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A chicken well bred and well hatched is half raised. 



too young or too old. Use pure-bred poultry because it looks 

 better, you take more pride in it and give it better care, they 

 lay more eggs as a rule, eggs are larger and more uniform, and 

 it fattens better for market purposes. 



2. A farmer makes a mistake if he puts a great deal of 

 money into a poultry house. A house should be inexpensive 

 yet properly ventilated and free from drafts. Above all things, 

 it should be convenient and comfortable. Do not build your house 

 too shallow or narrow, but make it deep; then provide an open- 

 ing of some kind in the front, which occupies not less than ten 

 or twelve square feet of space. We have found that a stationary 

 shutter, much like the shutters in the old-fashioned barn cupola, 

 placed in this opening with an inch or two between slats, through 

 which the air can circulate, is the best method of ventilating 



The vitality of the breeding stock influences the hatchability of the eggs and the 

 "livability" of the chicks. Poor hatches and poor health among baby chicks is largely 

 due to the condition of the parent stock. 



