64 TWENTY LESSONS ON POULTRY KEEPING 



the other hens, or being bothered l)y them, during the period 



of incubation. 



By incubation we mean the developing o£ the chick inside 



of the egg. An egg is composed of four parts ; 1st, the living 



germ, which develojjs into the chick ; 2d, the yolk, which is 



food for the chick after it leaves the shell ; 3d, the white, 



or albumen, which is food for the embryo while in the shell : 



/iiinli 



and 4th, the shell, which is for protection. The white is 



Fia. 48 — This chirk is onK 24 hours aid, it still has the chipper on its beak, j-et 

 , ^_t.>,,. .jy;;^. ,r} tl^ Kro«iD„' i,ow wrag f«at_^_ 



composed principally of pj'otciniind water ; and the yolk 

 contains a large amount of fat. 



j,i,I)Tfii^3niCT0^GprE«V gfS^TOiisJ/fcftte.^fiitjj.ftitman, white spot 

 iP^Wm'^WMiit^Yi) 9P>f^^^iiP¥SM'(^>Mh^,]m spot always 



^MMi^fl tMMu-MUiMPr&^,if ^}%mwMl}9 yoi^ win 



ris(f thi(<^ug^^ie^l})ymgp^0[tJ^Ut,(;f|n,j]eee^v(j^^H3dieat from 



the hen, above. If left in this position too long, the, embrvo 



J89i[ sTlf 10 JnOTi III Yiiv/iiJiT -^i; il.tiv/ IjeyinrM'i; oci 



will stick to the shell. ' To avoid this q;itastrophe,,the hen 

 finjjST qi birr; ,oai'j'i9Z9 oniop. lyji ot oldri od Ihv/ ii4il oilt :, 

 turns the egg two or three times a day. 

 giii'ioilloff ^rrtirltiv/ /rail 'lo't 9-r9if,1 booidq 'fotiiv/ bin; brio. 



