CHAPTER VII 
HOW TO GET EGGS IN WINTER 
HEN eggs are sixty cents a dozen, the 
amateur finds no little delight in bring- 
ing in a daily basketful from his poultry 
house. Unfortunately, though, he is often denied 
this privilege. All too frequently the hens refuse 
to do their part. 
Getting eggs in Winter is a problem which has 
received much attention. It is no longer a matter 
of hit or miss. Given pullets which reach the lay- 
ing age before settled cold weather, house them in 
their permanent winter quarters by the first of 
October, keep these quarters dry and free from 
drafts, but with fresh air entering in abundance at 
all times, keep a deep litter on the floor so that the 
hens will be obliged to scratch energetically and per- 
sistently for their grain, give them a wide variety 
of rations, and the eggs will be reasonably sure to 
come. The better the strain, the larger the num- 
ber of eggs. 
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