Newark post., 1910-06-01
Poultry Department
Conducted by w. G. ANTHONY
SMYRNA, Del.

Unless you are in the broier busl-
ness. the first of June should wind up
the time for ;ncubating. The hens thai
want to set are broken up as fast IS
possible; the incubators are closed IN
til another year. a good many Way
are suggested for breaking hens :hat
want to set. but the usual method. is
to shut them up for a few days in
small pen. The size OF the flock OF
course regulates the size OF the pen.
1t will facilitate matters if rooster
is placed with the brood hens. The
same methods and the same foods
should be used as when feeding for
egg production. Don't give simp'y a
diet of corn, and that too on bare
floor or on the ground but ieedfor
eggs. Ii you do this, four or five days
should be long enough to accomplish
the object
When the last hatch has been taken
from the incubator, take out oi the
machine everything that is movable
AMI after thoroughly cleaning. expose
for two or three hours to the sun
Then close al vcatilators Chose III
the bottom OF the ma 'hne includedt
replace all the parts taken out and On
| the bottom of each nursery drawer put
| a moth bail This last will serve a
| j,rl1,, ,,,rnnSe. II will further s,rerten
| the incubator and keep out the moths
| had the ielts riddlcd in one OF my
! machines one winter Take the wicl 5
| out oi tie lamps. Now, don't unscrew
! the burners and pull the wicks oft
| from the bottom. but turn them up and
| work them about so as to clean the
| passage as the wick is drawn upward.
Empty all oil from the receiver ana
| clean the heater Cover the exposed
parts of the heat regulating device 50
as to keep out al dust When any
part oi your business is finished see to
it that everything thereto is left in
perfect order and ready for the next
starring time.
! Hot weather is due, and it will be
well not to forget to watch ont for RED
mites Watch the iows--look for tho
combs to turn pale--or there may bt
an over amount oi attention paid tC
the feathers by some hen or whoi'
flock OF thcm-loSs OF weight restless
ness or even death Keep your cy,
on the under side OF the rooStS o
where there are dark corners and han
dy cracks At the first sign paint will
crude carbolic one part, kerosene
parts. You may find it necessary t,
do this work weekly ior awhile. ]
you do, then do it weekly. but no
weakly You can't be Slipshod an,
get anywhere in the chicken business
Its hard work to get anywhere any
way. Paint the roosts just before tn
fowls start to 90 to bed.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
/. My tests have been good (onl
test once, on fifth or sixth day. be
tween so and 90 per cent. but when til
battle was over | would have but 5
or sixty per cent. OF the total numbe
sc, 70 hatch nicely. | don't feel salts
flea with this. What do you Think
With your percentage OF fertlllt
YOU should get more chicks out Of tn
she'll than you do Instead OF gettin
from so to 90 per cent you should &c
from 90 to so p cent.
2. l supply plenty OF moisture
my incubator room. Can you sugge,
anything;
Ii YOU furnish sufficient moisture an
run your machine carefully there
evidently something wrong with til
parent stock.
Remember thiS-there is nearly ;
much in how to iced as III what yo
iced. l.eghorn methods won't give r.
suits equally satisfactory with Ply
| mouth Rocks. 1t takes more rang
or more work to get fertile eggs, wit
strong producing powers, from Rocl
. than from Lcghorns or any OF I'll
smaller breeds. The larger breeds a