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otlier (lay at'trr tlic tliinl. \ <'' V little food is r('(juire«l : a run. a diitik. and 

 possil)ly a dust bath, i^ all tlio lieji needs. 



The I'eeognif^ed time tor hatehiiiL; is li\f weeks, hut is liable to vai-y sliobtlv. 

 Test for fertility i:)n tlie seventh day witli the ordinaTV titld tc'stei" in llir mui. 

 When the hateli bei^ins, take every three or four clucks away to some warm 

 place, otherwise the hiMi Ix^comes restless. Place the niotliiT and biond in an 



American Bronze Gobbler imported>. 



enipt}' shed if axailable: a cuo|i is too contined. If tlie hen sl)o\vs a tendencv 

 to leave the brood, shut thfin in the she<l foi- the first day or so till they Icaiir 

 to follow, beinn' apt to follow anything at first. They do not take harm 

 <'amping outside from the start, but bewaie of holes in the corner of var([ 

 which are likely to yet flooded. 



