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CANADIAN FARM YEAR BOOK. 



If several hens are set in. one 

 room, it- is desirable to confine them 

 in. good nests. 



Straw and hay make good nesting 

 material. 



'Broody hens should be moved to the 

 permanent sitting nest at night. 



Whole corn is a good feed for sit- 

 ting hens. Water,, grit, and dust 

 baths should also be provided. 



All eggs siiould he tested by the 

 seventh day, which often makes it 

 possible to reset some of the hens. 



Toe-mark the chicks as soon as 

 they are hatched. This enables one 

 to tell their ages later. 



Powder the chicks occasionally 

 during the first eight weeks. 



■Start the brooder a day or two be- 

 fore putting in the chicks to see that 

 the heating apparatus is working pro- 

 perly. 



A \/ery Good Feeder. 

 Note the Short, Thick Neck. 



Brooder lamps should be cleaned 

 every day. 



A record should be kept of each 

 hatch, showing the date set, number 

 and kind of eggs, number tested out, 

 and the chickens hatched. 



Ohicks should not receive feed un- 

 til they are 36 hours old. 



In cool weather 10 to 13 chicks are 

 sufficient for one hen, while in warm- 

 er weather 15 to 20 can be cared for 

 successfully. 



Never mix chicks of different ages. 



Confine the hen until the chicks are 

 weaned. 



The coop for hen and chicks should 

 be well ventilated, easy to clean, and 

 of sufficient proportions to insure 

 comfort. 



The early hatched pullet is the one 

 that begins to lay early in the fall, 

 when eggs are high in price. 



A Poorer Type of Feeder. 

 Note Crow-like Shape. 



The cockerel that can ibe marketed 

 as a broiler in March or April (brings 

 more money than the one marketed 

 in June. 



A Prize Winning Columbian Wyan- 

 dotte. 



