Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-18
SOME MODERN
POULTRY METHODS

Such great improvements have been
made In the construction of incubators
of late years that experienced poultry
raiseTs feel safe I'm asserting that
there are Several kinds OF the best
makes that will hatch as large a per
cent Of any given number of eggs ~
will the most carefully selected brood
ing hen, These machines require but
little care, maintain an even tempera
ture and may be easily adjusted to
meet the increase in temperature arts
ing from developments going on In the
eggs
In some machines the moisture sup
ply Is regulated automatically; in oth-
ers 1t has to be supplied by an at
tendant, and considerable knowledge
is necessary in determining the amount
needed.
The economy OF the incubator is very
great, A 360-egg machine viii do the
work of about 80 hens. and may be kept
IN constant operation II so desired. The
Maine Experiment station began It's
work OF artificial incubation years ago
by endeavoring 10 maintain the tenn
perature I'm a home- made. double-wall-
ed wooden box by means Of Jugs OF
warm water, BY keeping the box In a
suitable room and keeping o close
watch upon II good matches were oh
tanned. But that kind Of work has long
ago gone out of date.
Under present day conditions the In
oubator room should be kept az a con.
slant and even temperature If more
than one incubator is kept at a sin
gle room great care should be taken
TO provide proper ventilation. so that
the machines may he supplied with
fresh air at all times. The turning OF
the eggs by hand takes good deal ot
time, aud as experience has taught
that the automatic turning system Is
Just as productive OF good results. the
incubator supplied with automatic
turning shelves appears to be prefer
able. To be sure, Il sef-turner will
not hold quite SO many eggs, but the
saving OF time more than compensates
for this difference, The beginner should
thoroughly acquaint himself with the
mode OF operating machine before
attempting 20 use one in practical
way.
IT used to be thought Indispensable
that chickens should be Matched I'm
March IN order that they might be
ready to lay by November; but by
Improved methods of feeding and
care the hatching may now be delayed
until April aud the first hall Of May.
Indoor brooders are mostly used
The portable brooders are built on
runners so that they may he easily
moved from point 10 point The houses
are twelve feet long and six and seven
feet wide. The latter is the better
width. They are six feet high IN front
and four at the back The frame Is
of 2x3 finch stun and the floors are laid
double. The building is boarded pap
cred and shinged on all sides. There
Is door two feet wide in the ceilcr
Of the front and a siX-light sliding
window on each side.
The door * supplied with a small
slide near the top TO afford ventilation
when the door Is closed Two brood
ers are placed in each of these houses.
and from ilfty 20 sixty chickens are
placed In each Of these breeders. 4
partition should separate the nocks.
The chicks are not transferred to
the breeders until they are from 20
TO 10 hours old. and then they are
carried In warm covered baskets and
placed under the hoycrs, where the
temperature Is between rs and 100