SUCCESS IN POULTRY CULTURE 
one-third or one-half of your chicks that 
hatch, and try this out. It is an almost 
certain indicator of the profitable and the 
unprofitable chicks.’’ 
This thing is worth trying; let us all 
try it out, and then talk and write about the 
results and by so doing help one another. 
Under the headings, ‘‘Care of the 
Baby Chicks’’ and ‘‘Feeding the Baby 
Chicks,’’ in this chapter, will be found — 
full directions for their care and feeding. 
Study these directions carefully and well, 
for on your success with the baby chicks 
depends your success in the poultry busi- 
ness. If the chicks are not properly 
raised, from start to finish, the profits are 
very apt to be found on the wrong side 
of the ledger. 
When the sitting hen comes off for 
food she should be liberally fed. This is 
especially true early in the season, for, 
should she remain off too long when the 
weather is cold, her eggs would get chilled 
and the whole sitting lost. 
While the sitting hen 
is nature’s way of hatch- 
ing eggs, and perhaps the 
best way where but few are to be hatched, 
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Care of 
the Incubator 
