Show number of females to male quite variable the number of females to toe be mated with one male varies with the class of stock for the it should be eight to ten for the american and english classes it should be ten to fifteen and the may be fifteen to twenty the hens bens to be mated should be kept away from other males for at least three weeks prior to the saving of the first eggs for hat hatching chini and should have associated with the males it Is desired to breed from for at least ten days while two weeks Is better |