. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. Old ventilation, which invokes the question of lifeor death to the chicks. The whole secret ofincubation is to maintain around well-fertilizedeggs an e\-en tempcratui-c and a regular circu-lation of sufficient fresh air. Ior this purposewe find an opening made beneath the drumwhich incloses the this opening theoutside air passes aroundthe lighted lamp and entersthe incubating compart-ments. The ideal temperaturefor those machines is 100°F. at the beginning of theincubation, rising gradu-ally to 103° V. And now wha
. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. Old ventilation, which invokes the question of lifeor death to the chicks. The whole secret ofincubation is to maintain around well-fertilizedeggs an e\-en tempcratui-c and a regular circu-lation of sufficient fresh air. Ior this purposewe find an opening made beneath the drumwhich incloses the this opening theoutside air passes aroundthe lighted lamp and entersthe incubating compart-ments. The ideal temperaturefor those machines is 100°F. at the beginning of theincubation, rising gradu-ally to 103° V. And now what are theprincipal points to be ob-served while the incubatoris ijerformingits , the regular renewalof fresh air and the proper quantity of atmos-pheric moisture, and next, the regular turning the hen, and the external air reaches it freely, over of the eggs. Ventilation and moisture 230 OUR DOMESTIC ANIMALS are supplied in proper quantities if the macliineis well situated. As to this, experience isbetter than advice. If the hatching takes place. 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,
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