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the chickens in good health, while he took advantage 

 of the same heat to hatch fresh broods by hanging 

 eggs in baskets over the stove. 



Reaumur's Stove Hatching-house. 



These methods of constructing artificial mothers 

 are applicable to all birds that do not require to be 

 fed by putting food into their bills, or do not go into 

 the water, such as partridges, pheasants, turkeys, and 

 peacocks. But for ducklings and goslings, which 

 require water to swim in, provision must be made 

 accordingly; and Reaumur, proceeding on the prin- 

 ciple of following nature, constructed, in the crib 

 connected with an artificial mother, a small pond 



