. T\fc of hi-ooder used -,hcn I commenced. I'licsc brooders prove very salisfai torv. ' Hci-re been replaeed by a Modern Brooder System, zdiieh is illustrated a fez fages on. "experimentation," and I wanted to avoid tliis so far as possible. The sug- gestions and instructions made liy tiie manufacturer of the incubator were followed as carefully as possible, coupled with a few common sense ideas I had myself. And then I was all ready to put in the ei;,us ! The lamp was tilled with tlie best oil [irocurable—not too—full, in order to allow for the expansion of the oil, rnid then I &quo
. T\fc of hi-ooder used -,hcn I commenced. I'licsc brooders prove very salisfai torv. ' Hci-re been replaeed by a Modern Brooder System, zdiieh is illustrated a fez fages on. "experimentation," and I wanted to avoid tliis so far as possible. The sug- gestions and instructions made liy tiie manufacturer of the incubator were followed as carefully as possible, coupled with a few common sense ideas I had myself. And then I was all ready to put in the ei;,us ! The lamp was tilled with tlie best oil [irocurable—not too—full, in order to allow for the expansion of the oil, rnid then I "lit up" the in- cubator, b'irst with a moderate llame until after the heater was warmed through, because a new wick will cause tlie llame to cree]) up, and if the wick is turned too high at first, the lamp is likely to smoke and accumulate soot on the burner. It will then burn with a large flame until the burner is overheated and a puff of gas lilows it out. In case the burner becomes overheated so nuich as to ])lacken the metal, it should be scoured bright or replaced with a new one—and the heater drum sliould be cleaned out thoroughly. The chinuiey of heater wants to tit closely to the burner. Looking After the Eggs Before i)lacing them in the machine, I allowed the eggs to settle for twenty-four hours and then put these precious eggs in with eggs from
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