. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. Fig. 277. Turkey's nest in cleft rock, covered with loose boards for protection been noted that hens that sit closely and are always quiet and in the same position on the nest do not bring off as good hatches as the more energetic and restless hens. While the hens are feeding, nests should be examined for broken or soiled eggs, and attention given to any that are not in order. Some poultrymen, hatching on a large scale, by natural methods, make banks of nests with an alley in the rear and with access to the nests from the back as well as
. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. Fig. 277. Turkey's nest in cleft rock, covered with loose boards for protection been noted that hens that sit closely and are always quiet and in the same position on the nest do not bring off as good hatches as the more energetic and restless hens. While the hens are feeding, nests should be examined for broken or soiled eggs, and attention given to any that are not in order. Some poultrymen, hatching on a large scale, by natural methods, make banks of nests with an alley in the rear and with access to the nests from the back as well as from the front. When the hens are let off to feed, the keeper closes the place it is better to let all out at the same time, preferably late in the afternoon, and as soon as they have had feed and drink, return them at random to the nests. The largest average hatches are obtained by not letting hens return regularly to the same nests. One reason for this is that hens dif- fer in temperature, and some are so low in temperature that, if they sit on the same eggs continuously, they will hatch no chicks, or weak chicks. It is possible also that some hens do not move their eggs as much as nec- essary. It has often. Fig. 278. Turkey's nest with tent-shaped roof as protection. 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 Robinson, John H. (John Henry), 1863-1935. Boston ; New York : Ginn and Company
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