PROPAGATION 
have, had they been properly hatched to 
begin with. A small sitting all hatched 
and well hatched is far better than a large 
sitting poorly hatched and a good per 
cent. of them not hatched at all. Chickens 
can be poorly hatched, under a hen as well 
as in an incubator, and when this happens 
they will be found to be very hard to raise 
and never prove very profitable to the 
poultryman. If the weather is cold, put 
ten or twelve eggs under one hen, and if 
the weather is warm, twelve or thirteen 
will be about right. Without proper incu- 
bation there can be no success in the poul- 
try bisiness. Too many eggs under a hen 
will produce poor incubation, and bad 
results are sure to follow. 
If profitable fowls are to be raised, 
they must come into the world strong and 
healthy. Even then they will be found 
hard enough to raise. If any prove too 
weak to get out of the shell, they are not 
worth bothering with. Remember that if 
the weaklings are disposed of at this 
stage only the eggs are lost, but if they 
are nursed along for a week or two and 
then die, both eggs, labor and feed have 
been lost. 
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