228 POULTRY PRODUCTION 



should be sheltered on rainy days. If they are thoroughly 

 wet through and chilled before growing their feathers it is 

 likely to prove disastrous. 



Incubating Guinea Eggs. — It will be found least trouble- 

 some to incubate the eggs under ordinary hens, as the guineas 

 are likely to be late in becoming broody and are difficult of 

 control after hatching. A hen of the American breeds can 

 successfully cover about eighteen guinea eggs. The eggs 

 hatch in twenty-eight to thirty days. 



