Show number of Fema females lesto to male quite variable the number of females to be mated with one male varies with the class of stock F for or the A it should be eight to ten for F or the american and english classes it should be tanto ten to fifteen and the may be fifteen to twenty the hens tobe mated should be kept away from other males for at least three weeks prior to the saving of tho the first eggs for hatching and should have associated with the males it Is desired to breed from for at least ten days while ohlie two weeks is better |