. Artificial incubation and incubators ... ulator get-ly out of or-soon laidPerfectanother latefor whichor claimsperfect imi- FlG. 37. tation of the hen nestling her brood. It is a long, low box, withglass doors on top—a miniature hot-bed frame, in fact. Runninglengthways, inside the box, are several iron pipes, through whicha circulation of warm water is kept up by means of a small boil- er at oneby a kero-Under theusual brood-This appar-i n gl y anof Bonne-ficial Moth-. ^ fgn *S» ?.»„.,.?(,?>>?> »;S5aL Fig. 38. end, heatedsene lamp,pipe is theing cloth,atus is seem-adaptationmains A
. Artificial incubation and incubators ... ulator get-ly out of or-soon laidPerfectanother latefor whichor claimsperfect imi- FlG. 37. tation of the hen nestling her brood. It is a long, low box, withglass doors on top—a miniature hot-bed frame, in fact. Runninglengthways, inside the box, are several iron pipes, through whicha circulation of warm water is kept up by means of a small boil- er at oneby a kero-Under theusual brood-This appar-i n gl y anof Bonne-ficial Moth-. ^ fgn *S» ?.»„.,.?(,?>>?> »;S5aL Fig. 38. end, heatedsene lamp,pipe is theing cloth,atus is seem-adaptationmains Arti-er. The Eclipse Artificial Mother, manufactured at Waltham, Mass.,is another invention for the same purpose, and is shown atFig. 40. The manufacturer says of it: A full description of our Arti-ficial Mother is unnecessary, as the cut above shows exactly whatit is. They are even of more importance to a large breeder thanan Incubator, for by using them a much larger per cent, of chickscan be raised. The essentials in an artificial mother or brooder are: First, aprovision for furnishing the proper heat above the chickens; sec-ond, a good method of ventilation; third, a perfect freedom from 56 THE ECLIPSE ARTIFICIAL MOTHER. harboring-places for vermin, and a simple arrangement of attach-ment by which the fleece or woolen lining may be removed andcleansed readily at any time. The Eclipse Artificial Mother meets all these requirements; andit. is the simpl
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