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About Gresham outlook. (Gresham, Multnomah County, Or.) 1911-1991 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 7, 1914)
A Weekly Page of Poultry Hints to You B" 8 h ‘ « ♦ « « < > '" - » the hatch is completed, unless thev be ♦ eome restless, when it may be best to ♦ remove the chicks that are hatebed H 0». “ X X I *L eggs are set under three hens at the Thermostat. same time, 10 under each. At the end The part o f the equipment o f the in « first- in cool weather it is best not to oi seven days we find on testing the cubator which controls the regulation put more than 19 eggs eggs under under a a hen, hen eggs from all ‘ the hens that 10 are in ‘ lne n,'ns in- of the heat is called the thermostat. ♦ while later in the spring one can put I w hic*1 leaves ns 20 eggs to reset, '1 hermostata depend on the principle of « 12 to 15, according to the size o f t h e |wh‘eh WP d" putting them uuder two expansion and contraction caused by » hen. hens, .._ .i _ : __i____ heus, and lmvz. have th» the - remaining hen sit changes in temperature. They are f a s ♦ over again after she has sat only seven tened in tho egg chamber and connect ♦ Cara of the S ittin g Hen. days. In this way considerable time can ed by a free rod to a bar, on the end ♦ I f several hens are sitting in the be saved in one's hatching operations. of which hangs the damper. Some ther ♦ same room, see that they are kept on mostats regulate the size o f the flam s Types of Incubators. the nests, only allowing them to come o ff once a day to receive feed and wa There are many different types of in as well as the position o f the damper. /KTEM anil care in ths manage ter, the feed to consist o f corn, wheat, cubators on the market, all of which Regulation of the temperature of the ment o f sittin g hens will produce or both. I f there are any that do not are of one of the following types: Hot incubator depends directly on the e f f i a large number o f chickens at a desire to come o ff them selves, they air, hot water, or mammoth machines. ciency of thia instrument, so that it ia ooeiparati vely small expense. Even should be taken off. Hens usually re Both " m oistu re” and “ non-moisture ’ necessary to have one of a reliablo with tho best of care, some hens prove turn to their nests before there is any incubators nre made in the different make. Bar thermostats arc made o f a t" bo fickle mothers and caoso trouble danger o f the eggs chilling, but if they styles of hot air and hot water m a combination o f metals, such as steel, ami loea in hatching by breaking their do not go back in half an hoirr in ordi chines. Tho small machiues are heated zinc and aluminum. The wafer or disk "Kgs, leaving their nests, or trampling nary weather, they should be put on the either by burning kerosene oil or gas, thermostats, which contain some fluid ®n tho chickens when first hatched. n est Where a large number of sitters while the heat for most o f the main used for expanding and contracting the Most heus of tho general purpose breeds, are kept in one room it is advisable to moth machines is supplied bj a coal disk, aro also used, their efficien cy de « n il as tho Plymouth Bocks, Wyan let them o ff in groups of from 4 to 6 stove, although gas is also used to some pending entirely upon the material'used duttes, Rhode Island Reds, and Orping at a time. The eggs and nests should oxtent. Gas burners require much less in their construction. The Thermometer. tons, make very good mothers. The be examined and cleaned, removing all attention than oil heaters, but a supply There are two styles of incubator heavier class, or meat breeds, inclnd broken eggs and washing those that are of gas is not available in many local thermometers, with various modifica- m g tho Brahmas and Cochins, make soiled; in the latter case the soiled nest ¡ties where oil may be purchased, liions- one ia , i„„o,i «»•»d sitters, but are inclined to be ing material should be removed and E lectricity is also used for heating, both- t h ü e the o he îs 1 u * 7’ in small incubators a n d in ® b u n « d , r c f t l -v a b o v « rfumay on the neat. The Leghorns and clean straw added. in small ineubators and in mammoth the eggs. The thermometer should be • t i e r Mediterranean breeds are very N ests containing broken eggs that the machines. used according to the m anufacturer's nervous, and usually do not make good hen is allowed to sit on soon become in H ot Air and Hot-Water Machines. rules, unless there is a very good reason ■ ■ oth ers. fested with mites and lies, which cause Hot