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Show FEW POINTS ABOUT GUINEAS Habit of Changing Nest Makea It Difficult Dif-ficult to Say How Many Egg They Will Lay. Tbe guinea are good layers, but owing to their skill In hiding their nesU and their habit of changing tbelr nest If It Is disturbed, it I hard to ay bow many egg tbey will lay, possibly pos-sibly 60 to 100. Guinea are Inclined to be monogamous, that Is, to bave nut on mato, but a male will mat with two femalea. I'oor batche usually result If more femalea ar placed with a male. Young guineas are fed like young turkey, with curd, bread and milk or boiled eg; and bread crumb the first week, always mixing once a day with sand, and for every meal making one-third of tbe meal green food chopped onion or dandelion tops. Finely chopped lettuce ia good whf-n plentiful. Vnless tbey bave a gord run tbey should have animal food for some time, but If tbey bave plowed fields to roam over this I not necessary. neces-sary. When they ar large enough to be given free range they will pick up moot of tbelr living, but ahould always be fed at eight, to glv them lb habit of returning borne. Grading of Egg. Egg may be graded on lb nai ket for else, color, cleaalineea, freedom from crack and tbe actual conditio of the egg content Thla later factor la of great Impo stance, particular 1 luring tbe later summer month. |