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Poultry Notes.
By W. Poweii-Owen, F.B.S.A.
W I:. wh are n no\\
sn the midst of tht laatt htng
it b pos iblc to ... ec the mo ...
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t plc<.~ ... ant
~10!' ol poultry-keep1ng.
'1 he chick!> :tre fu ll of
rntt-re<>t to the keen rearer and furni~h her \\ith
m .an}' t.'e ::.hould bP h.ttchi'd, ... u<.h lhkk.., ruclung
the la~ tng- stagr• about nr :-:t Octobl'r.
In lil.:t•
rnnnnr r .\o• 11-hatch thr p< r ... un \\ho tloe ... look \\ell
ah• c.1d wh_o mccr ... wnh tell mo ... t .,u, ce....... ~ ~~thing
''"'' .. ds hko· ;1 good o;chedult, t' d .Ht l.1u -h. tching-
ctuck:en!i upon whtch )Ou can rei) for your
q.~g . . , the!l [ do not m ind lat~'r-hatchel riod th.tt the h igh<·st return s arc n'adt> f:lg that
tht .\ meri;an c.tlls '' h<·n-fru it ''- \il'. lll'~r th:~t
'w~ rng that thi..., IS ~o this y••ar, next Far anJ·,.<~~rl ·
) cc.~r, wh) not ~upport my ..,eh( d u le of hatt h 'r.ry
Hroodil'~ \\ Ill be pi€ n tifu l thi s m o nth, and , 1 [1 ..,h•ng:
be brought 1nto U"< to hah h ou t th( winter-la ~.ulrj
L••ghot n ... and \\ hitc R un nt•r duck....
\nothl'r }l~g
to bP,tr in m111d I" th.a ) ou will n<.' v<'r get full r;:>lnt
ba ... k1•h if } uu re 1\ upo n adult d uck s or hrno; }~g.
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::.l't.rd ol -.m CC'!>~ Ill'.., Hl ha ' tng a-. manv pull :
duck.., of thi-; ) car\ hatchi ng .ts po'>sibic.
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