. Artificial incubation and incubators ... Theground plan is shown in Fig. 100. The door H opens into thepassage leading into the central room M, which is lighted bysmall windows under the eaves of the cupolo. These sashes arepivoted so as to swing open for ventilation. There are six roomsfor the fowls, and one room 8 which may be used, either for a 130 HOUSES, YARDS, LOCATION, ETC. setting room or an Incubator room. In case it is preferred touse the central room M for Incubators, 8 can be used for fowls,or a nursery for the chicks. In this plan the arrangement of thenests are shown at NN, the
. Artificial incubation and incubators ... Theground plan is shown in Fig. 100. The door H opens into thepassage leading into the central room M, which is lighted bysmall windows under the eaves of the cupolo. These sashes arepivoted so as to swing open for ventilation. There are six roomsfor the fowls, and one room 8 which may be used, either for a 130 HOUSES, YARDS, LOCATION, ETC. setting room or an Incubator room. In case it is preferred touse the central room M for Incubators, 8 can be used for fowls,or a nursery for the chicks. In this plan the arrangement of thenests are shown at NN, the windows at W W, and doors at D D>the nests are facing the wall, and entered at e e. The fencesfrom this building radiate, and allow the yards to be made anysize desired. Whatever the style of building, ample provision must be madefor ventilation. In each of the yards, a small shed, not necessarily over two orthree feet high—(a few boards held by a light frame will answer)—should be provided, under which fix a dusting place of fine. Fig. , wood ashes, and some tobacco dust. It is thus dry m allweather. In exposed situations, I would make this shed for win-ter use, by raising the front three feet high, and letting the backdown to and into the ground, having it open toward the another part of the yard, place a trough or shallow box, inwhich keep a supply of fine gravel—unless the soil is gravelly—in which case it is not needed. For the young chicks accommodations must be made accord-ing to the number intended to be raised. If not over one thous-and, an ordinary shed facing south or east, with several broodersof capacity sufficient for that number of chicks will be found allthat is necessary. But if it is intended to go into it on a more SOUSES, YARDS, LOCATION, ETC. 131 extensive scale, in addition to the buildings for the breedingstock, there will be required an Incubator house or room; a nur-sery for the young chicks, which should be partly covered wi
Size: 2002px × 1248px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, booksubjectincubat, bookyear1883
