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. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. A Celebrated Specimen of theMechlin Breed during great heat, it is well to put a wetsponge or a cupful of water in the drum; ifthis is not done, the air in the egg chambersis liable to be too dry, so that the chicks at themoment of being hatched may remain attachedto the membrane. Punctuality more than science is requiredfor cooling and turning the eggs. The turn-ing should be done regularly twice a day,. Dutch Hex, Goudpel Breed from the second to the eighteenth day. Thecooling and ventilation of the eggs requirepractice. The
. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. A Celebrated Specimen of theMechlin Breed during great heat, it is well to put a wetsponge or a cupful of water in the drum; ifthis is not done, the air in the egg chambersis liable to be too dry, so that the chicks at themoment of being hatched may remain attachedto the membrane. Punctuality more than science is requiredfor cooling and turning the eggs. The turn-ing should be done regularly twice a day,. Dutch Hex, Goudpel Breed from the second to the eighteenth day. Thecooling and ventilation of the eggs requirepractice. The temperature should never be allowed to fall below 75°, and the thermom-eter must be kept in the drawer. This coolingshould be done gradually, beginning, say, onthe fourth day. It may last from four to fiveminutes, increasing daily until at the end often days it lasts from ten to twenty machine remains closed during all the restof the time. The lamp should be thoroughlycleaned after each incubation. When the eggs have been hatching five orsix days they must be examined. Those that
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