Show affif vav lim IT WATCH INCUBATOR WHILE HATCHING while ahil many successful poultry g grow rowe t era aro are now buying day old chicks lor for replenishing their flocks and tor for raising early broilers brol lere and pullets there are still a groat great number of small in cuba cu batora tors used on farms directions for operating these ma chines come with them says saya allen alien lo 10 G oliver poultry extension special let at the north carolina state college yet in most cases these thesa directions I 1 apply only to the mechanical op le aeration ration ler atlon wo vo would not attempt to give specific rules rulea that would work well under all conditions the first batch may be mode made when atmospheric conditions aro are ideal resulting in an ideal hatch of 0 strong chicks the next batch may give poor scrawny birds oven even though the incubator ran perfectly there lar are some esome few ow points to consider however in hatching out the early chicks this spring the no normal r mal time for nn an egg to hatch its la 21 days states mr bir oliver too much heat means a hatch in about 19 days and too little heat in about to 23 days the temperature at the center of the eggs ought to be kept inept at degrees moisture la Is ineat in importance the amount of 0 evaporation to in the ogg egg determines tile the size of the air cell at the end and the quantity of food left for the chick when it hatches tills this also aim determines the size of 0 the young bird tile the operator of tile the incubator should watch tile the size of the air cell as the hatch progresses and add such moisture ture as Is needed ventilation Is also important states mr oliver Thle brings in pure oxygen and takes out tile the carbon dioxide the egg Is a factory with tho the materials in the shell shelf ns fis the raw product by carefully regulating the hent and watching tile the size of the air cells it la is possible to supply enough fresh air and the correct amount of moisture so that there will be little danger from lack of ventilation turning tile eggs stimulates the hatching chick to action and gives it exer clye and strength |