The husbandman, farmer and grasier's compleat instructor. Containing choice and approved rules, and directions for breeding, feeding, chusing, buying, selling, well ordering and fatning bulls, cows, calves, rams, ews, lambs, swine, goats, asses, mules, &c. : How to know the several diseases incident to them, by their signs and symptoms, with proper remedies to cure them; : as likewise all griefs, and sorrances what-ever. : Also, a treatise of dogs, and conies, in their breeding, ordering, and curing the distempers they are subject to. : To which is added, The experienced vermine-killer, in particular directions, for taking and destroying all sorts of vermine in houses, out-houses, fields, garden, graneries, and other places. / By A.S. Gent.

Of the Peacock, Pea-Hen and Chickens.

The Peacock and Pea-Hen, have been formerly held for Dainties, but now are kept more for show, than advan∣tage; yet the Pea-Chickens fatted, are as good as Par∣tridge; and where you keep them, let the place be clean and neat, for they much delight in it; and let there be no pysonous Seeds, Berries, or Insects in their walks.

When the Hen lays, she seeks the covertest place, to ••ide them from the Cock, for he will else break her Eggs; ••or does she bring them to him, till the Turft of Feathers on their Craw begins to appear, lest he should kill them, ••ut then he is sufficiently in love with them; the Chickens are very tender, and must be kept out of the cold, they will feed and thrive upon any thing that is reasonable, and grow fat with Corn and crumbs of Bread, without coo••∣ing or penning up, or taking of much care of, as being careful of themselves.