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ground, in which arrange a small quantity of soft straw or grass 
hay, as you would for chickens. Food, fresh water and a place for 
dusting are first provided in each yard, then, at a regular hour each 
morning, beginning at yard number one, all hens in that yard are 
let out to eat, drink, take a dust bath, by simply dropping the 
hinged door in front of each nest. Regularity is very essential, 
since the hens soon learn just when to expect their liberty and if not 
let out on time will often become so restless as to foul their nests 
or break an egg or two. While the hens are eating the yards should 
be inspected carefully and a note made of any nest found in bad 
order or containing a broken or dirty egg. After the hens have all 
returned to their nests and the doors in front fastened securely, a 
clean rag and a bucket of lukewarm water is used in cleaning the 
eges in any nest a note of which has been made. When possible, 
all the hens in one yard are set at the same time. When each yard 
has hatched, the unhatched eggs are buried, the egg shells and 
straw taken out and burned, and new nests made before setting 
again. During excessively hot weather, the ground around the nests 
should be thoroughly sprinkled with water to provide the necessary 
amount of moisture for the eggs. 
A record of each nest and its contents should be kept in a book 
specially ruled for the purpose. The author uses the form shown 
in cut. This record shows the date the eggs were set, 
when they are due to hatch, the number of the yard and 
nest in which they were set, number of eggs and va- 
riety, and the number of young birds hatched. In the columns 
marked “Dusted” are the dates upon which every hen must be 
dusted with insect powder. This operation takes place just before 
Nest 
Records 
SETTING HEN—NEST RECORD 
YEAR 
Date Date | Yard | Nest | Dusted Chinese Reeves 
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Set | Hately | No- |No. | Date | Date | Date | Date | Set Hatch’d) Set  Hatch’d 
