioned. It is indispensable that they 

 should have full liberty, and remain entirely undisturbed, if 

 the hens are to sit and hatch their young. As soon as this 

 had occurred, and the brood were out, they were removed 

 to the yard, which was also roomy, and so closely fenced 

 that the young ones could not escape through ; and within 

 this fence were hedges and a number of bushes planted. 

 Of the old ones, one of the wings were always clipped, to 

 prevent their flying. I have seen several times such broods 

 both of black game and Capercali, eight to twelve young 

 ones belonging to each hen. They were so tame, that, like 

 our common hens, they would run forward when corn was 

 thrown to them. They should always have a good supply 

 of sand and fresh water. 1 ' 



" The young birds should be supplied with ant eggs in 

 conjunction with the materials of which the hills of those 

 insects are composed ; hard boiled eggs are to be chopped 

 and mixed amongst fine moistened barley meal ; also pea- 

 haum and trefoil grass. They must have plenty of water, 

 which should be placed so that they cannot overturn the 

 pitcher, for they suffer very much if they get wet when 

 they are young. Dry sand and mould they never should 

 be without : when they get larger, and cabbage leaves, 

 strawberries, cranberries, and blueberries are to be had, 

 they are fond of such food ; and when they are full grown, 

 they eat barley and wheat ; and in winter they should 

 have young shoots of pine and birch buds. I have seen 

 many people who thought they treated young birds well 

 by giving them juniper berries ; but they never resort to 

 this kind of food but in cases of necessity." 



I have purposely gone to considerable length in these 

 extracts in reference to the modes of treating both the old 



