The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1876-04-21
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heh sh~ latter hasi ~ N utsa M he@t
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hssi n.slu III tasla~ sh~ hen nl&eul -
chik~ns vs,ull hnvr sien~ Th~ hsA,
" might W. rsl~es~d. wMK very unurA
lsnssls~i Al sh~ ir.hnrwy " h~s ~.
afuinR. Twa ~ three tlme~ 4 AAy
she urvi u ns IN th~ Aess, tAllinn
nlun hvt hfs~i ~ fnllnwl hae ut~,n
HEARING th~sf rt4es W dlAtss2a lvusA
cold. All~ alwAsa ttasn~A iMa,edlA1e.
W and snt With latl~nce lps ala ~
sesrn hutliA inar. | Ahould hAvs
sAiI that " only taok th~ hrn one siAy
~ iwtn The inranlna W thrae cttsA oi
distress for after the llr~t day ahe
would always run In Nn aalsa,ed man.
iset tr any l,tace where ! concealed The
lerr~ts, provided that this place wAA
NOT tcu iar away from the nest u pro.
vent her trum hearing Tho ctlr~ I'll
Distress. lrt 1 tn not think that II
would bo pnsslblr ~ cvncclvo ue .
greater contrast than that between
the ahiill peel,lnl note VI d young
chicken ald thu huarsc .rowllnH noiso
of = young ferret. On the ether hand,
! cannot any TINT Tho young frrrets
ever scciucd 10 learn tho meanings "
the hcm'e clneklnH During tho wholc
Cl the time ihnt thu hcn wn~ Nllowcl
70 ~ upon thu frrrctA she used To
comb ont their hair with hrr bill. In
the same way IA hens In general comb
ont the feathers of their chickens.
while engaged In this process. how.
ever. she u-..d frequently IN stop and
look with ono e,n III tho wigHllnR nest
full with nv InlliitlnH Hn1e expressive
ol AAtontshMcnt. Al other times. nj.
%, hcr family gave her good rn.on 70
b. surprised: for shc used often 10
ny on tho nest suddenly with loud
scream IN nc,Ion which WAS doubt
less duo ~ tho unnecnstoined ssnsa.
tt0n of being nlpiMd BY tho young fer.
rctA In their search Tor thu t0ssla. Il II
further worth While ID remark thAt
tho hen showed - much unenslnc~e
of mind when tho fsrrcts were taken
from her % bc lcd that ~ ons time
thought shc was going ~ desert them
altogether. After this, therefore, tho
lcrrcts wcro always fed In tho nest,
and with this arrangement tho hon
waa perfectly satisfied - apparently
because Hhe thought that she then hnd
some share III thu feeding proccss.
Az any rAtu Hhc used 10 cluck when
shc sxw tho milk coming, and SUR
vcyed the feeding with evident salts.
faction. AltoKcther consider this =
very remarkable instance Ut tho plas.
tlclty os Instinct. The hen Il should
~ sain, VIM young Ono, and had
never reared Il brood 0l chickens. 4
low months before shs reared tho
young fcrrals she hal bccn attacked
Kga nearly killed by nm old ferret
which had es.sllnh tsor hts hutch.
Tho young tarret. were taken from
hcr several atAys before their eyoe
were opcn. Nature.