. Commercial poultry raising;. Poultry. GIVE THE HENS SECURITY 285 it becomes infested with vermin, both from the mother hen and from the nesting material. Nothing is more devastating. The chicks are weakened, their growth and development are dwarfed, they fall easy prey to disease, and those that survive are finally reckoned as unprofitable. Remote corners in the outbuildings, in mows and under sheds, are objectionable places for sitting hens because they are so re- mote. With nests scattered or stolen in this way the hens are. J^/D ATTO^'*: CONTJ?oj,£ vj^ Styw^'fif' sww&tfi BA
. Commercial poultry raising;. Poultry. GIVE THE HENS SECURITY 285 it becomes infested with vermin, both from the mother hen and from the nesting material. Nothing is more devastating. The chicks are weakened, their growth and development are dwarfed, they fall easy prey to disease, and those that survive are finally reckoned as unprofitable. Remote corners in the outbuildings, in mows and under sheds, are objectionable places for sitting hens because they are so re- mote. With nests scattered or stolen in this way the hens are. J^/D ATTO^'*: CONTJ?oj,£ vj^ Styw^'fif' sww&tfi BA&PEZ. S3 A CftSAP CQm/£t//£MTAm â 3WZ4BZ£ArS5T Fig. 181.âSimple devices for sitting hens. troublesome to feed and water; frequently the hens are neg- lected, either through ignorance of their whereabouts or because it is too inconvenient to reach them. Stolen nests may be free from vermin and free from the dis- turbances of other layers, but as a rule they are not so secure as the hens suppose. Rats are likely to abound in obscure cor- ners, and these pests are a constant menace, or the nests may be visited by an inquisitive cat or dog. Then, again, hens sometimes. 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 Roberts, Howard Armstrong, 1885- [from old catalog]. Philadelphia, D. McKay
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