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be kept outside of the incubating apartment for safety. 

 One or more thermometers may be hung on the walls. 

 An hygrometer may be kept on hand for determining the 

 humidity of the air in the room. 



For protection against danger of fire a series of iron 

 pipes may be placed near the ceiling, connected with tne 

 n,ain water supply and provided with automatic fire ex- 

 tinguisher heads, one over each incubator lamp. 



SITTING HOUSE. Hf natural hatching is followed the 

 sitting hens should have a house or room by themselves 

 provided with nests, water-fount, feed-hopper and dust- 

 ing place. 



The nests may be made upon a dirt floor and over 

 each a bottomless box be placed which has a slatted door 

 for use in confining the hen upon the nest when neces- 

 sary. 



BBOODEB HOUSE. The chief furnishing of a brooder 

 house is a good heating apparatus, so that the tempera- 

 ture of the interior may be absolutely under control. A 

 coal bin should be made for holding the supply of fuel. 



'If a cold house is used then brooders heated by lamps 

 may be provided. 



Thermometers should be supplied. Water fountains, 

 feed-hoppers and' grit-boxes are to be furnished in suffi- 

 cient numbers. 



HEN HOUSES. Each house or apartment devoted to the 

 sheltering of the fowls will require to be furnished with 

 perches and may have a platform placed beneath the 

 perches. These and all other furnishings should be made 

 removable. Scantlings two by three inches, laid wide 

 side down and upper edges rounded, make excellent 

 perches. 



Nests are easily provided by using empty orange 

 boxes or egg-crates. 



Feed hoppers of metal or wood may T>e hung against 

 the wall of the room. 



Wasting of food by the hens is prevented by facing 

 the feed-boxes with wire screening. 



