Gleanings in bee culture . Another view of the Leghorn hen and her ducklings, giving also aglimpse of box with netting front, where they are secure nights iromall sorts of night prowlers. 108. The house of refuge. Netting protector, forthe weaklings or younger ones a fair chance. ing time. As he was younger; and as ducksmust^have soft food when first hatched, Itried to give him bread and milk; but, dearme! he was snowed under before he gota single bite of the dainty prepared for himalone. Finally I got busy; and with theaid of a barrel-hoop and some inch-meshnetting I made the very handy imple
Gleanings in bee culture . Another view of the Leghorn hen and her ducklings, giving also aglimpse of box with netting front, where they are secure nights iromall sorts of night prowlers. 108. The house of refuge. Netting protector, forthe weaklings or younger ones a fair chance. ing time. As he was younger; and as ducksmust^have soft food when first hatched, Itried to give him bread and milk; but, dearme! he was snowed under before he gota single bite of the dainty prepared for himalone. Finally I got busy; and with theaid of a barrel-hoop and some inch-meshnetting I made the very handy implementpictured above. In the picture it is shown placed over theducks hatched out by a Leghorn hen, forwe make use of it for many different emerg-encies, such as catching a chick or chickensthat have sticktights or sorehead,shutting up a sitting hen so other hens cannot intrude, penning up a sitting hen (soshe cant bite) while you arrange hereggs or nest, and for various other purposes;*but it answered the purpose most admirablywith my lone duck. When I gave himhis bread and milk and some water wherehe could satisfy his vigorous appetite inpeace, while a howling rabble surround-ed and cl
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