. Our domestic birds; . Broody hens. When a hen wants to incubate eggs, or, as thecommon phrase is, to sit, she remains on her nest continuouslyand, unless very shy, will not leave it when approached and willresent any interference. The hen is then said to be the broody hen makes a clucking noise, she is some-times called a clucking hen. Hens that are shy when they be-gin to cluck, and that fly from the nest when approached, usuallybecome tame and allow themselves to be handled after a fewdays. Broody hens cannot always be obtained at the time theyare wanted. In that case there
. Our domestic birds; . Broody hens. When a hen wants to incubate eggs, or, as thecommon phrase is, to sit, she remains on her nest continuouslyand, unless very shy, will not leave it when approached and willresent any interference. The hen is then said to be the broody hen makes a clucking noise, she is some-times called a clucking hen. Hens that are shy when they be-gin to cluck, and that fly from the nest when approached, usuallybecome tame and allow themselves to be handled after a fewdays. Broody hens cannot always be obtained at the time theyare wanted. In that case there is nothing to do but wait, or tryto buy, hire, or borrow them. There is no way of forcing orinducing hens to become broody before they would do so of 94 OUR DOMESTIC BIRDS their own accord. When broody hens are hard to get, peoplethink that hatching with incubators will relieve them of troubleand prevent delay, but the incubator, too, has its in artificial hatching requires careful attention to the. Fig. 91. Nest boxes, made in pairs, for sitting hens. Inside dimen-sions : large, 16 X 16 X 18; small, 12 x 12 X 15 operation of the incubator and good judgment in adjustingand regulating it. Setting the hens. As many broody hens as can be obtainedshould be set at the same time. The most convenient style ofnest is that shown in Figs. 91 and 92, which can be kept closed ifdesired. The best nest material is soft hay or straw. In prepar-ing the nest a poultry keeper shapes the nest material with his
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