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hatch every egg, while others will bring off but few chicks. Even 

 the temperatures of the bodies of the hens vary. An egg is a won- 

 forth ' ^"^ "° °"^ '^^" predict in advance what it will bring 



"Eggs from fat hens usually do not hatch, but frequently th( 

 eggs are fertile, and all goes well for about ten days, and then— the} 

 die in the shells. 



"It is now known that eggs in incubators (or under hens) re- 

 quire no moisture at all, but there must be no dry air currents ovej 

 the eggs." 



Plate 6.— CHICK— TWENTY-FIRST DAY INCUBATION 



Mrs. Harry E. Hoak, in Farmer's Guide, says : 



"There seems to be a feeling among farmers that an incubator 

 is a very complex machine, and that it takes a great deal of skill to 

 handle one, while the truth is there is nothing complex about them, 

 ' and the average farmer's wife who is willing to spend a share of her 

 time attending to an incubator may be very successful. Right here 

 let me say, don't expect too much, and remember when you read of 

 95 per cent hatches, it means that per cent of fertile eggs, not of al' 

 the eggs put in the machine. It is always better to be agreeably 

 surprised than disappointed. 



"It is better to have your incubator in the cellar, especially iJ 

 the weather is cold, as there is less variation in the temperature 

 there than in the upper rooms. In warm weather we have had verj 

 good success when the machine was placed in a room adjoining th« 

 kitchen, and it was less trouble to care for. 



"When the machine comes from the factory, unpack and put 

 together according to directions. Then take a spirit level and see 



