hens heavybody and short wings, andconsequently feeble flight,and the strong toes for scratching.) What kind of a noise does the hen make? Does she lay eggs?Build a nest? Not a snug, pretty nest as the little birds do.Usually the farmer gives her some hay in a box or barrel whenshe wants a nest;… … 332 IM THE childs WORLD. When she has laid ten or twelve eggs, she sits on the nest dayafter day and night after night. She will scarcely leave the eggsto get what she needs to eat and drink. How long do you thinkshe sits there? Twenty-one days. And after all this time whathappens? One of these…
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