170 
R 
Rats, how to combat, 38 
Roofs, best material for, 37 
S) 
Salt, use of, in mashes, 53, 
156 
Scaly legs, remedy for, 144 
Shade for ducks, 121 
how to provide, 152 
Spray pumps, use of, 96 
Silicate of soda for preserv- 
ing eggs, 129 
Sitting hens, use of in con- 
nection with incubators, 
61 
care of, 63 
in the laying house, 64 
Strain, importance of, 4, 14 
iy 
Testing eggs, methods of, 69 
Thermometers, need of test- 
ing, 67 
INDEX 
V 
Vices 
egg eating, how to prevent, 
143 
feather eating, cause of, 
143 
W 
Washing show birds, 111 
Water for chicks, 76 
glass for preserving eggs, 
129 
in winter, 96 
patent fountains for, 98 
Weights of different breeds, 
22 
Windows, importance of low, 
27 
in roof, 34 
Y 
Yards, for ducklings, 118 
not necessary, 7 
spading, 99, 153 
