Incubators | Brooders
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1 What are some brooder options for raising chicks? 166
2 Is it advisable to buy an incubator when one is breeding on a small scale ? 199
3 Which is the best hot air or hot water incubators ? 239
4 What is the effect of too high and too low temperature for long periods ? 205
5 Is it not necessary to provide moisture in incubators in exceptionally dry climates, even though the machine is supposed to be a no-moisture one ; and if so, what is the best method of applying it ? 139
6 Which is the best incubator on the market? 331
7 Is it really necessary to remove the unfertile eggs from the incubator, or may they be allowed to remain during the hatch ? 213
8 Can the incubator be started with, say, half its capacity of eggs and the others added later? 195
9 What is the time during incubation when the germ in the egg is more susceptible to injury and death by exposure to cold or too much heat ? 203
10 Does it injure the germ in the egg under setting hens to dust the hen with insect powder? 195
11 Does it do any good to help hatching chicks out of the shell? 172
12 How can a broody hen be prevented from sitting? 182
13 Is it better to allow a broody hen to sit than to try to break her up ? 157
14 How soon will a healthy chick emerge from the shell after it is pipped ? 177
15 Can a sitting hen be moved to another location without causing her to forsake the nest? 190
16 How long should the hen be left on the nest with her newly hatched chicks ? 198
17 What is the best month for hatching? 206
18 Will moth balls placed under sitting hens to kill the lice, injure the eggs also? 211
19 How can hens be induced to become broody ? 186
20 What is considered a good hatch from an incubator? 200
21 Can duck eggs and hen eggs both be put in the incubator at the same time 175
22 Does it make a difference whether the eggs are evenly distributed over the egg trays, or may they be left as they are after the unfertile eggs are tested out ? 136
23 Can an incubator be made to maintain a temperature for days at a time that will not vary more than one-half degree either way from the desired amount ? 222
24 Could an incubator be considered a good one if the temperature could be controlled within a range of 1 l/2 degrees during the hatch ? 132
25 Can the temperature in the incubator go as low as 101 and as high as 105 and a good hatch still secured ? 198
26 Are the very small incubators as reliable as those of larger capacity ? 180
27 At what temperature should the incubator room or cellar be kept ? 212
28 What is the greatest heat the egg can stand in the incubator without the germ being killed? 186
29 How often should the eggs be turned in the incubator ? 214
30 How large should the air cell in the end of the egg be on the 5th, the 10th and I5th days of incubation? 132
31 If a fertile egg be broken before having been incubated at all, is there any way to distinguish it from a'fertile one ? 151
32 How soon after an egg has been placed in the incubator or under the hen can the development of the germ be noticed ? 177
33 What are the best days to test eggs during incubation ? 184
34 How often and for how long at a time may a setting hen leave the nest without injuring the eggs? 143
35 What time is required to hatch duck eggs? 188
36 What change takes place in an unfertile egg after having been incubated five days? 151
37 If the air cell in the eggs grows too rapidly, how may it be checked, and if too slowly may it be increased ? 163
38 Can identically the same rules in all particulars be applied to the operating of incubators of all makes ? 157
39 What size incubator is best to buy if the business is to be conducted on a large scale ? 153
40 Can incubators be run with gas for heat instead of oil? 145
41 If the temperature in the incubator is just right before the eggs are placed in the machine, will it drop after the eggs are put in? 169
42 What causes chicks to die in the shell just at the time they are ready to come out? 301
43 At what temperature will the germ in an egg commence to develop? 180
44 If an unhatched egg is decayed after incubation, is it an indication of unquestioned fertility ? 152
45 Is there any reason why eggs of different breeds should not be placed together under the hen or in the incubator ? 132
46 Should the incubator be heated to the proper temperature before putting in the eggs ? 171
47 Are brooders preferable to hens in raising chicks ? 170
48 When fertile eggs die in the incubator, will they injure the others if not taken out? 164
49 Are home-made brooders successful? 406
50 Ought a good outdoor brooder maintain a temperature of 90 degrees during several days of zero weather ? 144
51 At what temperature should the brooder be kept during the first week that the chicks are in it ? 166
52 Which is the better method of heating the brooder, top heat or bottom heat ? 145
53 What is the most suitable bedding for the brooder? 178
54 What is the largest number of chicks that should be kept in one brooder ? 157
55 How much brooder room is required for 100 chicks until they are six weeks old? 189
56 What is the matter with a brooder in which the temperature rises 5 to 10 degrees when the chicks hover in it at night ? 142
57 If the temperature of the brooder is 90 degrees at the start, what should it be at the end of each succeeding week ? 179
58 Is it not a fact that most brooders are overrated as to capacity? 145
59 Is air slacked lime suitable for the floor of the brooder ? 188
60 Can fertile eggs during incubation be distinguished by a rattling sound when shaken close to the ear ? 235
61 Should a hen be set that has scaly legs ? 173
62 Is it better to set a hen so that she has her liberty to wander around at her pleasure, or should she be closely confined 160
63 In turning eggs in the incubator should they be turned end over end or rolled over sideways? 163
64 If eggs do not hatch at the end of the 21st day is it worth while to keep them longer? 185
65 Will a very slightly cracked egg hatch? 259
66 What causes the temperature in the incubator to fall one to two degrees when the chicks are hatching, and should the lamp be turned up at that time to increase the heat? 137
67 Is there any one incubator better than another for a beginner to start with? 157
68 Does it do any good to pip the shell for the chick and thereby help it to break through ? 169
69 If an incubator is being run in a cellar which on account of heavy rains becomes filled with water nearly to the bottom of the lamp, is it worth while to continue the hatch? Will not so much dampness injure the hatch ? 107
70 What are addled eggs? 239
71 Is there any danger from fire in running an incubator in the dwelling? 140
72 Do incubator chicks have to be taught to eat ? 161
73 Does it pay to buy second-hand incubators? 240
74 When cooling eggs in the incubator what should the limit of the temperature be? 157
75 Why is it so necessary to keep the door of the incubator closed while the chicks are hatching? 176
76 About how much weight will a properly incubated egg lose during incubation? 205
77 When cooling incubator eggs, is it best to leave them in the machine and open the door, or should they be taken out and the door kept closed ? 164
78 How many eggs can a medium-sized hen properly cover ? 175
79 In keeping eggs for hatching, does it make any difference whether they are kept in the dark or not? 204
80 Will smoking in the incubator room (pipe or cigar) injure the germ in the egg? 170
81 Can an incubator with single walls be relied upon? 157
82 Can the heat in the brooder be kept near enough to the right point without a thermometer ? 158
83 What system of heating is best for a large brooder house ? 256
84 Can a brooder house be heated with stoves and kept at the right temperature ? 179
85 Is there any reason why a kitchen is not a suitable place for an incubator? 135
86 Will the same instructions in all details apply to all machines ? 137
87 How can the incubator operator always know that his thermometer is reliable and is registering correctly? 189
88 What is the largest number of eggs that should be set under a hen in summer? 180
89 What is the rule for testing the moisture in incubator eggs by placing them in water? 164
90 Are hygrometers or moisture gauges of any value in the incubator? 186
91 Will it injure the eggs in the incubator to remove the trays for convenience when testing the eggs ? 167
92 Should the eggs be turned in the incubator after they commence to pip? 186
93 Do the Asiatic breeds make good mothers ? 173
94 Can a very large poultry plant be operated profitably without the use of incubators? 203
95 Should chicks of different ages ever be put into the brooder together? 298