Hatching under Hens 117 



get a fowl to start incubation in the right way, 

 especially in the eariy season, when cool nights 

 seem to quench their desire to sit. There are 

 several don'ts at this point. 



Don't take her to the new nest early in the day. 

 There is a tradition among the race most intimate 

 with chickens that they should never be moved 

 by broad daylight. 



Do not attempt to set her directly on the eggs; 

 such an introduction is too abrupt. 



Do not try to confine her in a nest where there is 

 just room for the eggs ; you will wish you hadn't. 



Don't keep running to see if she is covering the 

 eggs, nor let the children visit her; she doesn't 

 like company at such a time. 



The best plan is to place the nest in the dark- 

 est corner of the house, or coop, where she is to 

 stay, and scatter a little com in a trail from the 

 door to the nest. Then about sundown, remove 

 madam to the new quarters, put her near the 

 door, and leave her strictly alone. 



I use the coop and run as shown in the picture. 

 The eggs are placed in the back of the coop. Then 

 a little com is dropped near the entrance, both 

 without and within the copp, and a dish of fresh 



