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dations, even though they may be moved to a more desirable. 

 They will fuss and foolishly agitate themselves when placed in an 

 unfamiliar building, which invariably results in a falling off in 

 the egg yield. For proof of this, take a pen of fowls that are 

 laying nicely and remove them to another building; then note 

 the egg yield. 



{Courtesy Petaluma Chamber of Commerce) 

 Fig. 216. — A husky brood; count them. 



It should be a rule to get the pullets into their permanent 

 winter quarters several weeks in advance of the time they are 

 expected to commence laying, and to train them to accept their 

 more regulated method of living and confinement with as much 

 grace as possible. 



