School: Adamstown (roll number 3755)
- Location:
- Maigh Arnaí, Co. Loch Garman
- Teacher: D. Curtis
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- (continued from previous page)They lay their eggs in boxes, which are in the fowl houses and sometimes they lay on ricks of straw.
When they lay a certain number of eggs they sit. They generally sit in Spring. They lie on the nest and if anyone goes neat them they say. "bluck, cluck, cluck." Then thirteen eggs are put under them. Those eggs should be of good size and shape and have strong, smooth shells.
They sit on the eggs, and are taken off every day, and are fed.
At the end of three weeks the chickens break through the(continues on next page)
