PST CHiING THE ‘CHICKS 63 
must be gently ousted. If the hen does not eat 
she will become greatly reduced in flesh. 
When a hen becomes broody and the owner de- 
sires to set her, she should be moved from the lay- 
ing house at night and placed in the nest prepared 
for her. A nest egg may be placed under her, and 
her actions when morning comes will determine 
whether she shall be trusted with the eggs to be in- 
cubated. If she is found sitting tight and manifest- 
ing the customary signs of anger when disturbed, 
she may be given the eggs. It is always best to put 
the eggs under the hen rather than to put the hen 
on the eggs. 
The nest itself should have a shovelful of earth at 
the bottom, if possible, with a generous supply of 
fine hay above. It should not be concave, for then 
the eggs will roll to the middle and not separate 
easily if the hen attempts to put her foot between 
them. If the nest is made almost flat with a ridge 
at the outside to keep the eggs from rolling out, 
there will be less danger of broken eggs and yet the 
hen will get all of them under her. 
A free use of some good insect powder like 
Persian Insect or Dalmatian powder, which may be 
bought of any druggist, should be made when the 
