Recently, I had a study in kindly
disposition. I purchased twenty-six
White Orpington eggs; subjected
each egg to the egg tester, a very in
genious contrivance, which sent two
to the rear as unhatchable. I divided
the eggs between a Barred Rock and
a Rhode Island Red hen. Each
brought off twelve healthy chicks.
Among those hatched by the Barred
Rock was a Buff Orpington. By ac
cident, the mother was killed a day
ago. That night 1' put all the chicks
in a coop with the Rhode Island Red.
She cheerfully accepted the addition
to her brood, but next morning ob
jected to the Buff chick. A White
Indian game pullet had just come off
with a brood of her own. I caught
the Buff chick and placed it with the
Indian game pullet. Though it dif
fered in color from her brood, she
took it under her wings and showed
herself as kindly to it as to her own
chicks. This is but a confirmation
of my observation as to the excellent
qualities all around of the White In
dian games; they are fine layers and
the best of mothers. They well de
serve to be denominated “The Royal
81ue..”
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