The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-01-08
POULTRY
FATS
PLACE INCUBATOR
IN THE BASEMENT

1t Is just as important to locate the
incubator in suitable place as to have
machine that will produce good
chicks. The best incubator made can
not do well unless it is properly To-
Gated and given correct attention.
Fresh air Is essential. When the in
cubator is placed In the residence 1t
will give best results In room where
there is a uniform temperature and
plenty of ventilation. A window
should be partly open except In ex-
tremely cold weather.
The incubator should be placed In
room to itself when possible A
good cellar or basement Is the best
place for an incubator if vegetables.
oils or other articles which give off
gases or odors are not stored there.
The machine should be set perfectly
level. then run for at least two days
and nights before the eggs are placed
In 1t. Be sure to have the right tenn
perature and understand the working
of the machine 1t is a good plan to
place a paper over the egg tray when
testing out the machine. By so doing
practically the same space to heat is
provided that will be used when the
eggs are in the machine. When the
incubator Is empty the thermometer
viii read a little lower than it would
If the machine were full, for as the
eggs become warmed they raise the
temperature slightly. By using the
paper over the egg tray a fairer test
will be secured.
Placing an incubator In a bedroom
or living room is not advisable. The
fumes from the lamp are not best for
a sleeping person to breathe. Even
with the windows open at night 1t is
best to keep the incubator out of bed
rooms unless there is no other conven-
lent place. The living room lacks the
uniform temperature that brings best
results. Too often the room is hot
during the day and rather cold at
night. This usually causes trouble in
regulating the incubator to hold uni
form temperature In the machine.
The incubator should not be placed
in the same room in the basement with
the furnace. The gas and dust from
the furnace are detrimental
Special rooms in the basement or a
regular incubator cellar give an ideal
location for incubators. Uniformity
of temperature and plenty of ventila-
ton without too much evaporation and
no drafts, give the incubator the
proper surroundings. When two or
more machines are used it will pay to
provide such a place
Very little heat is necessary in. the
incubator room unless 1t is necessary
to air. the eggs. The better machines
are so constructed that the eggs are
removed only for turning. If this is
the case the incubator can be run sue
cessfully after March l where there
is no heat, but it must be protected |
and free from drafts.
1t takes good incubator properly To-
Gated and carefully attended to substi- |
tute for the setting hen. A hen will
leave her nest for fifteen to twenty
even in cold weather, yet pro-
duce a good number of chicks. Fur
ther, the chicks will be strong and Wig
orous if from the right sort of a flock. |
A good incubator will hatch just as |
successfully and just as strong CHICKS
if given the chance. Too often a per-
son running an incubator will take
more care Of the machine than he does
of the eggs The incubator should be |
used as means to helping the egg to |
produce good, livable chick instead I
of a method of forcing every egg to !
hatch. To a large extent this differ I
ence can be brought about through
better care of the eggs and proper To-
cation of the incubator.-Noel Hall,
Specialist, Missouri State !
Poultry Experiment Station, Mountain
Grove.