92 999 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. 



QUESTION Can the heat in the brooder be kept near enough to 

 the right point without a thermometer ? 



ANSWER No. Guess-work will give poor results. 



QUESTION What system of heating is best for a large brooder 

 house ? 



ANSWER The hot- water pipe system. 



QUESTION Can a brooder house be heated with stoves and 

 kept at the right temperature ? 



ANSWER Yes. The stoves need constant attention, and good 

 indoor brooders should be used also. 



QUESTION Where can one purchase a hot-water heating plant 

 for a brooder house ? 



ANSWER Write to the Cyphers Incubator Co., Buffalo, N. Y. 



QUESTION Is there any reason why a kitchen is not a suitable 

 place for an incubator? 



ANSWER Yes. In most kitchens there is much moving around 

 and incubators should be placed where they are subject to as little 

 jar as possible. The heat in the kitchen is not sufficiently uniform 

 and the fumes from the various foods cooking will injure the eggs, 

 which should at all times have a constantly changing supply of pure, 

 fresh air. 



QUESTION Will the same instructions in all details apply to all 

 machines ? 



ANSWER No. In some things it is best to follow explicitly the 

 instructions of the maker. 



QUESTION How can the incubator operator always know that 

 his thermometer is reliable and is registering correctly? 



ANSWER Procure a reliable physician's thermometer to test 

 with. Place both in water warmed to 103 degrees and keep the 

 water agitated. 



QUESTION How often should the lamp burner on the incu- 

 bator be cleaned ? 



ANSWER Clean it thoroughly after each hatch. Boil it in 

 borax water. 



QUESTION What is the largest number of eggs that should be 

 set under a hen in summer? 



ANSWER Fifteen. Sometimes a larger number are set, with 

 good results, but a hen cannot properly cover more than fifteen. 



