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and not nearly as much ventilation is needed. Kerosene 

 odors and exhausted air are very injurious to the hatch and 

 must be removed by ventilation. 



Operating the Hatcher. 



In running the incubators use nothing but the best of 

 kerosene as less smoke and soot will result. It is best to 

 trim and fill the lamps in the morning, and do all necessary 

 regulating of machines at the same time so that you will 

 not have to stay and watch the machines at night to see 

 that nothing goes wrong. 



Incubators should never be jarred when in use. Very 

 clear practical instructions come with each machine and 

 should be carefully followed. Never allow the sun to shine 

 on the incubators as it causes the temperature to rise. ' Use 

 a spirit level on top of the incubator, to test it, from back 

 to front and from side to side. Block up under the legs 

 of the machine until you get it level. If the body of the 

 incubator is not level the egg chamber will not heat evenly. 

 Be sure it sits firmly. 



Fill the egg tray with as many eggs as will go m easily, , 

 but do not pile them up or attempt to double up by placing 

 eggs on top of a full tray. Keep the incubator lamp clean 

 so it will give you a clear, steady, bright light. Put in a new 

 wick when starting each hatch. Follow the instructions 

 that come with each niachine. 



Advantages of Using Incubators. 



With an incubator you can hatch chickens out of season 

 and on a large scale. Your machine is always ready when 

 you desire to start. It is cheaper to run incubators than 

 it is to use hens for hatching large numbers of chicks. 



It enables one to start his chickens absolutely free from 

 lice. The incubator does not break eggs like the sitting 

 hen. It saves time that would otherwise be employed in 

 caring for many sitting hens. 



