. CHAPTER III Incubators and Brooders ⢠».\ll'; line oiice askod mv this question: "J^ ;i hen's hirthday when t'lie egt^- is hiid or when it is hatclied?"" I cannot answer! Nor have I heen ahle lo find a sdlutinn 10 the followint;- qnestions: Whether first the , or tiie hen?" I eh me, I pray, ye learned men. I he hen was first, or whence the ? t-iive ns no more of your dmihts, I ;. The egg was first, or whence the lien?" Tell me Iiow it came or when. L!iit I dii know t'liat "In (lie heginning is the egi So. uilli yonr permission, 1 will here discnss
. CHAPTER III Incubators and Brooders ⢠».\ll'; line oiice askod mv this question: "J^ ;i hen's hirthday when t'lie egt^- is hiid or when it is hatclied?"" I cannot answer! Nor have I heen ahle lo find a sdlutinn 10 the followint;- qnestions: Whether first the , or tiie hen?" I eh me, I pray, ye learned men. I he hen was first, or whence the ? t-iive ns no more of your dmihts, I ;. The egg was first, or whence the lien?" Tell me Iiow it came or when. L!iit I dii know t'liat "In (lie heginning is the egi So. uilli yonr permission, 1 will here discnss m\ cnhators and hrcjoders. â \l>erieiice u Uli ni- As soon as we got nicely settled in our Berea home, we decided that ihe next tiling was some chickens. So, off went my order for an incnhator. Jnst a short time hefore this. 1 liad visited a small poultry farm and was delighted hy the lieanty of fhe liirds, and pleased with their utility as sliown hy the fact that they were working their heads off laying eggs in January. .Some of them were l>usy in their nests. Others were trying to crowd them off. Others were cackling after laying. There seemed to be- a .general atmosphere of hustle and hustle in the hen houses. It certainly seemed unusual to ol)ser\e so much industry in hen houses during mid- winterâand this condition made a great impression on me. I placed my onler for eggs from these fowls, because the first thing I was after was a breed that would produce winter as well as summer eggsânot occasionally, Imt frerpienlly and systematically. The eggs ar- rived in the spring, a few da\s later than the incubator. Preliminary Testing of Incubator The incubator was placed in the basement, and after regulating the machine so that the thermometer registered 102?^ degrees, I tested out the machine for two or three days to be sure that I had it well regulated before the eggs were put in. I didn't want to take the chance of a short hatch. A great deal had been said to me
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