. Domestic animals; : history and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry, and farm dogs,. In this,.irrange the nests in boxes on the sides, in such a manner as tohumor the instinct of the hen for concealment when she resortsto tliem. When desirable to set the hen, these nests may beso placed as to shut out the others, yet open into anotheryard or beyond the enclosure, so that they can take an oc-casional stroll and help themselves to food, &c. This preventsother hens laying in their nests, rrhile setting; and it may beeasily managed, by having their boxes placed on the w
. Domestic animals; : history and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry, and farm dogs,. In this,.irrange the nests in boxes on the sides, in such a manner as tohumor the instinct of the hen for concealment when she resortsto tliem. When desirable to set the hen, these nests may beso placed as to shut out the others, yet open into anotheryard or beyond the enclosure, so that they can take an oc-casional stroll and help themselves to food, &c. This preventsother hens laying in their nests, rrhile setting; and it may beeasily managed, by having their boxes placed on the wall of THE £GG-1IAJ- 219 the building,, with a movc;rbIe door m:ide t) open on eitherside at pleasure. Hens will lay equcJly 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,DUo it is doubtful if they w^ill thus yield as many eggs. Hensdisposed to set at improper times, should be dismissed fromthe common yard, so as to be out of reach of the nests, andplentifully fed till weaned from this inclination. Fig. e -——= ^=r^ 1 1 h : ffifP^^-Ki 1 :. 1 ?? ?-? ^- Eg^-Hatchor, or Eccalobeon. Fig. 43 represents an egg-hatcher or Eccalobeon, made ofdifferent sizes, with shelves so arranged as to hold from 200 to800 egf^s without touchincr each other. The outer box is anon-conductor, so as to retain the heat conveyed to everypart by water tubes, connected by a reservoir below, thebottom of which is heated by the flame from a temperature is indicated by a thermometer on the door in-side, which should be made equal to that of the hen, say aboxit106^ 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 daysafter hatching, and they may be fed w^ith hard-boiled eggs,crumbs of bread or pudding, and milk or water, and allowedto scratch in ;he gravel in front
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