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Show TREATMENT OF GUINEA FOWL. Birds Will Stand Cold Weather Well If Provided With Plenty of Food and Dry Quarters. ' ny a. j. r.na'- Tho guinea will stand a cold wlntei ail right, provided It has plenty ol good, wholesome food and dry quar, tors. If they are caught out In a snow storm'thero will bo trouble to get them back and safely housed, as tho guinea is very much like the rutted grouse In this respect. When tho guineas aro caught out In tho snow, Instead of going back to tho. poultry houso. they will rise, fly and light on the tops of buildings, In tho tops of trees, or wherever thoy can boo a lighting placo above ground. When thero Is snow on tho ground, I keep tho guineas shut up In tho poultry poul-try house, and If they are cr.ugM out In a snowstorm, I entice, thom by means of food to alight In a shed or some building where there Is no snow to prevent them. It the birds are scared they are near. ly sure to go In the opposlto direction from the one desired and often alight high, even It they do not have to alight In the snowt They will do wel shut In the poultry poul-try house fo several dsys, during a storm, or even for weeks. , Damp quarters and neglect to feed liberally when they cannot gather their own food, will cause dlsewae In time, and may cause them to freeze to death In cold weathor. Plenty of feed, such as Is good for chickens, and water, will keep them In, good condition. Naturally they prefer insects and will go after them much better than chickens. |