Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 April 1896 — An Electric Hen. [ARTICLE]

An Electric Hen.

An electric hen has recently been Inwhich is claimed to be superior to the natural article of flesh, feathers and blood, except that It cannot lay eggs. When the electric Incubator has produced the chickens an electric foster mother takes them in charge. The upper part Is devoted to the freshly hatched, while the lower part is so arranged that the young can run around on the ground and at the same time find heat and protection when they require It.