METHOD TO BE USED 



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and other medium sized varieties make the best 

 setters, but even in these varieties unreliable hens 

 will be found. 



It is a good idea to set either three or six hens 

 at one time if such a thing is possible. This will 

 give you a chance to give the results from three 

 or four hatches to two hens to brood, make it pos- 

 sible to reset some of the good setters, and at the 

 same time have more chicks of a uniform size 

 and age. 



Do not attempt to place any eggs under a hen 

 until after such hen has been thoroughly treated 

 with a reliable lice killer. Tobacco stems placed in 

 the bottom of the nests will also assist in keeping 

 the hen free from vermin. Many hens leave the 

 nest on account of being pestered by lice, and even 

 if they do stick it out the lice will be transferred to 

 the chicks. A dust bath should also be provided 

 for the setting hen, and the nest and all surround- 

 ings must be kept perfectly clean at all times during 

 the incubation. Filth breeds vermin and disease. 



Keep the setters away from the rest of the flock; 

 feed them grain food, charcoal, grit, and clean, 

 fresh water. A little rusty iron dropped in the 

 drinking water during this period will act as a 

 tonic and keep the hens in good condition. 



