Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 19, 1920, Page 7

FEDERAL SPECIALISTS TELL POULTRY . KEEPERS WHEN TO BUY AN INCUBATOR Nothing Makes Happier ‘the Heart of an Incubator Owner Than a Full Hatch ‘of Thrifty Chicks. (Prepared by the United States Depart- ment of Agrlcultpre.) £ When only a small number of hens are kept it is doubtful whether an .Incubator is a profitable investient, but if two or three small poultry flock owners living near each other buy and use one co-operatively, it doubtless would be. Especially is this true if the hens kept are of a. nonsitting breed like the White Leghorn. Even hens that. come from a type supposed to be good sitters, may prove notional about it some 'years. Being feminine, théy doubtless have a right to be temperamental, but the exercise of that right is lkely to upset the plans of their owners, and, an _incubator at such times comes in very handy. It often pays with hens that brood late to use a machine for incubation, and then turn the chicks over to a broody hen. Hens that have been ibroody for four or five days are'usual- 1y willing to mother incubator chicks especially if two or three eggs are placed under them and allowed to ‘hatch there, and the poultryman is spared the trouble of owning or oper- ‘ating a brooder. g Kindc of Machines. There are many different types of incubators on the market, but they :may all be roughly classified as: Hot- .afr, hot-watér, or-very large ri)achlnes. Both “moisture” (those providing .means’ of adding molsture to the air | of the machine) and “nonmoisture” iincubators (those which it is claimed 'require no added moisture) are made in the different styles of hot-air and ‘hot-water = ‘machines. Most of the small machines are heated by burning kerosene oil or gas, while the major- ity of the very large machines use a icoal stove for supplying heat. "Elec- ‘tricity is also used for heating both 'in the small and very large machines. Both the hot-air and the hot-water | type of incubator have been used successfully " throughout the country. The large machines are used both in the day-old chick business and in cus- tom hatching. Their capacity varies from 1,500 to 10,000 or, K more eggs. ‘The machines are built in sections for about 2,000 eggs each, the size vary- ing in different:makes. There are a large number of reliable makes manufactured in this country. Some kinds have become popular in certain spections because they have been advertised extensively in that locality rather than on account of adaptation to climatic considerations. Cheap machines are less reliable, re- quire mote attention, and wear out much quicker than. higher priced in- cubators, As the value of the ma- chines is small compared with the value of the eggs used during the notmal life of an Incubator, it is poor economy to purchase a machine which is not reliable. Whenever possible it is well to select an incubator which is giving. good satisfaction in your neighborhood, so that you may have the benefit of the experience of the other operators in your section. How Large Shall It Be? Circumstances’ must govern to a large extent the size of a machine to buy. It takes about &s much time to care for a 60 as it does a 360-egz ma- chine, so that it is advisable to get one of at least 150-egg capacity, . al- though special conditions often exist which make the small machine valu- able. A small inachine is often used in conmnection with a larger one, plac- ing all the eggs in the large machine after the first or second test. Incuba- tors of 300 to 400-egg capacity are commonly used .on those large farms which use individual lamp incubators. When an incubating capacity of less than 3,000 to 4,000 eggs is desired, in- dividual incubators of the 50 to-400 size are ‘generally used. Many poultrymen believe that - it pays to have an incubator capacity large enough to hatch the bulk of their stock in two or.three batches, so that much time is gaved in tending to the incubators and brooders, while the chickens are more even in size than those that are hatched when the incubating period extends over a long- er time. b A fair estimate of incubator capac- ity for a poultry farm is an incubator space of one egg per hen, provided be renewed yearly gnd no outside hgtchlng is carried on. That is, if the flock numbers 200, a 200-egg in- cubator is about the right size. The larger machines cost less in propor- tion to thelr capacity than the smaller ones. v EARLY HATCHED BIRD BIVES BEST RESULTS Hatohing Operations Delayed by Pressing Farm Work. Chicks Hatched Early Are Strongest and Most Vigorous In Flock and Make Quicker and Better Growth Than Later Ones. - Chickens can be hatched at any time of the year, but it is the chickens hatched early in the spring that give the best results. One reason is that if no special effort is made to hatch early on the farms throughout the country the hatching season coincides too close- ly with the planting season, and hatching operations are reduced on that account, says the United States department of agriculture. Early ‘hatched chicks, as a rule, are the strongest and most vigorous in the flock’ because they are produced from eggs 1ald while the hens are in their best breeding condition. After a long period of laying the hens lose some- thing of their vitality and their ca- pacity to transmit vigor to their off- spring, and so late-hatched chicks are on the whole decidedly inferior to early hatched ones in vigor and con- stitution. Because they are thrifty and vigorous the early chicks make. quicker and better growth than the late ones. Thrifty chicks get more from a given quantity of food -than; others. - Weak - and..undersized birds. often consume as mhuch feed as the larger and \better dévéloped ones but, make no perceptible growth. The early chicks develop to a stage; where they can withstand extreme: heat and an attack by the parasites which are more numerous and trouble-. some in bot weather. The severe heat 1s apt to check thie growth of the late: chicks and in their weakened condition they easily become a.prey to lice and mites, When the cold, wet weather comes In the fall they are peculiarly susceptible to it and likely to develop colds, while the vigorous early chicks find the coolness stimulating. - When eggs do not hatch well early in the season there is time to find the reason for the poor hatching and to cure It before the season:is too far advanced. When late hatching is not successful the crop of potitry is cut short and egg production falls. Early hatched:' cockerels “are ready | for the market when prices are high- est. ‘Farly hatchied pullets miture be- fore cold wedther and lay when prices of eggs are highest. Late-hatched chickens are not mature before cold weather sets in and often will not lay until spring. CO-OPERATIVE LAWS FAVORED : ¢ IMenurel Passed by Louisiana, New York and Pennsylvania Dealing With Organizations. Three states, Louislana, New York and Pennsylvania, have passed laws dealing with co-operative organizations gmsed upon the suggested co-operative aw published by the bureau of mar- kets, United States department of ag- riculture, while similar-legislation has been under consideration In other states during recent sessions of their legislatures. 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