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THE COTTAGE GARDENER AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, August 21, 1S60. 
would be glad to sell him the fowls, as I thought they might do 
better for him. “Now for the pushing.” Informing him that 
1 was eager to sell, owing to being thrown out of my situation 
through circumstances over which I had no control, and was 
compelled to keep the birds in a pigstye, and would let him have 
them at a reduced price, soliciting his assistance to procure for 
me a situation in his district, if in his power. He kindly replied 
he would do so when an opportunity offered, &c. 
But I must return to the egg question, and hasten to conclude. 
I sent the second sitting of eggs, and left home two days alter, 
and never heard whether they arrived, nor yet received the 2s. 
In the course of a week the birds were sold; and if he has a 
better pen from his eleven chicks he will be fortunate. They 
were only shown twice; receiving once a prize, and once highly 
commended. I have bred birds which have taken prizes and 
highly commended at most of the principal shows in England 
and Scotland ; and when I have sold eggs I sent them from my 
best stock, undipped or tampered with, but could not vouch for 
their fertility. I have sent into Esses, where they have proved 
good. I have sat hens at home on eggs from the same birds, 
when they have failed. And if Mr. B. will take the trouble of 
asking H. W. B. Berwick, Esq. how many he has sat this year 
which turned out somewhat similar as he describes, and also 
inquire of him my character, “ as we have had many dealings , 
together,” I will leave myself in his power to speak of me as he 
always found; then Mr. B. will, perhaps be satisfied whether he 
was deceived.—M. Cooper, Helms ley. 
A BROODY BANTAM COCK—USE OE ADDLED 
EGGS. 
Allow me to add a curious fact which may interest your 
readers. I have a pen of Black Red Game Bantams. One hen 
had chickens five weeks old when I sent the cock away to a Show. 
Upon his return the hen had begun to lay again, and the cock 
took to. the chickens, brooded, and fed them like their own 
mother. I quite back up the remarks made in one of your 
numbers with regard to addled eggs. If the eggs of a sitting 
from which no chickens have been hatched are boiled, they are in \ 
most cases much relished by the poultry. If barren eggs, they are 
hardly worse than fresh. I have, also, found it a good plan to 
examine the eggs at a week’s end whenever the hen is offher nest, 
and to remove those which are uniformly transparent. They 
are quite good for cooking, and not altogether objectionable for j 
eating if there be any scarcity of eggs. 
Will you in your next give me your opinion of my feeding. 
The soft food consists of ground or rather bruised oats, barley- 
meal, and pollard, equal parts, mixed into a paste as dry as 
possible, and given lukewarm. The only grain I use is Indian 
corn whole, and I find fowls will take no other grain when they 
can get this. Even chickens a few weeks old swallow it with 
eagerness, and prefer it to any food. Besides this, they have the 
scraps from the plates mixed with their food, and eat what grass 
they like. Chickens for the first- fortnight I usually feed on 
bread-crumbs or oatcake, milk, and scraps; but I have had 
fearful mortality in chickens this year, about sixty per cent., 
though I never have an adult fowl sick. I have always had that 
mixture of ginger and pepper, recommended as a preventive and 
cure for gapes, in one of your numbers. I must confess, how¬ 
ever, that 1 have no faith in it from this season’s experience. 
Can you tell me whether Toulouse Geese are as troublesome in 
getting through and over low fences as common Geese P I have 
been using the latter as mowing machines, but they arc too fond 
of roaming to be quite satisfactory.— Ignoramus. 
[We should substitute oats or barley for Indian com. Toulouse 
Geese are not given to roaming.] 
ROSENDALE POULTRY EXHIBITION. 
This was held on the 9th inst. at Waterfoot. The weather, 
with the exception of a slight shower, being fine, the attendance 
was very numerous, the show-ground and village being com¬ 
pletely thronged with visitors. 
With the exception of the classes for Single Game Cocks and 
that for Game Cockerels old and young, competed together, 
Silver-pencilled Hamlurghs were first on the list. Mr. Dixon 
took the first prize with a good pen of old birds. The second 
prize went to a pen of chickens belonging to Mr. Robinson. In 
Golden-pencilled, Mr. Caunan was first with a beautiful pen of 
chickens. The second prize went to old birds; one of the 
pullets exhibited by Capt. Munn was very beautiful. Silver- 
spangled Hamlurghs were the best class in the Show as regards 
quality, and contained twelve entries; five of the pens were 
nearly equal in merit; and, if we mistake not, the pen of chickens 
belonging to Mr. Andrews that took the second prize will soon 
be more than a match for Mr. Dixon’s old birds, though the 
latter have taken so many first prizes. In Golden-spangled 
Hamlurghs Mr. Kershaw was first, and Mr. Ashcroft second, 
both with old birds. In Game of any colour, the first prize 
went to a pen of Black Reds belonging to Mr. Grimshaw. A 
pen of Brown Reds belonging to the same gentleman, though 
good birds, lost all chance through the cock being in deep 
moult. The second prize went to Duckwing chickens. The 
class for “Any other variety” contained very good pens of 
Cochins, Golden-spangled Polands, Sultans, Dorkings, Brahmas, 
Cuckoo, Creoles, Spanish, and White-crested Black Polands. 
