A Weekly Page ot Poultry Hints to I ou
Here is a Departm ent Full of Bright Ideas For Readers of the Home and Farm Magazine Section.
The object a t th is season is to re
See th a t th e in cu b ato r Is running
may be used in a box w ith a hole slig h t
duce th e flocks to a p ro fitab le basis, aa
stead
ily
a
t
th
e
desired
tem
p
eratu
re
be
ly sm aller th an an egg cut in the side
it does not pay to w in ter useless bird».
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The follow ing is th e fo u rth
fore fillin g w ith eggs. Do not add fresh
and last of a scries of articles $ of th e box and a t th e same level as the
Sell them now.
eggs
to
a
tr
a
y
co
n
tain
ing
eggs
which
lig h t. T hey m ay also bo te ste d by sun
«y by H a rry M. Lamon, Senior
The hens th a t m oult early will be the
are undergoing incubation.
lig
h
t,
or
d
ay
lig
h
t,
using
a
sh
u
tte
r
or
*' A nim al H usbandm an in P o u ltry
T urn th e eggs tw ice daily a f te r the best w in ter layers, and th e ir feed
cu rtain w ith a sm all hole in it for the
In v estig atio n s, Animal H usban-
second and until th e n in eteen th day. should be of th a t kind which makes
lig h t to shine through.
4 dry D ivision of B ureau o f Ani-
Cool the eggs once daily, according to good th e loss they sustaiu in losing
A
good
home
made
egg
tester,
or
mal In d u stry o f th e U nited
tho w eather, from the seventh to the th eir feathers.
ran
d
ier,
can
be
made
w
ith
a
larg
e
shoe
<> S ta te s D ep artm en t of A gricult-
box, or any box th a t is large enough to n in eteen th day.
Summer days are anxious days to
ure, on th e n atu ral and a rti-
T urn th e eggs before earing fo r the the a le rt poultry breeder. Now if at
go over a lam p, by rem oving th e end and
ficial in cu b atio n of h e n s’ eggs.
cu ttin g a hole a little larg er th an the lamps.
any tim e he m ust bo wide aw ake and
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A tten d to th e m achine carefu lly a t
size o f a q u a rte r in th e b ottom of tho
on th e lookout daily to see th a t every-
Moisture and Ventilation.
box, so th a t when i t is set over a k ero reg u lar hours.
thing is provided for tho com fort aud
M oisture and v en tilatio n aro closely
K
eep
th
e
lam
p
and
wick
clean.
sene lam p th e holo in th e bottom will
re la te d
fac to rs in incubation, the
T est th e eggs ou th e sev en th and well being of his flock.
be opposite th e blaze. A hole the size
am ount of each depending upon the
Should you feed cabbage stum ps, le t
of a silver dollar should be cut in the fo u rteen th days.
other. The form er is one of th e u ncer
Do not open th e m achine a fte r the tuce or other vegetable m a tte r be sure
top of th e box to allow th e heat to
ta in facto rs, fo r as y et no v ery sa tis
eig h teen th day u u til the chickens aro to remove w hat is left over before it
fa c to ry rules have been evolved which escape.
begans to decay, which happens quickly
The eggs are tested w ith th e large hatched.
w ill eover all conditions. Good hatches
in the hot w eather. D ecayed vegetable
end up, so th a t th e size of th e air cell
a re secured both w ith and w ith o u t using
m atter is no b e tte r fo r chickens than it
may be seen as well as the condition of
m oisture, under ap aren tly sim ilar condi
is for men.
th e embryo. Tho testin g should tak e
tions, w hile each o perator generally
place in a d ark room. The in fe rtile egg
K eep an eye on th e chickens w ith the
w orks out by experience th e best am ount
when held b efo re th e small hole w ith the
m atter of culling next m onth in m in i.
o f m oisture to use under his conditions.
i R EQ U EN T changes of li tt e r and
laihp lig h ted inside tho box will look
The m oisture and v en tilatio n should,
n est dox m aterial are called for B irds th a t are g e ttin g old or show a
p erfectly clear, th e sam e as a fresh
w ith co rrect h eat, produce a normal
these A ugust days. B urn the old lack o f v ita lity should be fa tte n e d up
one, w hile a fe rtile egg w ill show a
preparatory to being sold or furnishing
chick a t th e end o f th e in cubation
sm all d ark spot, know n as th e embryo, m aterial as soon as p o ssible. Lice mul a tem pting addition to a Sunday d in
period. Too much m oisture may p re
tip
lv
a
t
an
alarm
in
g
ra
te
and
d
irt
and
w ith a mass of little blood veins ex
ner.
