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About the seventh and fifteenth days after 

 the sitting has begun, the hen should again 

 be powdered. 



Always try and set two or more hens at 

 the same time. You can then give the two 

 clutches to one hen, returning the other 

 hen to the chicken-house, where she will 

 soon begin laying again. 



When Biddy has been sitting twenty-one 

 full days, listen; if you hear a twitter in the 

 morning, wait for the evening before slipping 

 your hand under her to remove the dry chicks. 

 If it is evening before you hear any sound, 

 wait until the next morning. 



The object in removing the young ones 

 is that the hen, in moving around to help 

 the later chickens out of the shell, may not 

 be able to avoid trampling on and injuring 

 those already out. At the same time clear 

 the nest of broken shells, for there is danger 

 that a broken section may get fitted over a 

 pipped egg, the term used for the first 

 little chipped hole made by the baby's bill 



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