This special re-print of Ghas. E. Hearson's "A Practical Incubation on Artificial Incubation and Chicken Rearing" is an early guide to the incubation of chicken and other poultry eggs using early incubators. Written in England in 1884, this classic text includes all the basics that were required to operate early egg incubators successful, as well insight into their early construction and parts. Also included are some sound tips on egg incubation, as well as the rearing of chicks. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.

This book is a comprehensive guide to artificial incubation and chicken-rearing. It describes in detail the use of Hearson's Patent Champion Incubator, a popular device used in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to hatch chicken eggs. The book includes practical instructions for operating the incubator, as well as advice on caring for chicks and managing a successful poultry operation. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of poultry farming or for those who want to raise chickens. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.