. Domestic animals. Domestic animals. THE EGG-lfATiaER. 219 the building, with a moveable door made t3 open on either side at pleasure. Hens will lay equally well without a nest- egg, but when broken up, they ramble off and form new nests, if they are not confined. They will lay if kept from the cock, out it is doubtful if they will thus yield as many eggs. Hens disposed to set at improper times, should be dismissed from the common yard, so as to be out of reach of the nests, and plentifully fed till weaned from this inclination. Fig. Egg-Hatcher, or Eccalobeon. Fig. 43 represents an egg-
. Domestic animals. Domestic animals. THE EGG-lfATiaER. 219 the building, with a moveable door made t3 open on either side at pleasure. Hens will lay equally well without a nest- egg, but when broken up, they ramble off and form new nests, if they are not confined. They will lay if kept from the cock, out it is doubtful if they will thus yield as many eggs. Hens disposed to set at improper times, should be dismissed from the common yard, so as to be out of reach of the nests, and plentifully fed till weaned from this inclination. Fig. Egg-Hatcher, or Eccalobeon. Fig. 43 represents an egg-hatcher or Eccalobeon, made of different sizes, with shelves so arranged as to hold from 200 to 800 eggs without touching each other. The outer box is a non-conductor, so as to retain the heat conveyed to every part by water tubes, connected by a reservoir below, the bottom of which is heated by the flame from a spirit-lamp. The temperature is indicated by a thermometer on the door in- side, which should be made equal to that of the hen, say about 106° Fahrenheit. Her natural temperature is somewhat ele- vated by the feverish condition of the bird at the period of in- cubation. Chickens require to be kept warm and dry, for a few days after hatching, and they may be fed with hard-boiled eggs, crumbs of bread or pudding, and milk or water, and allowed to scratch in :he gravel in front of the hen, which should be confined in a coop for the first three or four weeks. After. 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 Allen, R[ichard] L[amb], 1803-1869. [from old catalog]. New York, O. Judd company
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