. Artificial incubation and incubators ... Fig. 21. wire net-ened to aband iron,ized. Some-t h e oneFig. ofting twocut into sixand tacked to wooden frames, two by six feet; an end piece two feet squarewill be necessary if it is wished to cover the run. The sameframes may be made of quarter-inch round iron, the ends on oneside projecting four to six inches, and pointed so as to stick intothe ground and hold the frame in an upright position. Where thewooden frames are used it will be necessary to tie them, or holdthem in place with the t y - fourfood needthe yolk-sacso
. Artificial incubation and incubators ... Fig. 21. wire net-ened to aband iron,ized. Some-t h e oneFig. ofting twocut into sixand tacked to wooden frames, two by six feet; an end piece two feet squarewill be necessary if it is wished to cover the run. The sameframes may be made of quarter-inch round iron, the ends on oneside projecting four to six inches, and pointed so as to stick intothe ground and hold the frame in an upright position. Where thewooden frames are used it will be necessary to tie them, or holdthem in place with the t y - fourfood needthe yolk-sacsorbed byens just pre-their exclu-the shell, af-the suste-. first twen-hours nobe given:thatwasab-the chick-v i o u s tosion fromfording allnance re- Fig. 22. quired. For the next forty-eight hours give them the yolk of hard-boiled eggs, crumbled or chopped fine; stale bread, moistened inmilk is also good. Oat-meal, though rather too expensive for fre-quent use, is one of the best kinds of food. It should be soaked inwater or milk before using. During this time they should be fedlittle and often—as often as every two hours. Water may be giventhem in dishes that should be so protected that the chicks cannotget into it. I say may be given, for it is by no means wet food is used I would as soon refrain from giving water until ANIMAL FOOD. 39 they are ten days or two weeks old. I have raised as good broodswithout water as with it. After the third day a variety of food may be used. That of whichI use most is coarse Indian meal and wheat bran, equal parts bymeasure, thoroughly mixed and scalded, to which I add, if I canget it, about o
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