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useful for the niglit-liousing of ducklings and 

 goslings; indeed, these tempting morsels easily 

 fall a prey to rats, — they seem their favourite 

 dainties. Chickens they do not touch, unless 

 pressed by hunger, which, perhaps fortunately, 

 is impossible, where so much food can be had for 

 the taking; yet I have had twenty-seven duck- 

 lings and three goslings carried off in one night. 



FiR. 18. 



For hens and turkeys which must be confinea 

 for a part of each day, (and many altogether, if 

 they fight with and Ul-use stranger chickens), 

 coop, fig. 13, is essential. The bars of this should 



