Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-03-26

wv 'iS'i'.V' inc'rooS oi i'cuoa'llls esss
P'N"'i va nc N'i''7e P0.'tiS i"ii o"e'
.oinilo'ny c"iloe '''u NATURAL Hietnou' III
,,acossar,. enr i,,o,'hat,a,, 5 '-'o ,.e"'
commonly called artificial incubation. in
which the heat is sunnlied from some 9th.
err source than the hen. Each of these
methods has certain advarta COS and dis
ADVANTAGES II can he said Of the natural
method that It 10 more economical whore
only a small number of eggs ar. to he In
cuhated and whore first cost only is CON
sidered. Chicks brooded bv hens reouire
oftentir,es loss nersonaI attention ~, the
mart of the noultrv l.eennr and when given
loss attention come thro,lph n,uch strong
er and healthier than the sair,e chicks in
b,ooders would if thov had bnen neglect
cd to the same degree
Natural incubation depepds rno,, q NOV
NAL i,s,,rc+ r,bicb FOULS ,,oeea,, n, o.root-
er or loes doyroa ana which is to,,nod
l,roodiness The natural noriod of hrood
moss fo,1ous tho 1,yinc- ~, ~ cor,,i,, ,ur,-
hcr of op,s usu.l1v from, IN 70 -, y,bicb
Is called a "clutcb " Tho snrinr &c tbo
natural hroodv season and II &c p+ tbiu
,ipo that tho hroodv hons orc most ab,,n
dant and that they can no denerdco unon
TO a considcrahle extont for Matching
which would not he 90 in the winter
months, owing to the absence of this ma
iural broody instinct at that season
SIGN OF BROODINESS.
Ono of tho frs, cbaractoristir sif-ns that
a hey, &c becomin,r broodv is her nor
sistont sitting on tho nest. even after
having. The non-broodv hen will he easily
disturbed while LAYING and will leave i'm
mediatelv after doing so the reverse Is
true of tho hroodv bird Other distinctive
signs are the loosepcss or absence NJ
feathers on the breast. as we'll as the vi
ciousness with which sucb a b,rd will at
tack the noultrvmen u,hiIe atten,nting IA
take the eggs from the nest There is
also a tendency "a rufHe nm tho feathers
and to sit close to the nest wifi, the wings
slightly spread. Another very charac-
teristic feature is the increase of heat in
the breast which can he felt nv nlacinp
the hand under the birds bodv This is
a perfectlv natural phenomenon. brought
about nv the increased flow of blood into
this section during this pcrod The hest
limo to choose the broodv hen is late in
the afternoon or evening. after all other
hons ara suroIv off fine nest and tha host
broodv hens can he moro casilv selected
and transforred tn tboir sittirr cuarters
less
u,,rr,,r, no c,,,r MN, 11t,>-
lhere are TWO ilethous ooi''iloilS uscu
Mace a considerable number Of coons in
a large laying pen or shed which is well
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