4. If it costs ninety cents a year to feed a hen, find the net annual profit to this district from the egg production.
CARE OF CHICKENS
The method of developing conceptions of how to take proper care of chickens is based partly upon the pupils' experiences and partly upon a knowledge of the history of the original wild hens.
Information can be gathered from the pupils as to the date of hatching of the earliest chickens and the date at which the pullets begin to lay. Chickens that are hatched in April begin to lay in November or December and lay throughout the winter when eggs bring the highest price.
The original wild hens lived in the dry, grassy, and shrubby jungles of India. They were free to move about in the open air, and at night they perched in the trees, which sheltered them from rain. Hence may be inferred what kind of quarters should be provided for chickens.
CARE AND FOOD OF CHICKENS
Points developed
Chickens must have plenty of fresh air without draughts.
Heat is not necessary.
Their quarters must be dry, clean, and well lighted.