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The one real advantage of the Incubator lies in the fact that it may be set whenever one desires, without having to wait upon the fickle fancy of a hen. A poultry keeper entirely de- FiG. i8. Chick Shelter of Another Type. pendent upon hens for hatching is in a bad fix when the hens fail him. Yet, as a rule, hens naturally go broody at the time of year when eggs hatch best and chicks are easiest to raise. 69 PRACTICAL POULTRY KEEPING While very early chicks bring the most money, they are hard t...o raise successfully, requiring special skill and extra provision in the way of bousing and equipment while the weather is bad. The small breeder who raises less than one hundred chicks a year seldom needs an incu- bator. If he has fowls of a non-setting variety, he should watch his opportunities to get broody hens from the neighbors. Such can usually be bought reasonably, say fifty to seventy-five cents each, for a mongrel hen makes as good a setter as a fine blooded one. The man who raises from one hundred to two hundred chicks a year needs an incubator in about one-half the cases.
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