■ Chicks take about 21 days to hatch. Those born under a waxing Moon, in the fruitful signs of Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces, are healthier and mature faster. To ensure that chicks are born during these times, determine the best days to “set eggs” (to place eggs in an incubator or under a hen). To calculate, find the three fruitful birth signs on the chart below. Use the Left-Hand Calendar Pages, 112–138, to find the dates of the new and full Moon.

Using only the fruitful dates between the new and full Moon, count back 21 days to find the best days to set eggs.

EXAMPLE:

The Moon is new on June 22 and full on July 7. Between these dates, on June 23 and 24, the Moon is in the sign of Cancer. To have chicks born on June 23, count back 21 days; set eggs on June 2.

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