| Show w w The Hatching of Chickens cc this time of ot the tite ar at every ABOUT A l rK wife cite Is be lie tn to we saso II and watch the mitts tor or a il clutch cluck Site She usually u realize for far better hettel titan than her husband the and that can be derived derive front from a goal Hock of oC oCh liens hens h ns ProPerly cared ca red for or find anti while idi h he may ma not have base read many poultry journals she phi usually figures out II plan that gives very scry fr satisfactory results result The hints that are offered In this tills article are IIII not nn an Attempt to discredit any method of or procedure that has hult proved tul but limo rather Intended to help those thoe who have had misfortunes In trying tn tilt incubate ere eggs by hy either cither nat natural natUral ural or artificial methods THE TILE METHOD Natural Incubation or hatching with hens la is I the method turnout almost employed In this state and will ovill receive tho the mot most attention for tor this reason rell on Artificial incubation 1 iii a 1 very er ancient art and Is II now practised ell with great rea success U It Involves the time use of oC Incubators tars tors brooders in place of ot the hen und and anyone Anone who has hag been hen progressive enough to e these eo machines has hns certainly secured all 1111 available nan a he pertaining to them While hilie much of oC th thc advice here gIven Riven regarding the prop proper rohi er r handling of ot eggs egg for hatching will upI apply initially Nt I I to 1 hoth both methods of o In my nil limited sr ice permits of the extended treatment of o hut but Otto ono Tin 1 advantages of or the two methods are arc briefly fI these tho l The natural Involves less ies Investment And gives h better results 11 In Its tho the hand of oC Inexperienced person Ier ons The Fite artificial hatches na ni well when hen properly handled handleI It lu hatches s when tta want trant chicks hatches moro more eggs S S at once one and chea than tItan lions liens can lIn the chicks are free Cree front from rom vermin suit and tho the hens henl ate laying Instead of oC wasting t months or more mol TIlE THE EGOS EGGS The eggs should be ho selected train from th the most moki Sl vigorous horous prolific layers In the tha flock Do not try to select your eggs after aCtor they th have been gathered the liens hens that have not laid nit nil winter are lire beginning now and the Iho eggs ate ale often oCten larger rind and look took better tJ than those thole from their thelt more profitable sisters Select your our breeding pen len In Its Inthe the Ille fall front from the pullets that lay In first or the hens that you know are urt good winter layers J hut Flint them bv themselves with thin tho best male you can lIn secure about two twit week before beCore you ou li I Ia tend to 10 set the eggs lI Irom the eggs of o this pen select elect such filCh us are nr of oC medium size are clean without cracks crack cr k Discard nl all nil eggs ot at odd or sizes anti and place time tho ohi o h hrs ers era rs In Ii a box of ot bran or In iii On nv clo rio that will whit afford protection from draft anti too great evaporation or ci I change of oC temperature Place IllIce tho time eggs erKd with stills the small end down clown touch and 1061 them th rn occasionally Do Du not set t ce eggs i that are arc over oer three weeks old THE NEST EST Any tny ny box or barrel that Is ot of suItable and size can be he made a to satisfactory tory nest with n II little trouble It should have low sides Hides to afford ventilation and prevent the hen h front from breaking the eggs in the nest ne t If IC n a barrel It should either be he placed on Its side sillo ant nn braced or stood on nit end en and a hot hole hocut cut In the side for Cor Or a II door Place the nest In a n cool dry dr well venti ventilated room well away assay from th other poultry and anti nil all chance chanc of o disturbance Saturate the Interior of oC the tue hex box wilt stilt lice paint sonic tobacco dip lIp or coal cOllI nil Place two In Inched Indies dies chea of ot tC loose loo e dry earth In the bottom form the nest net proper of lC chuff chaff or nr cut chit on top tUII of o tho the forth earth making a II