QUAILOLOGY - DOMESTICATION, ETC 29 



Breeders Association, of which the writer was and is Correspond- 

 ing Secretary, having as its object the general advancement of 

 the culture and the dissemination of a more thorough knowledge 

 of these game birds together with the pleasure and profit to be 

 derived from the intelligent care and breeding of the several 

 varieties. Up to the present time very little has been done but 

 it is to be hoped that some progress will be made during the 

 coming season. 



Procuring Stock 



The procuring of stock will first receive our attention, while it 

 might possibly have been better for us to have considered a 

 home for the birds, before procuring them. Never-the-less we 

 infer the amateur will study this work thoroughly, before ven- 

 turing into the culture, and have an aviary all ready for the 

 reception of his stock. 



There are several ways of procuring a start; procure eggs and 

 hatch out the chicks; trap the wild birds; or purchase domesti- 

 cated stock from some reliable fancier, we wont say dealer, as we 

 trust there are none who come under that term as we define it, 

 "water, feed and sell" regardless of merit. 



Eggs may be secured from the nests of the wild birds. The 

 reader will find the Ornithological portion of this work valuable 

 in determining when and where to search for the nests and eggs 

 of the various species. When found, if the nest does not contain 

 a full setting do not disturb it, as you are liable to cause the female 

 to abandon it. Watch it as closely as possible and when the 

 female stops laying remove the eggs and pack them carefully in 

 in saw-dust or cotton, and as soon as possible transfer them to 

 the incubator or place them under a hen. The hatching out will 

 receive our attention later on. 



Wild birds may often be obtained from commission merchants 

 in the larger cities, as they often receive crates of live birds for 

 the markets. In purchasing these, however, one runs consider- 

 able risk of losing his stock, owing to the fact that many are 

 injured in transit or injure themselves while confined in the 



