Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 65, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 November 1912 — LEGHORN HENS AS MOTHERS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LEGHORN HENS AS MOTHERS

Although Called Nonsitters Occasionally One la Found and Will Cover Many Eggs. Although the Leghorns are called nonsitters, they do sit occasionally, and I like them very much as mothers. It would hardly seem possible that a Leghorn hen would cover more

eggs than a Cochin, but it is a fact, say a writer in an exchange. The Cochin’s wings are short and stubby, while the Leghorn’s wings are long and she will spread them over a big nestful. Last summer a Leghorn incubated 20 eggs for me and hatched 19 of them. It was, however, in the month of July, and her nest was carefully arranged in a basket; but I never give them less than 15. They take excellent care of their young; beiqg light weight, they seldom hurt a chicks by stepping on it, and they will fight Intruders fiercely.

Single-Comb Leghorn,