HOW TO BUILD AN INCUBATOR HOUSE. 



The Requirements of a Successful Building in Which to 



Operate Incubators— -How a Satisfactory, Inexpensive 



House Was Built on a WelUKnown Poultry Farm 



— The Lumber and Other Material Required 



• — Details of Construction. 



By Fred E. Dodge. 



Next to owning good incubators, the most essential thing 

 on all successful poultry farms is having a proper place 

 in which to operate them. Whether large breeder or 

 small fancier, real success depends a great deal upon equip- 

 ment; the best "incubator made operated in a poor location 

 has little chance to bring off good hatches of strong, healthy 

 chicks. 



> Incubators are found running in almost as many places 

 as there are people running them. Some are operated in 

 the front parlor, the attic, a spare bed room, or in the 

 kitchen, where the rapidly changing temperature raises 

 havoc with the regulation, and the steam from cooking, 

 in some instances, warps the cases or supplies too much 

 moisture to the eggs. The parlor is a favorite place, but 

 the temperature varies there also. A majority of the 

 incubators will be found in cellars under dwellings. 



Cellars Are Not Proper Places for Incubators. 



Most cellars are too damp, are poorly lighted, and are 

 seldom, if ever, well ventilated. In nine cases out of ten, 

 the cellar is a poor place to put an incubator whether you . 

 are hatching with it or storing it. The dampness is apt 

 tp warp the Case and put the machine in such condition that 

 it will need to be run a week before the eggs can be put in. 



A season or two of running incubators in such places 

 will show the necessity of having a special building or room 

 in which to operate them, if ,good hatches are expected to 



