POULTRY LABORATORY GUIDE 33 



close to the skin, place her gently on the eggs, and 

 close the nests. Towards the evening of the 

 next day remove curtain and open door. If 

 after coming off to eat and drink she retm'nsto 

 her nest, the sitting of thirteen eggs may be safely 

 placed under her. 



Provide fresh water, whole grain, preferably, 

 corn, and some fine dry loam for dusting. Open 

 the nest morning and night for her to come off 

 to eat, drink, and dust herself ; after she returns, 

 which is usually about twenty to thirty minutes, 

 close the nest again. Thoroughly dust the hen 

 every seven days with lice powder, and test the 

 eggs on the seventh and fourteenth days. 



Number each nest consecutively, — No. 1 for 

 the first hen set. Fasten over each nest a card 

 corresponding to the number of the nest, upon 

 which an accurate record should be kept showing 

 the following facts : — 



Date when set. 



Variety and kind of eggs. 



Number of eggs. 



Date of first test, number fertile, infertile, 

 and dead. 



Date of second test, number fertile and 

 number dead. 



The hatch. 



Number of live chicks taken from the nest. 



