The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-11-02
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e. y uhi,.l are to hatch the same
time may ue eiven their liberty at
on"e TIE attendant has OIL, tn re-
move t',a l.t,;iit from the ne>i. Eft oil
fhe hens ;';ld return III hnin To see
that there is Il hen ON each nest.
Another scheme for the easy ham
ding Of sitting hens. the plans for
which have been largely sold. consists
in constructing Il series of outdoor
nests and runwayS made by setting
fush Y ide boards on edge about one
feet apart. The runwayS are covered
with iaths or netting EXCEPT the one in
which the nest is constructed. this
being protected from the weather by
aliother wide board to form Il roof.
Each hen thus has her individual nest
and :; runway. in which the hen may
exercise ard dust herself III get ri,! Of
lice Old "frui! cans are used TO pro-
gidc food and water.
Su, b an arrangement fer sitting
hcns red,n.eS lie work of caring for
them to :; minimum. and if the nests
are well rr:ttected from the weather
and the ground where the nests are
located thrown up so that he water
will not run in the results are usually
better than with hens set indoors. The
nests should be arranged so that hens
may he shut on them when the eggs
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frequently leave the nest with the
first few chicks and allow the others to
die in the shell
Essentials of a Good Incubator.
In the case Of artificial incubation
we have Il number of points To look
after that do not concern us when
Matching hens The first to be olServ
ed is uniform temperature 1903 for all
eggs in the machine at all times The
second consideration and one that
causes much more trouble in practice
is to provide just sufficient circulation
| of air of just sufficient dryuess I"
orntion at the normal rate: otherwise
the body of the chick will contain too
much water or not enough and die in
the shell or shortly after Matching
The novice can do no better. as far rs
this and other points of incubation arc
concerned. than to follow the dire,
tions Of the maker of his machine.
/ The following discussion of the
points of good incubator are given
to help the poultryman in st .ecting Il
mac hiEe or in deciding whether lie is
capable of handling the problem Ol
artificial incubation successfully rath
er than for the purpose of teaching
him to run any particular incubator:
The case Of the incubator should bt
built double or triple wall to with
stand variation in the outside teinpera
ture The door should fit neatly ant
should be made Of double glass The
be made of heavy metal material ant
should have Il wick sufficiently wide
to maintain the temperature of 'h,
incubator with a low blaze The lamI
is generally placed at the end of ih'
machine, though there are some gnot
incubators now made with the Iaml
placed underneath the machine Tht
heat is got from the lamp to the egg.
by means Of circulation Of hot air u
tank of hot water The hot air ma
chimes seem to have proved most sue
cessful III practice, and the maior:t.
of we'll known makes are now Of tha
type. 1t is easier. however to max
a cheap hot water machine that vii
retain the heat than it is to make
hot air machine This is because til
tank of hot water holds the hea
against sudden changes in outside TEN
perature.
Regulators composed of two metals
as aluminium and steel. are best WI;
fers filled with ether are more scnsi
tive. but weaker in action. Hard rul
ber bars are frequently used The in
cubator needs no arrangement fO
turning eggs. as this is not as i.a'or
tant part Of the operation us is fire
guently stated. and the eggs can b
rolled around readily with the ham