air and hot water incubators are for making a change. Where the ther Where only a few hens are set, spe the hens to become uneasy and leave o a t quarters are net necessary, but the nest, often causing the loss o f valu used successfully throughout the coun mometer is placed on the tray, or is where many are used a separate room able sittings of eggs. In mite infestod try. The water in the tanks of the hot laid on the eggs, sorno operators pre ■houM be provided for the sitters. nests, the hen, if fastened in, will often water machines should be emptied after fer to have the bulb como in contact PbCabto neats are frequently furnished be found standing over rather than sit the last hatch, which also prevents with two eggs, so that it may record far tho laying hens, so that broody ting on the eggs. Many eggs that are freezing when stored in a cold climate. the temperature of at least one fertile hens can be moved in them to new laid in tho late winter and early spring Tho hot water incubator will hold its egg. It is hdvisable to test tho ther quarters. O f tho various styles o f nests are infertile. For this reason it is ad heat longer than the hot-air machine, in mometers once a year with a clinical w ed for sittin g hens, the follow ing h _ visable to set several hens at the name case the lamp should go out; but the thermometer, which may be secured possibility of such an aecidert is too from a physician or at a drug store. given satisfaction: 15 inches square, 15 time. sbght to be worth considering where This can be done by putting both ther ■nehes high, with a hoard <1 inches higU A fter the eggs have been under the ,B to prevent nesting material hens from 5 to 7 days, the time depend the incubator receives proper attention. mometers in warm water, heated at The mammoth machines are used ex about 103 degrees F., which should be from falling out. The nests may be ing somewhat on tho color and thick arrsnipxl in tiers, with a hinged front, ness o f the shells— w hite shelled eggs tensively both in tho day-old chick kept stirred, taking care to keep the which makes a platform for each tier being easier to test than those having business and in custom hatching. Their bulbs near each other and at the same when open. A large number o f hens brown shells— they should be tested, the capacity runs from 1,500 to 10,000 or level in tho water; i f correct, the in w ay bo set in this way in a moderate nfertile eggs and dead germs removed, more eggs, as the machines are built cubator thermometer will register the watsl room. When using a bank of and the fertile eggs put back under the in seetions of about 2,000 eggs each, same as tho clinical thermometer. The nests, such as that which has just been ben. In this way it is often possible to the size vnrving in different makes’ position o f the thermometer in the egg describe.1, it would bo well to place 3 put all tho eggs that several hens origi When an incubating capacity of less chamber affects the proper temperature or 4 inches o f damp earth in tho bottom nally started to sit on under fewer hens than 3,000 to 4,000 eggs is desired, in at which to operate the machine, as a «rf each nest. The nesting material is and react the others. For example 30 dividual incubators of 50 to 400 egg difference of an inch in height in some egg chambers w ill mean at least a de capacity are generally used. ■ est put in, and may consist of hay, gree of difference in temperature. The c h a ff ,or straw Pack this material thermometer is usually placed in the down firmly, and shape a circular nest front o f the egg tray, So that it can be out of it, which should be slightly deep easily read. or in the center than at the edges, as nest so shaped will prevent the eggs from rolling out from under the hen and PROVIDE PLENTY OF SHADE. becoming chilled. HADE is necessary to provide a How to Set a Hen. plaee where the birds can get away As tho time approaches for the hen from the direct rays of the sun, thus inducing a liettor growth and pre t o become broody or sit, if eare is taken to look into the nest, it will be seen venting sun burning and slow feather ing. Natural shade is by far the best, that there are a few soft, downv feath wild forest growth or cultivated orch ers being left there by the ben; also the hen stays longer on the nest when ards making ideal shade. In the ab h*y*ng at this time, and on being ap sence o f trees or while they are making sufficient growth, the planting of corn, preached will quit# likely remain on sunflowers and castor beans, or some tho nest, making a clucking noise, such quick growing, leafy plant