The bantam fowl; a description of all standard breeds and varieties of bantams, and of new breeds that are becoming popular .. . ore acandle. This must be done at night time; the clear eggscan then be taken away, which are easily distinguishedfrom the fertile ones, the latter showing cloudy, and theveins of the germs will be quite distinct. By Uking outthe unfertile ones, in addition to making room for the fer- THE BANTAM FOWL. 65 tile ones, it gives them a much better chance ol keepingthe proper temperature. The front of the nest should becovered either by a piece of board or sack, and each n
The bantam fowl; a description of all standard breeds and varieties of bantams, and of new breeds that are becoming popular .. . ore acandle. This must be done at night time; the clear eggscan then be taken away, which are easily distinguishedfrom the fertile ones, the latter showing cloudy, and theveins of the germs will be quite distinct. By Uking outthe unfertile ones, in addition to making room for the fer- THE BANTAM FOWL. 65 tile ones, it gives them a much better chance ol keepingthe proper temperature. The front of the nest should becovered either by a piece of board or sack, and each nightcarefully remove each hen to feed and keep her off for tento fifteen minutes. The best food for the sitting hen iamaize, and let them have plenty of water, and a good supplyof cinder ashes for the hen to dust in. Should the nest be-come fouled, or any of the eggs broken, take out the nest,replace with fresh hay, and wash the eggs with lukewarmwater. If the nest is properly made, nice and soft, and thehen allowed off sufficient time each night until the wants ofnature have been attended to, and providing she is a suita-. BANTAM HOUSE WITH SCRATCHING PEN. FRONT VIEW. ble hen, as I have already described, this trouble will veryrarely occur. Having tried the White Silky and its crosses for hatch-ing Bantams, we are fully sa;tisfled that the best mothersfor Bantams of all kinds are the Buff Cochin Bantam year-old Buff Cochin Bantam hens, or those that areolder, make by far better mothers and sitters than anyothers. I have used all kinds of Cochin Bantams, both kindsof Brahma Bantams, Silkies and their crosses, and am fullyconvinced that none excels a BufC Cochin Bantam hen. THU MOTHER HBN. Returning to the sitting hen, Mr. Proud writes: Onthe eighteenth day of incubation, when she comes off thenest for her usual feed, dust her again with insect powder,and do not disturb her again until the next night, whenthe chicks ought to have put in an appearance. Let henand chicks
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