Game Fowls, Their Origin and History, with a Description of the Breeds, Strains, and Crosses: The American and English Modes of Feeding, Training, and Heeling; how to Breed and Cross, Together with a Description and Treatment of All Diseases Incident to Game FowlsThe Author, 1869 - 304 Seiten |
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Seite 232 - O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings ! and ye would not...
Seite 253 - ... shells, however nourishing in other respects her food may be ; indeed, a fowl fed on food and water, free from carbonate of lime, and not finding any in the soil, or in the shape of mortar, which they often eat off the walls, would lay no eggs at all, with the best will in the world.
Seite 16 - And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind : and God saw that it was good.
Seite 27 - ... morning, cocks, none to be less than three pounds six ounces, nor more than four pounds eight ounces, and as many of each party's cocks that come within one ounce of each other shall fight for a...
Seite 288 - There are times when fowls dung more loosely than at others, especially when they have been fed on green or soft food ; but this may occur without the presence of disease. But should this state deteriorate into a confirmed and continued laxity, immediate attention is required, to guard against fatal effects. The causes of diarrhoea are, dampness, undue acidity in the bowels, or the presence of irritating matter there. The symptoms are, lassitude and emaciation, and, in very severe cases, the voiding...
Seite 245 - ... allow the poultry to go in to roost. To reach this, a ladder may be constructed, by making a slanting board with strips of wood nailed across, by which the fowls may ascend on the outside, and a similar one to allow them to descend within. All fowls like to roost high ; and they should, therefore, have some rails fixed for them near the roof, so arranged that the fowls on the lower rails may not be exposed to the droppings from those above. The rails are frequently only branches, or the trunks...
Seite 27 - ... cocks; and it is also agreed, that the balance of the battle money shall be paid at the end of each day's play. It is also further agreed, for...
Seite 1 - Game fowls, their origin and history. With a description of the breeds, strains, and crosses; the American and English modes of feeding, training, and...
Seite 292 - ... spoonful of castor-oil ; wash their heads with warm castile soap-suds, and let them remain until next morning fasting. Scald for them Indian meal, adding two and a half ounces of epsom salts for ten hens, or in proportion for a lesser or larger number ; give it warm, and repeat the dose in a day or two, if they do not recover.
Seite 27 - ... ounces, and as many of each party's cocks that come within one ounce of each other shall fight for a battle, that is, each cock ; in as equal divisions as the battles can be divided into six pits, or...