v e n t th e norm al evap o ratio n necessary
ten d in g in all directions, if th e em bryo filth double th eir harm fulness u n d er the
to allow enough space for th e chicken
Tho best w ay to get a line on w hat
is liv in g ; if dead, and th e egg has been influence o f sum m er heat. Now is the
to tu rn in th e egg and b reak th e shell,
tim
e
to
begin
to
thin
k
of
the
m
oulting
your
birds are w orth is to e n te r some
in cu b ated fo r a t least 46 hours, the
w hile too little m oisture may cause th e
blood settles aw ay from th e embryo to season and preparo for it. S tu d y the of the best ones a t the local, county
chicken to become dried an d stick to
w ard th e edges of th e yolk, form ing su b ject carefully as it has an im portant and larg er poultry shows. I f they
th e shell. M oisture is used extensively
in some cases an irreg u lar circle of b earin g on w in ter egg production. Win are prize w inners your flock increases
in h a tch in g in th e South, in high a lti
g reatly in selling value and if they
blood, know n as a blood ring. Eggs te r eggs are eggs of gold now adays.
tu d es, and in places w here th e incubator
v ary in th is respect, sonic show ing only
F in e fe a th e rs count for a g re a t deal are not w inners you can see where
is run in a d ry room.
they are deficient. The education is
a stre a k of blood. All in fe rtile eggs in w inning prizes a t p o ultry shows.
M any m ethods are used to supply
w orth the expenses of showing, e \e n
should be rem oved at th e first test.
Commence to g ath er d ry road dust if you do not win.
m oisture in incubators, such as Bprink
The eggs co n tain in g strong, liv in g era
and p u t aw ay in b arrels in a dry place
lin g the eggs w ith w arm w ater a t about
bryos are d a rk and well filled up on
300 degrees F., or placing a pan o f wa
T reat the Ducks Well.
th e fo u rteen th day, and show a clear, fo r next w in te r's use.
te r , a recep tacle co n tain in g m oist sand,
D o n ’t crowd th e hens in w arm wen
sharp, d istiu e t line o f dem arcation b e
A F ekin duck responds readily to
or a w et sponge below the egg tray . A n
tw een th e a ir cell and th e grow ing th er, for it m akes th em quarrelsom o good treatm en t. They appreciate plenty
o th e r common m ethod of supplying mois
em bryo, w hile »lead germ s show only and leads to fe a th e r pulling.
of food and com fortable quarters, b u t
tu re is to sp rin k le or soak th e floor of
p a rtia l developm ent, and lack this clear,
F lan now to provide com fortable they should not be fed or housed w ith
th e in cu b ato r room or to place a pail
q u arters fo r th e poultry during the chickens, nor, in ta c t, w ith any other
o f w ater under th e lam p. T here is less d istin c t outline.
w in ter when the price o f eggs is high fowls, for thoy are very tim id creatures
Causes of Poor Hatches.
d an g er o f g e ttin g too much m oisture
and should be k ept as quiet as possible.
The cause o f poor hatches is a much- est.
in th e in cu b ato r by th is m ethod th an
Those hens th a t moult early in the
b y p u ttin g m oisture d irectly in to the discussed question, which depends on a
Composition of Egg.
egg cham ber. I f a jpoisture tra y or g re a t v a rie ty of circum stances. A poor season and get well feath ered out by
More th an th ree fo u rth s of an egg
sponge have been added to a non-m ois hatch is more a p t to be due to the eon O ctober or N ovem ber can be counted
is w ater, so you ean see how necessary
tu re m achine, th e y should gen erally be ditio n o f the eggs previous to hatch in g as w in ter layers.
ta k e n out before th e chicks pip. The th a n to incubation, although im proper
F resh, clean w ater is p articu larly it is th n t the fowls should be k ept sup
question o f m oisture depends largely h andling of c ith e r fac to r will produce im p o rtan t durin g hot w eather and a plied w ith an abundance of w ater. I t
on the place w here th e in cu b ato r is th e sam e results. W hen eggs fail to fresh supply should be given a t least should be pure, nnd be given to them
.on... wav thev cannot get it foul.
located. I f ru n in a room in a dwell hatch , see w h eth er th e breeding stock threo tim es a day.
ing house, it is freq u en tly necessary to is k ep t under conditions which tend to
add m oisture even to non m oisture ma produce strong, fertile germ s in th e eggs,
chines, while such m achines run in an if th e eggs have been handled proper
o rd in ary cellar in th e sam e building ly before incubation, and w hether the
m ig h t not need e x tra m oisture. W hen a conditions were rig h t durin g incubation,
larg e num ber o f m achines are operated as judged by th e tim e o f th e hatch.
