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SITTING AND HATCHING. 



Hatching Pheasants under hens— ''Silkies " for hatching Pheasants- 

 Lice on sitting hens ; how to destroy —Pheasants turn their eggs. 



nnHOSE who hatch young pheasants, as a rule use 

 -^ ordinary hens, as they make far better mothers 

 than pheasant hens do. The latter do not do well 

 confined in a coop, as they are too restless, therefore, 

 those who hatch a lot of young pheasants should always 

 be prepared with a good class of hens for sitting 



Experienced pheasant keepers usually look out and 

 get a hen which has only four toes on each foot, as when 

 a hen has five she often crushes the young birds when 

 hatched out, a great deal more than those which have 

 four. 



Fowls with a lot of feathers on the legs, such as 

 Brahmas and Cochins, should be avoided as much as 

 possible. 



