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How to choose Poultry.
tame rabbits, green geese, young ducklings, and turkey
poults.
March.—This month the same as the preceeding; and
in this month wild-fowl goes quite out.
April.—Pullets, spring fowls,chickens, pigeons, young
wild rabbits, leverets, young geese, ducklings, and turkey
poults.
May and June.—The same.
July.—The same ; with young partridges, pheasants,
and wild ducks, called flappers or moulters.
August.—The same.
September, October, November, and December.—•
In these months all sort, of fowl, both wild and tame
are in season; and in the three last is the full season for
all wild fowl.
HOW TO POULTRY.
To know if a Capon is a true one, young or old, new or
stale. If it be young, his spurs are short, and his legs
smooth : if a true capon, a fat vein on the side of his
breast, the comb pale, and a thick belly and rump: it
new, he will have a hard close vent; if tale, a loose
open vent.
A Cock and Hen Turkey, Turkey Poidts. If the cock be
young, his legs will be black and smooth, and his spurs
short: if stale, his eyes will be sunk in his head, and the
feet dry ; if new, the eyes lively, and feet limber. Ob-
serve the like by the hens; and moreover, if she be
with egg she will have a soft open vent; if not, a hard
close vent. Turkey poults are known the same, their age
cannot deceive you.
Cock, Hen, Ifc. If young, his spurs are short and dub-
bed ; but take particular notice they are not pared or
scraped: if old, he will have an open vent; but if new, a
close hard vent. And so of a hen for newness or stal’e-
ness; if old, her legs and comb are rough; if voun"-
smooth. J t>
A tame, wild arul Wan Goose. If the bill be yellow and
’ she has but a few hairs, she is young ; but if full of hairs
and the bill and foot red, she is old; if new, limber-
