poultry laboratory guide 19 



Summary 



Eggs for incubation must be carefully and 

 promptly gathered and cared for. The egg has 

 as much to do with the results of incubation as 

 has the incubator, and therefore the machine 

 should not be blamed for not hatching a defec- 

 tive egg. 



EXERCISE VI 



Location and Construction of Incubator 

 Cellars 



The successful running of an incubator de- 

 pends largely upon the place in which it is located 

 and upon the ease and quickness with which we 

 can adjust and keep the desired ^conditions pres- 

 ent; therefore careful consideration should be 

 given to the subject of incubator cellar, location, 

 and construction. 



Inspect the incubator equipment and discuss 

 the above questions with the following facts in 

 view: — 



The location of the incubator house with ref- 

 erence to the brooder house. Is it connected to 

 the brooder, adjacent, or at some little distance ? 

 Which is best, and why ? If connected, how would 

 that fact affect the labor question, the ease of 



