THE CANADIANHORTICULTURIST 



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i POULTRY DEPT. i 



Conducted by 

 S. SHort, Otta-wa 



The Woodview Poultry Yards 



BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCKS EXCLUSIVELY 



LONDON 

 ONTARIO 



In accordance with a promise made in the 

 last issue of The Horticulturist I propose 

 to deal in this article with different methods 

 of hatching. It is generally conceded by poultry 

 experts that if less than 100 chickens are to be 

 hatched they can be handled nicely by using 

 hens; if more than 100 are desired the in- 

 cubator is much more convenient and more 

 easily managed, and in less time. 



t can not do better than quote what Mr. 

 W. R. Graham, the efficient Manager of the 

 Poultry Dept. at the Guelph Agri. College, has 

 recently written on "running an incubator." 

 Mr. Graham has had wider experience in the 

 care of incubators than any one else in Canada. 

 His instructions are as follows: "When starting 

 a machine set it level. This is necessary with 

 hot-air machines especially. Then examine 

 the lamp and see that the fine wire gauze in 

 the burner is clean. This is necessary to get 

 a good, clear flame. An old tooth brush is 

 suitable for cleaning the gauze. The gauze 

 should be cleaned once a week at least, more 

 often if the room is dusty. If this is not done 

 the lamp is more inclined to smoke. A new 

 wick is placed in the burner, the lamp flue or 

 smoke flue is examined and cleaned if an old 

 machine. The lamp is now filled with good 

 oil and lighted. Use oil that weighs about 

 7.80 pounds to the gallon, as the better the oil 

 the less trouble with smoke, burners, wicks, etc. 

 Next examine carefully the interior of the 

 machine and brush it out thoroughly. 



Place about 5 thermometers in a machine, 

 one at each corner and one in the centre. See 

 if they register nearly the same. If there is 

 more than 2 deg. difference raise or lower one 

 side of the machine. Try and get your machine 

 to heat as nearly even as possible. If you 

 find the centre of the machine very warm or 

 other "hot spots" over the tray you will require 

 to screen these by placing strips of tin or cloth 

 above so as to prevent the heat, or, in other 

 words, check the heat in this particular spot. 

 I usually run a machine about two days before 

 I place the eggs on the trays. If it will not 

 work empty I do not care to try to make it 

 work when it is full of eggs. 



"The eggs are tested the 9th day. They are 

 easily tested then, the dark ones are fertile, 

 the clear ones infertile. After the 4th day 

 cool the eggs on a table, the table being as 

 large as the tray. Do not use a small table or 

 set the tray on about 5 of the way, for the 

 reason that if this is done the eggs exposed over 

 the end of the table will cool much faster and 

 are exposed to a draft. Cool until the eggs feel 

 cool. Another test is made on the 16th day, 

 sometimes on the 14th day. After the evening 

 of the 18th day do not cool any, and I would 

 favor closing the machine then until the hatch 

 is over. 



■'Do not turn eggs when your hands are 

 dirty or covered with coal oil. This practice is 

 ■common and may be responsible for bad batches. 

 Do not expect the machine to out-hatch the 

 perfect broody hen. Some chicks will be dead 

 in the shell, there may be some crippled, etc., 

 but the machine is ready to set when the eggs 

 are ready." 



HATCmNG WITH HENS. 



The best method 'of hatching with broody 

 liens is to use a loft or pen for hatching pur- 

 poses only. Darken the windows and place the 

 nest boxes on the floor. Fill the boxes with 

 nest material nearly full so that the hen will 

 not have to jump down on the eggs. Set the 



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Creigliton Poultry Yards 



OTTAWA, ONTARIO 



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 most popular exhibition and utility fowls. 

 Eggs for hatching §2.00 for 13. Eggs from 

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LYNNWOOD POULTRY YARDS 



Barred Plymouth Rocks Exclusivo y 



By careful attention and breeding pure imported 

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Simcoe, Ontario 



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