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Poultry Notes.
By W. Powen-owen, F.B.S.A.
D L ( .t K ~ are
mag nihu:nt la} er s , and all '' ho
Xture
water , gra~:.Jand and
Ill
of
)W\ t
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' hould k t p a fl ock o f thc-.e ever) d~) la) ' r..,
Choice of Breed.-:\l an} read of the \\ ondcr tul
• 'tng of duc.ks and th1nk ( r ) t h<'lt it a pplic-. to
n · r) bn d .tnd (2) th.H dm k'!> are <'•'"' I) h.uHih' illtl"'
ti'~Jttd 111 thl' 0 < tobu numbt·r of L1 11 l. \S' ot,\\ 'O'i ' '
' I hf \\hit<-. .tr< c,'l'!>lc r to br• NI ttut. and c n.tblc
' ou 10 g- .> out for <'gg--product ion ll\ ..,t l<'<'ll' c breed-
, .,~ \\' thout I>< ;ng held l ,a(k b' <'<'lour-po n ts
Support Self Coloured Breeds.- I ,tl\\ a \ :. advi . . l'
he gmm r... to ... upport ~lf-rulour• d brttds· hkt' tlw
\\' hat<· \\) :lndot tt', \\ h1t£ Leg horn,. ~tnd \\ lllt ••
Runn••r .• 1nd do "' not und thl'"' ' ·n bn"<'<.l' r £,;hl
nth<> front r.lllk amo•1!.!' ht•.t\\ l.tHr''
.\ b •g Jn ·
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mr , ... olun tcmptc<.l tn kct·p .1 blct-d th.u "lotlk . .
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prctt) " and illtc upon ..,ome ~uch \anet
~ ('lltan 13utte r< up oa th<:. Rou<>n duck. l h~ ~' 01 the
• • l .tll<') " {lrucle ... et.n .lt the D :'l lr)' or .ln . '-h •'
d a-. ... t<' t..,ho w 1s n ptcturc for . bt>au t), but> 1 1 oth r
i)('f'n bJ<•tl ma1nl~ for colour-point~. \ QU cl'i . ha~
gan nc-a wall fi nd u t altty ~p<'c•men.., tr ue. 1 I ) o u ta "I I "...,
of ::.Cl<•ntific maung and br<'Nimg for colou r of )flm.,
, "t , kf't'P ~~ pen o f fnmy fowls a-; well anrl c•~l~lll
1 1
) ou r lull..,h ed prodte t~. O r wan until ) O\l do k '' t
... onwt han~ n hou t <.olour-poanh .md how to 0 now
t hem : t ht>n tr~ the Fawn :md \\ hitc R unn<'rbt.un
th<. Bi\rrcd Rod < a-. .tn .. t xtr.\ " 1o \Our 1 . :lnd
._plf - l o lo u red bru·d<'Ciall) b) " a) of plant a~~- 1
1,\bou r . l·or tn..,t.tnC<' th<'} can be confin<·d 1
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high JH'll ang .h .lgal ll')t of~. for hen s.
l lw~ ~:,;· 1
m.tk c th t·JlhE.>I\'l''!> u t home 1n anv di sla...<'d '>taht
... hNI tlw t io; \\- <.' 11 \ l'll t ll.ltcd, light. and roonn • 1\ or
.•rt• too l r cf· rangt-a., il ' )) o f th<' R unn<·r t, . :V.
<-~.
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d unng t I H.' 'u!nnwr \\ 1 p~hc; b~ a br ('ak la-;t ul
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