INCUBATION 425 



If hatched by the hen, the first gosling must be taken away 

 as soon as hatched and wrapped in woolen cloth. If this is not 

 done, the hen or goose may leave her nest before hatching is 

 over. 



They should be kept confined with the mother till they are 

 about five days old. 



The Electrobator. — Electrical incubators and brooders have 

 been placed on the market. The same principal of construc- 

 tion is used as in those burning gas, coal, or oil. They are so 

 constructed that they may be attached to any electric dis- 

 tributing lines commonly used in dwelling houses. They 

 may be operated in a cellar or in some room in the house. 

 The room in which they are operated should be as near an 

 even temperature as possible. 



