The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-11-11
QUAIL IN CAPTIVITY.
YOUNG BIRDS HATcHED AND RAISED
~ PHiLsDELPaiA

0ae Man Has Exidsntiy Discovered
Method % FeediaE Infant ousil 50 a
TO Briag Them 70 zIaturity-How Ne
NsasEes-His Food L = s-sret-
T. fact uel known 70 nzfuralis.s
that animals are much easier TO tans
than birds. Inst Is % say. lnammalia
are more n 70 undergo the conditions CT
I captivity than the winged and fsz1herei
tribes The result Is that the habits q
many Of the most common and Interest,"
ing birds are practically unknown. Ths
reason Is that the bird requires more
freeti0m and air than four footed erea-
tursS.
Among the birds which are rarely seen
in captivity, although the species Is ex-
tremely common. is the quail, the p0pu-
lar American Bob White. Although
frequent attempts have been made %
raise them As ether po1irry. they have
generally been unsuccessful Cane Fre-
servers have kept quail unt.er the ucst
favorable conditions. and have induced
the Way birds 70 lay eggs and % hatch
their Young, hut they can do 10 more
v hen once hatched. the chicks die. Tie
coaclnSion. therefore. has been reached
that the feeding OF quail : not properly
understood
These facts being generally recognized,
II Insy be 4 matter Of surprise % many
10 learn thai Pinlalel phian has for ths
past three years been successful IN hatch
ing ont AID raising quail Most men
have their hobbies. and the rearing o.
quail Is NJ. Harry Rudolph's pet anus
meut- II Is such an original hobby that
It may wei be asked how he acquired
such an idea Mr Rndolph Is a thor-
Ough sportsman. ard. 70 quote his own
words. would rather gun than eat
Quail and pheasant shooting Is his de-
light, and h confesses that he alwsvs
had fancy for the game httle Bob
White About three years a-o he was
given brace q i've quail while gun
nIn-, az Newklrk station. IN New jersey.
These were the nucleus Of his present
stock He brought them 70 his home,
and fitted up 8 cage for them in his little
back lot.
HOW HE STARTED.
be Gradually acquired a few other
birds winch paired Of and commenced
70 lay and hatch eggs during the sum
rner. The small ones were successfully
hatche2 out. but died very shortly after.
Mr. Rudolph determined % discover The
cause Of their early denise. and. know
iug It must be lack Of proper food. de-
terInined 70 watch the habits Of the old
er birds and experiment. upon them with
varieties Of grain and insect food.
In spite Of the amusement q his
friends, who considered his attempt i'm
possible, Mr.. Rudoiph ST % work N
earnest 10 raise quail. and. after nuuer-
Gus failures. was able. II his second wear.
70 successfully hatch and raise a brood
Of quail he had hit upon the right
method q feeding them, and the Young
binds were as strong and healthy as II born
Cncer natural conditions. Since then
he reckuns tnar 6 peg cent os his youne
olris have been successfully brought 70
maturity. As statistics show that harl-
" 50 Per cent Of Wild game blrds attain
their full size, owing 70 the number OF
their natural foes, such as hawks and
yeT1nln, this Is an extremely good rec
1rd
In 2 mall yard, scarcely twenty feet
square, Mr.. Rudolph keeps his pets.
The IlciosIre Is shut in On three sises
1y a wooden fence, and on tie fourth bv
the rear wall Of the house. Around the
borders are beds Of gerauium and snail
shrubs In the center Is patch Of
-rass. with tail plant IN the middle.
Jn oue side Of the lot are the cages, in
Fhich three brace are paired OF IN SEP
.rats coops-
RAISING Quail
In the fourth cage is a lonely and dis
Onsolate hen, while running loose about
ne yard are two cocks and q hen with
hree chicks The latter are a remark
Die brood They were hatched, with
I've Others on the sth Of July. which Is
iear!E one month ahead Of the breeling
eason- The defunct ones wefe killed bv
he llclsnent weather or some other
azse common 10 infant quail but the
urvlyors remain perfectly healthy.
When the next broad Is born, the
hicks loose IN the yard. together with
be parent birds. VIII BE- shut up % make
0om for the newcomers. Owing 70 the
Lrreme puguaciry q the cocks it j. I'M
ossible q let more than ore pair loose
Z a time. or the lives of rhe birds would
2 endaugered- The pairing OF q two
0cks with one hen, although rare, Is oc-
found The two male birds
-ho champion The little mother hen I've
peace and harmony, and both work
ssether az making the nests and take
leir turn N sitting on the egEs-
The principal food which Mr Rudolph
ives % his pets Is grain; gTasshOppers
50 form part OF their dietary. But the
.cre- by which he manages 70 raise the
7ung Mr- Rudolph refuses % reveal
L says that II is something natural 70
BE- birds IN Wild Efe. but beyond thai
e vii n0t commit himself. Tne quail
-e very fond q hemps-ed, bur they get
, fzt on u that It's value a. wh0Iesoms
'od i very small Il would soon XII
lem Of II j. useful. however, IN feed
z hens winch have been sitting ID or
r 70 bring them back % their proper
lndiuOn. phia Ledger.
Applying az Headquarters
i understand that vgu have been at