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The Hen at Work 



A comer of a bam, or carriage house will do, if 

 we know the rats can't get the chicks. 

 Scatter litter, from the floor of the haymow if 



Large hover, showing stove within. Chicks can suit themselves as to heat. 



The warmest spot is right about the curtain. As chicks grow the 



curtain is raised more and more. It should start 



about an inch from the litter 



possible, or soft, short-cut hay, on the floor all 

 about and beneath the hover, at least an inch deep. 

 Be sure that this litter is moist, not dry. Water 



