The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-13
POULTRY COLONY HOUSE, USED
AT a. q M COLLEGE, STILL.
WATER.

tant facts and achievements under
Oklahoma conditions,
One Of the first and most important
questions 10 poultry culture Is the
production Of strong germed eggs fol
haichlne, we might say fertile eggs
but sluply fertile does not mean
nluoh A weak germed ogg will hatcf
weak chick II II hatches at al and
by giving sach a chick special car,
ana attention IL may repch maturity
There is consequently a posslbilit,
that II might be used for 2 breedel
the following season and thus there
may be a speedy lowering Of the Vi
tality Of the flock
II weak germed eggs are used foI
Matching the result Will be a number
Of dead germs at different stages Of
development and a barge per cent
after tho 18th day Of incubation
some may continue to develop until
the 10th day and possibly pip this
shell aHd get no further. Such are
often the ones helped by some Kind
hearted poultry keeper To repaj
thia kindness these weak chicks may
develop into baf clad homely speci
mems weighing about 10 oz al ten
weoks at which time they should bc
plump 2 round broilers Helping these
chicks oat Of the shol is nothing short
~ inviting trouble elnce fhug always
lack vitality ard at the least provoca
tion viii develop case Of bowe
trouble
1 We have found that some of The
\ principal cauaea of weak germed eggs
I are close confinement of breedlne
/ stock. poorly ventilated poultry
/ houses. IN and In breeding wphHu'
regard to constitutional vgar I'M
proper foods and forcing hens foi
/ heavy egg production,
Tbo manner In which eggs arc caret
for before Incubation will greatly ~
/ fluca the halchIng They should hi
gathered at least twice each day. II
the earlY part of the season there +
\ danger 81 chilling II allowed 10 re
nain ont Of doors any great lepgtl
III time and later when tho brood,
( hen Is In evidence eggs might be In
infed By remaining under such hem
4 f0r even few hGur6
Eggs may hatch after two or eyei
I threu weeks old bat every day VII
/ reduce The vitality By keeping egB
Ga a temepratnro of about so degroqi
ana turning egary other day detert0
ration may be reduced to minimum
There n No longer NY question au
that the modern meiaod 0i aftiiieia
/ inenratlon baa many advantages excl
T rs Oklahoma, over the natural way
We can hatch our chicks when We az
ready and uoi lose valuable tlne wail
ine to- broody hens We do 0o
batch 4 beat Inll Ell Wee and mites Y
prey on the little fellows as soon a
/ they are out
I m operalng au incubator tho maf
nfaFmrhf6 directions should be ko
lowed n the lettef dlffmeat machine
arc constructed after different plani
therefore, no fixed rules eau be lai
down for haalibg an kinds
The best location f0r an lneHbat9
IL 10 4 Wnli ventilated dry c5liar, ye
good Matching can be- done Ia an ord
marry living ro0u that has NO ariIficia
heat An even temperature % Nor
, easily maintained tn tbs oeg chambe
II the variation of temperature IN III
. room "a not great
: When the egae BEGIN n pin II
time 10 fire no the bF0oder the
Bg Tie time the chicks are twelY
! Bours Ola II ls ready for them. Chick
should not be fed until after they Ar
fsG hours ola For the FIRST feed stai
bread crumbs are good Clean drinl
. ina water and chick grit Or san
should be furnished them az all tImei
] After few days old some of tb
} prepared chick foods On the marks
i rive gond results or mixture
cracked grain consisting Nf part
J wheat corn oatmeal. makes
aSod lo0d pnIgefised charcoal sheal
G.e kept before the chicks at all times
! Il "a good preventative Of howe
\ trsatia
4 great maDy chick ailments aE'