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venience in the ascending part of the lid. 

 Such is their mode of nestling under the 

 hen, and which is absolutely necessary to 

 their comfort and even their existence. A 

 curtain of flannel was suspended, over the 

 opening of the box. 



A WICKER Cage or Koop, surrounding 

 the above box and artificial mother, which 

 will entirely confine the chickens to its cir- 

 cumference, is a great convenience in bad 

 weather, or for the purpose of separation ; 

 indeed a koop of that kind for a hen and 

 brood, is often useful. One di-coverv we 

 made in the attempt at artificial hatching, 

 namely, that young chicks are injured by 

 being placed upon a boarded floor, it is 

 too cold and chillin2f for them, the feet and 

 legs appearing swoln, as if from cliilblains. 

 Dry earth is their proper floor. 



Mr. Young recommends the following 

 plan of an artificial mother, and the ex- 

 perimenter may make his election between 

 the t^vo, or improve on them both at his 

 discretion. 