A d aily tem p eratu re record should be
in one room e x tra m oisture is more
necessary th a n if only a few a re k ep t k e p t o f each m achine. The o p erato r can
to g eth er, w h iij more m oisture m ust be th u s compare th e tem p eratu re at which
supplied in a v ery d ry th a n in a humid th e machines have been k ep t, which may
prove of value in th e fu tu re work, eepe-
clim ate.
The a ir cell v aries in size w ith the cially if th e brooder records can be
size of th e egg, w hile th e shape varies checked back ag ain st those o f the incu
g re a tly in d iffe re n t eggs. M oisture on bato r.
D isinfecting and Storing Incubators.
th e glass door of the in cu b ato r during
b atch in g tim e is th e best in d icatio n of
A fte r the h atch in g season is over,
co rrect m oisture conditions durin g in clean and d isin fect the incubators,
cubation . A good way to learn the em pty the lam ps, and carefu lly store the
proper am ount o f ev aporation d arin g in p a rts in the m achine. L am ps contain in g
cu bation is to set one or tw o hens when oil w hich are le ft in th e ir proper place
a ta rtin g th e in cu b ato r, and com pare the on th e incubator for some tim e a fte r the
aize of th e a ir cell in th e eggs under h atch in g season is over w ill cause trou
these tw o conditions when te s tin g on the ble when it is sta rte d again, as th e oil
sev en th and fo u rteen th days. As the ten d s to work up into the hood. The in
w er.ther beedmes w arm er more m oisture cu b ato r should be d isin fected once a
is generally used th an earlier in the y ear, or o ften er if any disease is pres
season. M any o p rato rs add m oisture e n t in the hens or chickens. Some opera
only d u rin g th e la tte r p a rt of th e hatch, to rs p re fe r to disin fect th e ir inenba
generally on th e six teen th , seventeenth to rs before or a fte r each hatch. A strong
and e ig h teen tl days.
solution of a reliable coal ta r disinfec
T estin g Eggs.
and mav be used to wash o u t the ma
An egg. w heiher im pregnated or not, chine and to disin fect th e egg tra v s and
bas a sm all grayish spot on the surface nu rsery draw er. If the b u rlap on the
of the yolk km wn as th e “ germ inal bottom of th e incubator is very d irty
s p o t.” As soon an a fe rtile egg is placed it may be cheaper to renew th an to
under a hen, or in an in cu b ato r, de clean i t F or an incubator o f abont 3
velopm ent begins. All eggs should be cubic feet capacity one m ay pour one
tested a t least tw ice du rin g th e period h a lf onnee of form alin, w hich contains
of incubation, p referab ly on th e seventh 40 p er een t form aldehyde, on one h alf
and fo u rteen th days, and th e in fertile ounce of p erm anganate of potash, in a
eggs and dead germ s removed. W hite pan in th e incubator, which produces a
eggs can be tested on the fo u rth or fifth very p en etratin g gas and th oroughly dis
day, while the developm ent in eggs h a v in fects the m achine. The door o f the in
ing brow n shells often can not be seen cu b ato r should be closed ju s t as soon as
b y th e use of an ord in ary egg te ste r th e liquid is poured in to th e pan, and
u n til the seventh day. D ead.germ s soon le ft elosed for 12 hours or longer. In
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decay and give o ff a bad "odor if a l cub ato rs should be well aired before they
lowed to rem ain in an incubator. I n are used a fte r d isin fectin g , especially
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fe rtile eggs m ake good feed fo r young when form aldehyde or any d isin fe c ta n t
chickens, and a re o ften used in th e home w hich produces a gas has been used.
fo r culin ary purposes. M ost incubator
Summary.
com panies fu rn ish te stin g ehim neys
Fol'ow
the
manufacturer’»
directions
w ith th eir m achines w hich w ill f i t the
in setting up and operating aa incubator |
in cu b ato r lam ps. E lectric o r gaa lamps
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