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she worried by lice or mites? She will leave the 

 nest too often and perhaps ultimately quit before 

 her job is done. 



The man who undertakes to hatch with hens is 

 entering into a partnership, and he cannot fairly 

 blame the "stupid hen" for lack of the intelligence 

 he might have furnished and didn't. Alone and 

 unaided Mother Biddy is not always a success at 

 incubation. Her instinct plus man's intelligence 

 makes a combination which cannot be beaten. 



Rules for Hen-hatching 



1. Keep all sitting hens away from other fowls. 



2. Provide shade, water, feed, grit, shelter and 

 a chance to dust. 



3. Give no hen more eggs than she can cover 

 easily. 



4. Dust at least twice during incubation with a 

 good lice powder. 



5. Protect from mites with tobacco stems or 

 powder in the nest. 



6. * See that the nest is carefully shaped to fit the 

 hen and so deep that she will not need to rest her 

 weight on her feet to avoid breaking the eggs. 



7. Remove all broken eggs as soon as discovered. 

 Wash soiled eggs in warm water and replace soiled 

 nest material. 



8. See that the hen comes off every day to eat, 

 and that she does not stay off too long. 



9. When several hens are sitting at once let 

 them exchange nests. Some hens have more bodily 

 warmth than others. 



10. Test all eggs the seventh or eighth day and 

 remove all absolutely clear eggs. Neglect of this 

 may cause considerable loss. 



