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out. It is right to take three wisps out of the nest, where a hen is to be put hatching, and to hang them on a rafter of the hen house, until all the chickens are out. It is not right to throw away shells which chickens came out of, and it is right to put three grains of ashes into the shell that the first chicken came out of in the clutch.
Before a hen is put hatching eggs a few of her feathers should be pulled out and left on top of the eggs. When eggs are hatched for about a week, it is right to turn the thin top of them up.