DOMESTIC FOPtTKT. 



rittdng is to plunge her in cold water ; others, to force her to 

 sit, " thmst a feather through her nostrils, give her half a glass 

 of gin, then swing her round until seemingly dead, and confine 

 her in a pot, during a day or two, leaving her only a small 

 breathing hole." 



The hen and her brood must be kept under cover for a 

 month if the weather be very fine, but do not hurry them out 

 at an inclement season of the year. The first food should be 

 barley-meal, kneaded into dough with milk, and eggs boiled 

 hard and chopped. When they are two or three weeks old, 

 boiled beef or mutton, pulled to shreds, may be cast about 

 their feeding ground. A fresh turf daily (be sure it is free 

 from snails and slugs) will be gratefully acknowledged. 



If the turkey chick should evince symptoms of weakness, or if 

 he should take cold, the best medicine is pounded carraway -seeds. 

 The third day from its birth is reckoned a perilous time for the 

 young turkey, as is the period when they throw out what is 

 called the red-head, which happens when they are six or eight 

 weeks old. At this latter period a few old split beaits may, 

 with advantage, be mised with their food. 



