72 EGGS AND POULTRY 
in good condition to produce strong, fertile 
eggs. Again the eggs are likely to be chilled 
so that altogether the chances are for weak 
germs which may start and so raise one’s 
hopes, but finally result in very poor hatches. 
Because of these difficulties do not set eggs 
gathered from other people, but if determined 
to hatch early, have your own breeding pen. 
It is hard to say which method of penning 
fowls is the best for the fertility of the eggs, 
&-Cover hinged fer cleaning from Alley 
B-Sheet Iron 20"square under Hover Floor. 
C-4 Airtight tube 5"above Hover Floor. 
if e &-6" Store pipe S*hith, 
Hover construction in -7" hWire Guard. 7"hih. 
brooder house. Top view of hover. 
whether one cock with 10 to 15 hens penned 
up separately, or several males with a large 
number of females. I believe either way is 
satisfactory and that the results depend upon 
the quality of the fowls penned up. If two 
or more males are to be in the flock, the size 
of the enclosure must be considerably in- 
creased otherwise one male will interfere 
with the proper work of the others. 