Though Hamburglis and Game are the breeds principally kept 
in the locality, we trust the beautiful birds exhibited in this class 
will induce the Committee to extend their classification to Spanish, 
Dorkings, Cochins, and Polands next year. The beautiful pen of 
White-crested Black Polands deserve especial notice. The Single 
Game Cock class brought fourteen entries. The first-prize bird 
was a beautiful close-feathered Brown Red; the second prize 
went to a Black Red. We noticed several birds in this class 
which lost all chance of a prize by the absurd practice of trim¬ 
ming : one very fine bird was completely bald. Bantams were 
all classed together, a very nice pen of Gold-laced taking the 
first prize. 
The class for Bucks contained some very good Aylesbury. 
Turkeys brought four entries, and Geese five. A prize of £1, 
the gilt of James Munn, Esq., of Heath Hill, Stackstead, for the 
best three pullets of any breed, the property of a cottager under 
£8 rental, brought together some very good Hamburghs. 
The prizes were awarded by Mr. Teebay, of Preston. 
Hajiburghs (Silver-pencilled).—First, j. Dixon, Eradford. Second, J. 
Robinson, Vale House, Garstang. 
Hamburg ns (Golden-pencilled).—First, W. Cannan, Bradford. Second, 
J. Dixon, Eradford. Highly Commended, Capt. Munn, Thistle Mount. 
Hameurghs (Silver-spangled).—First, J. Dixon, Bradford. Second, J. 
Andrews, Waterhouses, Ashton-under-Lyne. Highly Commended, W. 
Cannan, Bradford; .T. Ashcroft, Waterloo, Ashton-under-Lyne; J. Robin¬ 
son, Vale House, Garstang. Commended, J. Fielding, Whitewell Vale. 
IlAMBonGHS (Golden-spangled).—First, W. Kershaw, Heywood. Second, 
J. Ashcroft, Ashton-under-Lyne. 
Gamb (any colour).—First, W. and N. Grimshaw, Bank House, near 
Burnley. Second, W. Agirton, Earby, Yorkshire. 
Any other Variety.— Prize, J. Dixon, Bradford (Spanish). Highly 
Commended, W. Cannan, Bradford; S. Whitehead, Wales House; S. H. 
Hyde, Ashton-under-Lyne. Commended, J. Robinson, Vale House, 
Garstang. 
Single Game Cocks.— First, R. Garton, Tottington Hall. Second* 
W. & N. Grimshaw, Bank House, Burnley. Highly Commended, W. 
Kershaw, Heywood; J. Cowgill, Thornton, near Skipton. Commended, 
J. Stansfieid, Waterfoot. 
Game Cockerels.— First, R. Gorton, Tottington Hall. Second, W. & N. 
Grimshaw, Bank House, Burnley. Highly Commended, J. Cowgili, 
Thornton, near Skipton. 
Bantams —Prize, W. Cannan, Bradford. 
Ducks.— Prize, J. Robinson, Vale House, Garstang. Highly Commended, 
A. Warburton, Topwood, Ramsbottom, 
Turkeys.— rrize, J. Dixon, Bradford. 
Geese. —Prize, W. Cannan, Bradford. Highly Commended, W. Ker¬ 
shaw, Heywood; B. Eaxter, Ellslack Hall, Skipton. 
Three Pullets of any distinct breed, the property of a Cottager under 
£8 rental, the gift of James Muhn, Esq.—Prize, E. Wood, Newcburcb. 
Highly Commended, T. Leach, Whitworth; H. Cunliff, Oaken Head 
Wood; J. Andrews, Ashton-under-Lyne. 
RED WORM IN PHEASANTS. 
I some few years ago bad a correspondence with you relative 
to the red worm, so fatal in the windpipe of Pheasants. Since 
then I have sought considerable experience on the subject. My 
chief aim has been to discover the origin of its existence. I 
found a worm similar in form and structure to exist in water-butts, 
under pumps, &c., and this led me to infer the ova of the worm 
exist in the water. To test this theory I had water boiled, and 
as soon as the young birds bad drunk, the water was spilled. 
This to a very considerable extent prevented the liability, but it 
was an experiment difficult to carry out. I prevailed upon 
several keepers to try it, but whether they were sufficiently careful 
is doubtful. I perfectly succeeded with my own, but whether 
