Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 January 1919 — Incubator Axioms. [ARTICLE]

Incubator Axioms.

Follow the manufacturer’s directions in setting up and operating an incubator. See that the incubator is running steadily,, at the desired temperature before filling with eggs. Do not add fresh eggs to a tray containing eggs which are undergoing incubation. Turn the eggs twice daily after the second and, until the nineteenth day. Cool the eggs once daily, according to the weather, from the seventh to the nineteenth day. Turn the eggs before caring for the lamps. Attend to the machine carefully at regular hours. ~ Keep the lamp and wick clean. Test the eggs on the seventh and fourteenth days. Do not- open the machine after the eighteenth day until the chickens are hatched. ♦