. Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station. New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). Rural School Leaflet Selecting eggs for hatching is interesting and useful work for any boy or girl to do. It will also prove profitable work. How many will do it and do it well? iii. hatching the eggs Clara M. Nixon Every one who has tried to set and care for a hen so that a good brood of healthy chickens will hatch, knows that it is no slight task
. Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station. New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). Rural School Leaflet Selecting eggs for hatching is interesting and useful work for any boy or girl to do. It will also prove profitable work. How many will do it and do it well? iii. hatching the eggs Clara M. Nixon Every one who has tried to set and care for a hen so that a good brood of healthy chickens will hatch, knows that it is no slight task. We need education for this as well as for other lines of work. Let us see what we can learn in the following lesson: The hen.— You will probably have the hen all ready to receive the eggs when they arrive. She should be of moderate size. If too heavy, she may break the eggs; if too small, she can cover a few only. She should be quiet and peaceable, a hen that may be handled without being fright- ened, and one that is likely to pay strict attention to business. Do not trust the hen with valuable eggs until you are sure she intends to sit. It will be better to give her two or three other eggs (china eggs will do) and let her sit on these for two or three days. She will probably be more contented on the nest she has chosen for herself, if it be a suitable one. In case you must change the hen to another place, go quietly after dark, lift her gently, and put her on the nest that has been prepared. Give her two or three eggs, one at a time, and let her place them, under her breast as best pleases her. If she clucks contentedly, and snuggles the eggs cozily under her feathers, she will usually sit on this nest. It is best, however, to put a crate or well ventilated box over the nest. The top should be high enough not to disturb her while sitting, but not high enough to allow her to stand comfortably. If she sits quietly for two or three days, she will probably stay, and you may gi
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