How to Grow Chicks (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from How to Grow Chicks It is not generally understood by the amateur and those who have not paid attention to these matters that not more than one-fourth of all the eggs that are put to incubate in the several ways produce living chicks. There are many reason for this, and among them infertility - which is the prime cause - bad management of both hens and incubators, and improper nesting places for the sitting hen. All of these conditions may be improved if we so desire, but to have these improved conditions we must first consider the cause of the trouble and then remove it as far as possible. The chief source or cause of poor hatches is the large percent of infertility in eggs laid prior to the warm days in spring. It is a well established fact that the percent of fertility begins to dwindle after November, is lowest in midwinter, and begins to gain as spring approaches. The cause of this is the influence of the cold weather, inactivity, and lack of exercise. We can not remove the influence of the cold, but we can, to some extent, induce activity by compulsory exercise, and in this way increase fertility. This exercise can best be had by compelling the fowls to dig and hunt for all the grain food they get. The Nest Box. When the time comes for setting the hen, attention should be given to the preparation of the nest. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.