The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-27


them 70 connde the hen. Tho hers sre
set in groups. 50 tiinfs those sitting on
eggs which sres 81 hatch the same
time may he given their liberty at
once. The attendant has only 10 ri.
move the board from Tic nest. INT on
the hens md return In d hour to see
That there Is a hen on :eaeh nest s sss
another scheme for Iii 4 easy! han
ding ot sitting tteis Tide fIfans Siforl
which hare been largeiy sold. consists
III constructing d series Of outdoor
nests aud runway \ mhdes sby setting,
foot wide boards on edge about ono
foot apart The rnnways ate1 covered
with laths Of netting kept the one Id
which the nest Isl bnstrncteda tliis
being protected from the weatiierS byj
Smother wide bodrd 10 form ID roof.l
Each hen thus his her Individual nest
md Ia runway. IN lwhiciisti1e he'll may,
exercise aud dust herself to get rid Of,
lice. Old fruit cans are sused to pro-
vide food and waterissa RE
& Such ap arranse cement s Tor sitting
hens reduces the work OF caring for
them to a minimum, md II the nests
are well protected from Il he weather
md the ground s,rlereSthe nests are
located thrownEaps so thntitlie water
will not run In the results are asuallys
better thhn with hens Set indoors. The
nests should be arranged so that hens
:may be shut on ishem when the eggs
begin to hutch. orgtHe restless hen will.
frequently leave the nest with tho
first few chicks and inflow. the others 10
die in the she'll ", n s5s
b Essentials of : GOA Inc ba.or. /,
fsiIn the case oEs.aftitcial Incubation
we have u number Of points to look
after that do not concern us when
ihatehing hers. The flrst 70 be 6bsefvs-
ed is uniform tempernture-103 fol. all
eggs in the machine at aits times. The
second consideration aud one. that
causes much more trouble In ira cticeii
IS to provide Just sufficient circulation
Of mir Of Just sshmti6ht dryness 3,toI
cause the eggs to lose water BY ,eran-l
yoration Mt the normal rate; otherwise,
the body ofithe chick will2contain too
much water or not enough md die inl
the shell or shortly after; hatchlng.i
The novice can ydotaosbetter, as far as
this and other pointseof Incubation are
concerned, tlianNt5Gfollow the dlrec-
tons Of the maker 6f Ills :mach chine
# The following discussion Of the
points ofta good Incubator are given
to help the pouitrymah in selecting n
machine or IN deciding whether be Is
capable q handling the problem of
ARTIFICIAL Incubation successfully ratli.
er- than for the purpose Of, teachIns
him to run any paF tleular Incubator:
II The case Of the Incubator; should be
built double Or 4trjpie wall 70 with.
stand variation fn't tie outside tcmpera.
ture. The door should at neatly and
should be made n; double glass. The .
lamp, both bowl and chimney, should
be made Of sheay metal material md
should hive q WICK sufficiently wide
TO maintain the temperature iof tile
incubator with q low biaze. Tie lamp
Is generally placed n. tile. end Of the,
machhe, though there Sare some good \
incubators fnpw3 made with the lamp
placeds underneath theiimncliine. The
heat Is got from the lamp to- the eggs
BY means offa ,clrculatlon;of, hot air or
q tank OF hot water.il The hot air ma;
chimes seem to 7bays proved mosttsuc.
cessfnl IN practice, spnd the majority
OF well known makes are now Of that
type: tits easier; however, to make
a cheap hot water muchine that Will
retain the heat tlanaitIis to make n !
hot air machine. ThisEfs because the
tank Of hot water holds the heat
against sudden changes IN outside ten.
perature.
Regulators composed Of two metals,
as aluminium and steel, !s1re best. Wa.
fers! filled with ether; are more sensi-
tive. but weaker In action. Hard rub.
Der bars are frequently used. The In.
eubator needs no arrangement for
turning eggs, as tits Is mot as imporl
tant a part OF the operation us is fire..
qucntiy stated, and the eggs Gun be
rolled around readily with the hand 4
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