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effects of moulting must be understood. Hatching with hens 

 and with machines and the raising of young chicks must be 

 learned by practice. Many helpful suggestions along these 

 lines are given in United States Farmers' Bulletin 287. 



Exercise. — Running an Incubator. — (Fig. 203). — In the 

 spring time, when the school-room does not get too cool at 

 night, run an incubator in the school-room. One may be 

 borrowed for the purpose, or the pupils will earn money 

 enough to buy one and supply the eggs and kerosene. Follow 

 directions carefully. Appoint certain pupils to attend the 



Fig. 202. — Sprouted oats as winter green feed for hens. The oats are wet and put 

 in a shallow tray in a warm room for about ten days. (Maine.) 



incubator each day. Make a record form on large paper 

 or cardboard on the wall. Let this show each morning and 

 evening: (1) the temperature, (2) whether regulator is open 

 or shut, (3) condition of lamp, (4) who filled and trimmed 

 the lamp, (5) who turned the eggs. The chicks hatched may 

 be cared for at school for two weeks or taken to one of the 

 homes when one day old (Fig. 204). United States Farmers' 

 Bulletin 236 will be helpful. Either of the two types of 

 outdoor brooders shown in Figs. 196 and 197 can be made 

 by boys at home. 



Exercise. — Color of Yolk. — When the grain fed to hens 

 is chiefly oat& the yolks are much lighter colored than when 