little hollow to prevent the tite KIf from rom rolling toward the outside and getting chilled TIm THC liEs HEN Take the hen from front the nest neet phe ph lane I is oc no In the tho evening handling her carefully to avoid 80 1 frightening her and nd du dut t her thoroughly with a R mixture of at sIfted coat coal aches unit Hoe lIle powder or Place hf her r on time the th nest lIest sup supplied rIled plied several dummy or slain I eggs egg and keep keel her there by bi r of oC a I box ox or basket ket Placed over acer her If It she he seems contented by Ii the unit evening It ItIs ItIs ItIs Is safe safo to n hOI her tho the elu An odd number seems to stay sill eta together better betterIn In the thc nest lIe t and end only on nn tin exceptionally large Inre hen lien can cn cover coer mart a than 13 with without without without out fume sattie risk II k of oC chilling them theta In lit the hue early curly spring Keep the loom rather ra ma lurk dark and provide plenty plAnt of clean fresh freshwater water staler small sharp harp gravel whole gram grain gramand and umi n a box hOX half full till of nt dust du t and civil 1 Dust the tim hen twice during the period tn he kill lice the last lat time about tho th lath day dor da TIm THE On tho the ith th and days the tilt eggs ggs should Ahou be Tho Thin purpose ae of or thin thIs Is lit Isto I Ito to 10 detect Infertile or eggs which are still ei good for or cooking to 10 remove read germs to prevent their decomposing d and giving off oft Injurious odors und unil gnus s or possibly lo vl bly hI being broken blokell and wearing the tho whole clutch Testing Is I dono by h holding the III egg el between nome strong light and the tho t eye e One On accustomed to 10 the appearance of oC the time egg ogi can cnn readily distinguish h between bet the live germs thin the th dead ones and the clear cl eggs g tho the writer having utilized a n knot knothole Mule with tho tue nm sun shining through h It to perfect Ca hiatt on A t utile able tenter may be bp secured by lor nn nil egg tl shaped clasped hol hoi Ir In this lie side tuIo of a It box mid a nil placing g a lump ii ma or sir rt co 1 in In I a It II li II other light mut t lie te 1 excluded When hon testing tc the first huie I keep hell the tItA eggs egg covered to prevent chilling work ns us rapidly ll its H possible Place each egg ogg over ovel the opening amid notice tb the of ot the contents A live 11 germ gems will I I look III I Ike I i I I spider et will move n a I d on alit lUll will wIli bi lit stuck to till the or will soul how n a 1 deep ted red ring anti an au egg egi gg will sliest how nothing that Ii tug but bit t a n fa Inc h ad a so of o the hit yeth olk k kOi Oi 01 the ih day t tet n t a anti In 1 throw out nil all cracked eggs gs II nih tI as appear undeveloped t or nr d At Ihl I ii I time lime I there be n s vi Ir rv distinct air at lit the l largi rt end otil nut thi s will appear clear the re rest t of ut tiit th per egg being het ls I IR IRI g gly ly I 1 by b the time chick If it nt It ItIn any In tuft time an run 11 should 1 he n lh Ih the next nest be hI AntI the content of the lie th egg washed hell oft off the Ih liens hens breast hrent anti and till tho re VC remaining 1 I fig TIm TilE Th TIt chicks chick should hoult to tn chip tho this I I on ott the e 2111 21 e t clay daV rip ali md I Id be lot all nil stIlt out ly hy the tue end of ot f the Ih DI not HOt try tr to tn help time the th out n 55 they the Lire are of little volume value aill If It they the free fre thein do not 1 the lieu hen sits to 10 carefully remove 1111 the broken front from time iliac to tu tune time to prevent their cart cap capping 11 ping tho eggs Th Time evening 1 of oC the tIto day tny tt In Its I plenty suon lon to 10 move 11 them and they noel need no pun 10 food un no until til the thc next A t large luge hen can cnn hover from SO 20 O to IJ chicly nicely and two ran can often oUrn be set net to In hutch hatch 1 at atthe atthe the samo sal time and alit be lie rural for tor by hr one lien hun The Tho other hen should lie tIe broken br up tip ti ll its It I IM is I cruelty Y to set rH t a 1 lien hen and anit tho the will wi often ruin her a RI as a 1 future layer laer J WI |
