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to ship them is immediately after they are taken from the 

 incubator. At this age they have still within their bodies 

 the absorbed yolk, which will supply them with food for 

 a considerable time. If they are allowed to remain in the 

 incubator or brooder for two or three days, and are then 

 shipped, there is apt to be a heavy mortality. Corrugated 

 pasteboard boxes, especially for shipping chicks, can be 

 procured. They are divided into two small compartments 



EGGS "*''°'^ 



IWITH CARE 



Fig. 162. — Fifteen hatching eggs packed in a corrugated pasteboard box for 

 shipment by parcels post. Note how each egg is wrapped in felt and then inserted 

 in a separate compartment protected by many layers of packing material. 



and are well ventilated. In these 25 to 100 chicks can be 

 safely shipped. Baby chicks should always be plainly 

 labelled, so as to insure careful handling and quick delivery. 

 In conclusion, it may be said that two principles are fun- 

 damental, and should be borne in mind when preparing 

 poultry for the trade. The first of these is that quaUty 

 means higher prices, the satisfaction of customers, and busi- 

 ness in the future. The second is that the poultry keeper 

 should try in every way possible to meet the market demand 

 for the particular product which he has for sale (Fig. 163). 



