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Elementary Principles of Agriculture 



Fig. 156. An effective method of confining a "cluck" and her "peeps." 



fowls of all classes are 

 quite delicate and there- 



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H fore call for special atten- 

 tion. It is important that 

 they be kept warm and 

 dry until the feathers are 

 fairly well developed. Un- 

 less the mothers are con- 

 fined at night, they will 

 most likely lead the 

 young chickens into the 



Fig. 157. Names of the points con- W6t, dewy graSS in the 



sidered in describing chickens. 1. i i 



comb; 2, face; 3, wattles; 4, ear^ early morning hours, 



lobes; 5, hackle; 6, breast; 7, back; XT , i 



8, saddle; 9, saddle-feathers; 10, Nothing IS SO important 



as warm, dry coops and 

 regular feeding in rear- 

 in,!; young chickens, tur- 

 keys, ducks or geese. The 



20, shanks or legs; 21, spur; 22, toes 

 or claws. 