is de ruffling her feathers, and peeking at the sirable. There is probably no better intruder. When it is noted that a lien place to roar pullets than the cornfield. •its on the nest from tw o to three A rtificial shade may be constructed by nights n succession, and that most of stretching cheesecloth or burlap over the feathers are gone from her breast, a frame, or by making an elevated plat which should fe d hot to the hand, she form covered by boards. is ready to be transferred to a nest which has been prepared for hsr before To give a cool fragrance to the fresh hand Tho normal temperature of a hen ly ironed clothes, sprinkle a little orris i a from HW to 187 degrees F „ which powder under the ironing sheet. varies slightly during incubation. Hast the hen thoroughly with insect powder, and in applying ths powder hold the hen by the feet, the head down, work ' HI8 variety is more than 100 years that for a home flock that w ill be a KILLER rag the powder well into ths feathers, old. It is supposed to have origi delight to the eye as well as a pro Scientifically Solves the Lice Problem givin g special attention to regions nated in Italy and was bred to a lew der to around tho vent and under the wings. degree o f perfeetion in tho Netherlands, ducer for the table, the Golden Polish Innu’ a 'T ’ bU‘ ‘Wif* * p od twice a month One applicatien n<m will be found both pleasurable and »1 The powiler should also be sprinkled m pou rr of body he,,. I„d,;r, ed b, from where it spread over Western profitable. the nest. The nest should ho is some poultry»™ . Easy to apply. Sold on its 111 rope and to America. The name The bens are non sitters, so that their quiet, out of the way place, where the Bolish came from the first b elief that ••»¡•faclory. Large Tub« 50c postpaid. eggs must be hatched by other hens or sittin g ben will not bo disturbed Move they originated in Poland. by artificial means. The chicks are The Lice O Co.. 286 V, Wash. « . Portland. Ox. her from the regular laying nest at On aceount o f lacking certain eco rather delicate, but i f kept dry and in night and handle her carefully ia doing noinie qualities they have not become telligently fed will thrive and grow in so. I*nt a china egg or two in tho nest widely popular. The W hite Crested the most satisfactory manner. They where she is to sit, and place a board Blacks were the first la riety , but Dutch should never be reared in large, open Our prices about half other dealers. We over tho opening so she can not get o ff breeders developed tho beautiful Silver Toward the evening of the second day spaces, ns their crests prevent them pay highest price for second hand regie, and Ooldca Polish, some with crests from seeing the swooping hawk in time tors. W . do expert repairing and guar quietly go m where she is sitting, leave and come with both crests and beards, to avoid capti re. antee our work. Will exchange to suit some feed and water, remov the board the type shown herewith being of the In size these fow ls compare with the our requirements SUNDWA T.T. n o «og f r o m the front or top of the nest, and 2nd avenue. Heetfle. Phone Ma,n ?, «0 let the hen come o ff when she is rcadv crested and bearded variety. Their Leghorn and weigh about the same. plumage is generally golden tan in color, They are very fine-boned and carry a Hhould she return to the nest after feed each feather edged or laced with bril larger proportion o f meat in eompnrl YOU CAN EARN $ 5 Q (MI ” ER DAY i»g, remove the china egg or eggs and liant black. with tho “ Gaorleta Improved SUr dart put under those that are to be iacu son to effal than most other breeds The They are very gentle and thrive well bBtcd. If ths neats rre slightly dark legs are bine, or, in old specimens, p -u thtewob aay £ ’» rroi. aheodS o»T«E¿ owed ths hens are less likely to become in confinement in favorable climates white; the skin is white, and each fowl •»here tbe noil it dry. The hens are ex — ' T ~ ’In ZZJZ1 ” 4 has a round protuberance on its skull, restless. At hatching time they should cellcnt layers e f large, white shelled from which the feathers o f tbe crest » • confined and not bo disturbed until eggs, and produce a cumber o f them; so grow. The follow ing is the second o f a » r ie a of articles by Harry M. l-amon, Henior Animal Husband- maa in Poultry Investigations, Animal Husbandry Division of Bnrean o f Animal Industry of the United S tates Department o f Agriculture, on the natural and artificial incubation of hens' •'KK* S , n* X S I B ea rd ed G old en P olish T L F • -O L I I C C L U ALICE * Cash Register Bargains -KA F
