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Show PROPER ADJUSTMENT FOR INCUBATOR - Incubation is the prolixin confronting confront-ing most people who mise poultry at present, and perhaps some ure contemplating contem-plating changing their system of hutching. .Some have been attracted by the lure of the incubator and many perhaps are iisgusteo with last year's Jesuits. It Is generally conceded that natural incubation produces stronger chicks than artiticinl, but the whims of the ben and attention necessary to her care make more people turn to artificial artifi-cial methods, and as a result great numbers of incubator chickens are produced each year. In Egypt It is said that the hen is losing some of her maternal instincts because of not being permitted to set. Artificial incubation in-cubation has come to be recognized as an economic necessity. Many farms have adopted the combination of hatching hatch-ing with incubators and brooding witfi bens, while others abandon entirely the use of the hens as either hatchers or brooders. Follow Directions. There is great difference between Incubators. Different makes require different treatment. All incubators must be adapted to the particular en- detailed list of directions with their machines and, in justice to then), they should be closely followed. The following fol-lowing suggestions by H. L. Kempster of the Missouri College of Agriculture may assist in securing n better hatch: See that the thermometer is registering register-ing correctly and, also, that it is the proper distance from the eggs. If the directions say level with the top of the eggs it does not mean two inches or even one-half inch above, but exactly ex-actly level. The incubator should be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected before be-fore every hatch. Ventilation should be largely restricted the first week, and then increased to full capacity at the close. The amount of ventilation varies with the temperature of the room. Cooling the eggs every 6&y after the third day strengthens the germ, but cooling does not mean chilling. chill-ing. Eggs should be cooled slowly. Above all, eggs should never be turned after the lamp has been carrd for. The oil on the hands will close up the pores in the shell and suffocate the chick. Successful results should not be expected ex-pected if the breeding stock has not f rr SUCCESSFUL HATCH FROM INCUBATOR. vironment, while many possess greater range of adaptability than others. The cheaper, machines usually lack this feature, and while they may produce satisfactory results under one set of conditions, they may be an absolute failure under others. If a machine is producing unsatisfactory results, perhaps per-haps a slight change will remedy the fault and eliminate the trouble. Incubator companies always send a been properly mated. Birds of poor vitality produce chicks similar in nature, na-ture, and many of the chicks that die in the shell are not the fault of the incubator but of poor stock improper ly cared for. Birds of low vitality aro also more apt to transmit the white diarrhea germ to the little chick, and chicks of low vitality do not possess great resisting power toward the di ease. |