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furnished for drinking, and contained in fountains similar 

 to chick fountains, water for bathing should he supphed in 

 pans three to four inches deep. This water should he 

 thrown out as soon as the pigeons have had their daily bath. 



GUINEA-FOWL. 



Guineas arc quite similar to turkeys in tlieir habits and 

 management. They have never become fully domesticated, 

 are impatient of restraint, preferring to roost out in the 



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Pearl Guinea-fowl. Male an^l female. (Courtesy of Bureau of Animal 



Indu.stry.) 



open, though they will frequently roost in the hen-house 

 with the chickens. They arc very Iiardy and usually neces- 

 sitate little care. Because of their watchful ale^tIlc^s and 

 their loud warning cries in the presence of danger, they are 

 frerpiently kept on farms to warn the other fowls of danger 

 and to frighten away hawks, crows, and the like. Guineas 

 have only recently been recognized as a standard class of 

 poultry. Hut one \'ariety, the pearl, has been admitted to 

 the standard, though whites arc not uncommon. 

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