The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-27
FAD FOR FEATHERS
Number of Anaconda People Raising
Chickens by IncubatOrS.
DOWNY PETS FORFUTUREUS USE
Ready to Fry Before Thanksgiv-
ing Day Chickens and
Piseons-George Ly-
mans Patent.

A very popular fad in Anaconda is
the raising of chickens by the latest
improved methods, the incubator and
ana brooder plan. There are half a
dozen victims of the rage and ali
or them seem to enjoy il and take as
much pride in their downy pets as
their rivals in the business, the tradi-
tlonaI old hen. The incubator method
OF Matching eggs is very successful, in
tact brings forth a larger percentage
OF chickens than the old fashioned
mothers do. The heat is supplied by
means Of coal oil lamps, which when
hghted keep an even temperature from
start GO finish of the three weeks pro-
cess which is required to hatch. All
mat Is necessary then is to keep the
lamp trimmed and buring. The ca
paclty OF the incubators used in An
aconda ranges from Go to 200 eggs. but
they are made in sizes many times lar
ger for the use of those who are in the
business Tor profit. The local
machines are only for the pastime and
pleasure of the owners. When the
chlck has pecked his way out of the
Shell he is placed in brooders also
warmed by lamps, and in that is
mothered and fed nutil the protecting
N0eiANAo nave EIOMn ana ne can be
turned out in a coop
Almost any fine day Chief j. A. Has
ley may be seen out in his back yard
scratching gravel for the benefit and
amusement of a thrifty lot of little
plymouth Rocks that gather around
MIN, cheeping in expectancy. They are
always well fed and are growing nice
ly In the snug quarters which have been
provided for them. Mr.. Hasleys in
cubator has capacity for 200 eggs and
ne has had very good luck i'm getting
large, healthy broods.
Charlie Sparrow has a large incuba-
tor and has a fine bunch of "yaller
legs that will be ready for the table
about July 4. IL anybody thinks a
sparrow can't raise fine chickens he
should go out that way and see for
himself
Mr.. Day. who resides up the valley.
has discarded the old style hen and
uses the incubator system. He has an
extensive hennery at the ranch.
Superintendent o. Y. Chapman of
the b., a & p. railroad. had a
small box holding 65 eggs. but
he was too busy and forgot to
turn the first batch of eggs regularly,
and lost large per cent. He had nine
lively chicks i'm the bunch a few weeks
since. They are now old enough to
hustle for themselves and Chap is
looking for some good placer ground to
turn them out on, as he thinks by
Christmas they would gather enough
nuggets and sapphires TO bring him out
even financially on his experiment.
J. McCaffrey of Cedar street. is the
latest victim of the craze, and he is
now setting on IT'S eggs i'm brand new
incubator, from which he anticipates
excellent results.
The Commercial hotel boarders are
fed on machine Matched chickens which
has .1sa1 n.
Host Walker is one Of the experts in
the care of a 200 egg incubator.
The fanciers Of the city. however,
are Cap Bartlett and William Prender-
CAST. They have two incubators,
to a capacity of 800 eggs.
and though temporarily set back by the
destruction Of their brooder by fire,
they expect TO soon have the outfit
again in working order. They have
full grown Indian game, Red Leghorn,
Plymouth Rocks and Black Langshang
chickens of their own manufacture and
expect soon to have a few Minorcas.
all of which are very choice and high
bred birds. A few Bronze turkey eggs
are also to be tried as a side line as
soon as the rainy weather season
passes. In addition to the chickens
they have the finest assortment Of
pigeons in Montana, though the fire
IN the brooder made so much smoke
that it killed nearly so of their best
birds on the pigeon pen. They have
rumblers that go head over tail in mid |
air. Barb's buff, red and black. with |
Eyes like carrier pigeons. and worth s. |
I pair II any one wants to buy any |
There are Trumpeters big fellows with |
opknots and a gurgling coo. Turbots |
With topknots and crests on their |
breasts and Jacobins, with collars in |
which they can hide their heads. vie |
With each other in beauty. The Mag |
)les, too, are pretty pets and get their /
lame from their markings, which are |
ike those of that Montana bird.
This article would be incomplete il
10 mention were made of George f. |
lyman and his Idaho ranch, which is
till an Anaconda institution. Mr.. Ly-
nan has not completed his plans for
he hennery, but has several schemes |
n contemplation by which he expects
o distance all competition. 1t has been
matter which all people who have
ried the business have had to con-
end with, that the hens would not Law
ggs sufficient TO justify the business.
1r Lyman expects to overcome this
bstacle by a funnel shaped nest, on
'hich he has applied for letters patent.
is so arranged that the eggs will |
isappear from the sight of the hen
ntiI she has deposited half a dozen
ggs at a sitting. George, who has
lade this a study. says that no hen
well balanced mind will leave the
est until an egg is in sight. and she
ill therefore fill the funnel once a
ay, and he expects to get rich by thus
polling the hens. He has had dozens
applications filed for state rights
nd agents territory. but he thinks he
as good thing and will not sell any
lterests in the scheme.
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