. Commercial poultry raising;. Poultry. 142 COMMERCIAL POULTRY RAISING imposed starvation be intercepted at the earliest possible moment. Moreover, a hen that is removed from the nest on the first or second day of her broody spell is much more easily discouraged than if she is allowed to remain longer, and thus have her in- clination become confirmed. There are many ways of breaking up broodiness, but common sense dictates that the proper method shall not subject the hen to cruelty or privation. To do so only further retards egg de-. (Courtesy Missouri Experiment Station) Fig. ioo.—Poultry hou
. Commercial poultry raising;. Poultry. 142 COMMERCIAL POULTRY RAISING imposed starvation be intercepted at the earliest possible moment. Moreover, a hen that is removed from the nest on the first or second day of her broody spell is much more easily discouraged than if she is allowed to remain longer, and thus have her in- clination become confirmed. There are many ways of breaking up broodiness, but common sense dictates that the proper method shall not subject the hen to cruelty or privation. To do so only further retards egg de-. (Courtesy Missouri Experiment Station) Fig. ioo.—Poultry house with slatted openings for ventilation instead of curtains. velopment, and thus defeats the whole idea. A sitting hen should be induced to eat and drink freely and to exercise, for only in this way can her productive organs be stimulated. Slatted Bottom.—If only a few hens are to be considered, a good plan is to construct a packing box or coop with a slatted bottom, and to raise it about six inches from the floor. The hens' feet slip between the slats, the birds are unable to squat in a comfortable position, and the sensation of currents of air under them instead of eggs is disconcerting and harmlessly an-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Roberts, Howard Armstrong, 1885- [from old catalog]. Philadelphia, D. McKay
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