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School: Mercy Convent, Baile Mathúna (roll number 3865)

Location:
Ballymahon, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Sr. M. Clement
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0752, Page 119

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    through the food.
    We always put thirteen eggs under a hen to hatch. It is said that it is a lucky number. We put her in a box with a bed of straw. The hen brings out the chickens at the end of three weeks.
    We feed the chickens on oatenmeal with a little water on it and on eggs and breadcrumbs. When they are three weeks old we feed them on a mixture of bran and pollard and Indian meal. We give them plenty of milk to drink.
    We call the hens by saying "Tiuc! Tiuc! Tiuc!"
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Angela O' Donohoe
    Gender
    Female