CHAPTER X 

 INCUBATORS AND BROODERS 



WHETHER it is best to use incubators on 

 farms where only small flocks of fowls are kept, 

 is often a difficult question to decide, particu- 

 larly for those who are familiar with only the 

 natural method of incubation. As the adoption 

 of modern methods includes not only the pur- 

 chase of an incubator and a brooder to care 

 for the young fowls, but also carries with it a 

 marked change in their management, it is a ques- 

 tion of considerable importance. 



INCUBATORS 



Before an incubator is purchased for the 

 farm, it should be understood that it will be 

 necessary to devote more time and labor to its 

 management than is usually given to natural in- 

 cubation. Even the most successful and experi- 

 enced poultrymen feel that there is yet much for 

 them to learn, in order to accomplish the best 

 results with modern appliances for hatching and 

 rearing the various kinds of farm poultry. The 



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