48 The Diseases of Animals 
come quickly. For farm purposes, the American breeds, 
such as the Wyandottes, Plymouth Rocks and Rhode 
Island Reds, give general satisfaction. The Bantams 
are very attractive to children, but their general utility 
is impaired by their small size. 
Fig. 15. Ducks with a hen mother 
Children should be consulted in the arrangement of 
quarters; and the devising of locations for the nests 
ean be left largely to them. It is a source of delight 
to arrange nests or to find those that the hens have 
located, and the gathering, caring for and disposal of 
the eggs is an interesting and important training. The 
selection of eggs for hatching, the setting of the hen 
and her care during the sitting period, the evidence of 
