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Should you decide to purchase eggs, and these 

 eggs are to be intrusted to setting hens, care must 

 be exercised in the selection of such hens. A wild, 

 scary hen may result in broken eggs or a forsaken 

 nest. A good plan is to try the hen out for four 

 or five days on glass eggs, and then study her habits 

 as closely as possible. 



The purchasing of baby chicks has become popu- 

 lar in the last few years, and many prefer to buy 

 these instead of the eggs for hatching. A common 

 mistake made by the amateur poultry keeper is to 

 buy those quoted at the lowest prices. Hatcheries 

 which quote baby chicks at ridiculously low prices 

 either hatch these from eggs laid by inferior stock, 

 or the chicks lack vitality. A reliable poultry raiser 

 can always find a ready market for baby chicks at 

 a fair price. 



My advice is, if you cannot afford to buy good 

 chicks better buy eggs for hatching. It is a waste 

 of time and money to buy the inferior grades. 



