70 CHICKENS. 



in a larger; this leaves a narrow circle of water, 

 in whicli the chicken cannot become immersed. 

 Onion tops and leeks chopped small, are much 

 relished by all young stock, as also cress, lettuce, 

 and cabbage. 



If the weather is damp and cold, add a little 

 pounded pimento to the food, give meat occasion- 

 ally, fresh curd and hard-boiled eggs, yolk and 

 white, mashed with shell, in the proportion of 

 one egg to four chickens every day. 



Spare not your food; the young chicken nas 

 everything to make, and the mother being neces- 

 sarily much confined to her coop, it is entirely 

 dependent on extraneous aid. 



At times the hens may be allowed free 

 range, but never in the early morning, or until 

 the ground is thoroughly dry; the coops should 

 be changed to fresh ground every day, from sun- 

 shine to shade, and from shade to sunshine, as 

 required. 



The young broods become objects of intense 

 interest, and a great deal of time may be spent 

 among them ; they are creatures to love, and that 

 love us. 



