. Artificial incubating and brooding. H—COLONY HOUSES ON GRASS RANGE On the 11th of April, 11 chickens hatched; one chick was crush-ed in the nest by the hen. Examination of the remaining eggshowed a fully developed chick dead about pipping time. On March 21 (same day), 13 eggs of Buff Ori)ington pulletswere given to a Langshan hen. Result, 11 chicks. The most convincing results were obtained from 16 eggs(half Buff Orpington and half B. P. Rock pullets), which onMarch 9 were placed under a large hen, and in due course everjegg hatched. And what further satisfactorj, every one ofthe 16 chi
. Artificial incubating and brooding. H—COLONY HOUSES ON GRASS RANGE On the 11th of April, 11 chickens hatched; one chick was crush-ed in the nest by the hen. Examination of the remaining eggshowed a fully developed chick dead about pipping time. On March 21 (same day), 13 eggs of Buff Ori)ington pulletswere given to a Langshan hen. Result, 11 chicks. The most convincing results were obtained from 16 eggs(half Buff Orpington and half B. P. Rock pullets), which onMarch 9 were placed under a large hen, and in due course everjegg hatched. And what further satisfactorj, every one ofthe 16 chickens lived and made rapid growth. The total of 48 chickens from .55 eggs laid by pullets, wliichhad been kept in cold winter quarters—as had their parentstock—and which had been good winter layers, is in favorablecontrast with 17 chickens from 52 eggs laid by fowls which hadbeen kept in artificially warmed poultr\ hou-ses. It is also an effectual answer to the statement, sometimesmade, that strong germs cannot he had in early
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