36 BK'.c.MC rorr/rRN' iiooic. 



ji little more, or teariiii;' the tout^h surrouiulinj^ nicm- 

 bninc. Caution and experience are needed in the 

 o])eration. 



Kji^^ijs late in hatehinjL;" are benefited \)y puttinj^ 

 them for a few minutes in warm water tempered to 

 about 103 degrees. If containing live chicks they will 

 be seen to move in the water. If the chicks are dead 

 they will remain ])erfectly still. After this warm bath 

 the eggs vShoidd be j)ut back at once under the hen 

 without sutTering them to become chilled. 



Never in any case take all the chicks from the 

 nest of a hen that is afterwards to l)e used as the 

 mother of a brood ; and if the chicks are of several 

 colors, leave at least one of eacdi color in the nest. 

 Attention to these points will avoid trouble when the \ 

 brood is returned to her. 



Chicks taken from the nest should be ])ut in a\ 

 basket covered with woolen cloth, and jilaced near a 1 

 stove. Do not remove from the nest iintil their down 1 

 is dry. Such as show unusual weakness may be' 

 revived bv pouring down their throats a few droi)s of 

 warm, new milk. 



Strong chicks need no food for twenty-four hours; 

 after hatching. If this time expires before it is con- | 

 veuicnt to return them to the hen, they may be fed in ^ 

 a box b}^ a sunny window, and be put in their basket : 

 tiest again until evening. The hen and her " sample i 

 lot" may, in the meanwhile, be fed near the nest..; 

 After dark the rest of the l)r()()d should l)e returned to J 

 her, and by the next morning mother and chicks are 

 readv for the COO]), which should be ready for the brood. , 



In cold weather it is best to set coops in an oi>en 



