Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-03-26

you return after two hours and find
that the temperature is way too low
and the damper has been raised,
loosen the thumb screw again and let
the damper down as before. Leave
about a quarter inch play. On re-
turning the second time the tempera.
ture is likely to be found up some.
where around ninety degrees In that
case it is best to be a little cautious.
II the disc has not been raised, In.
crease the flame trifle and leave the
regulator alone. If the disc damper
is up. lower it and this time leave
only an eighth of an inch play. Re-
peat this process until the thermom'
eter stands at l02, degrees when the
thermometer bulb is even with the top
of the eggs and the disc is a quarter
of an inch above the heater. Then
leave the machine alone for at least
twelve hours to see whether it can
maintain the temperature.
If it Is all right put in the eggs and
do not open the machine for two days.
Take care OF the lamp in the morning
so that IL the flame runs up it will
do so in the day time when 1t will be
discovered at least by noon. Wipe or
scrape away carefully any charring
of the wick and leave the lamp per.
fectly clean. Do not fill the lamp too
full and If any oil is spilled see that
the last traces OF 1t are removed.
After couple of days take the trays
out and place them on a table and
shuttle the eggs gently with the
hands. See that every egg Is moved.
1t is not necessary that they be
turned clear over A hen turns her
eggs as many as five time day. We
should turn them at least three, morn.
ing, noon and night. Before putting
the trays back into the machine turn
them end for end. If one side Of the
machine is cold, this will give all the
eggs the same chance and bring an
evener hatch. If there are two trays,
change them from side to side every
other time you turn the eggs, turning
them from end to end the other times.
Always look at the machine before re-
turning to see that everything is ali
right. II the heat ever runs up. cool
the eggs thoroughly at once. If done
promptly, this often serves to save
hatch that has been overheated. The
eggs should always be handled and
put back into the machine before the
lamp is touched. Any kerosene from
the hands getting on the eggs may
seriously injure the hatch. II the tenn
perature is off at any time, the regu.
lator should be adjusted before the
door OF the machine is opened The
door once open you can't tell anything
about the temperature.
The eggs should be tested on the
sixth day unless the eggs are very
dark shelled, when 1t will be neces-
sary to wait until the seventh or
eighth before the germ can be seen.
II a dark spider.like object is seen
which floats about when the egg Is
revolved in the fingers, the egg is
alive. If 1t is perfectly clear. 1t is
lnfertile.
The temperature should be left
at 102 degrees the first week. Then
It should go to 1903 degrees. where It
should remain until the eggs begin to
pip. It should then be kept at 1031s
to 104 degrees. II should not go be.
low 1903 OF above los while the chicks
are Matching. Do not open the ma
chine after the eggs begin to pip I'M
til the hatch is we'll over. Watch the
/ temperature closely, for the chicks
give off considerable heat and the
temperature may run up. Too great
a change win be fatal to the hatch.
Allow the chicks to remain in the ma
chine without food or water for forty
eight hours. II takes this long for
them to use up the yolk material.
II the eggs have run strong in fer
tility and start to hatch we'll and for
some reason become checked, the rest
may sometimes be brought out by lay.
ing over them q wooden blanket
wrung In hot water. Any chick helped
out Of the shell IN any way should be
MARRIED and never used as breeder