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well-likocl food at the usual tcrdiiij; tinio. This alU'iitidii will i)ii'V('nl, 



restlessness, and may avert serious lnnil>K" aiul loss iVoiu ciowdinj^, toe- 



IHikiii}^, or other disturbance. 



CoiL^tant supply oj clean water. — 



Fowls swm to cravea larj^e quaii- 



tit\- of iii()isturi\ espeeiall)' w lu'ii 



laliiij; di_\' looil or rations liili 



in i)i"oliMn. Serious results may 



follow if this moisture is not 



obtainable. It is often ol)served 



V\c,. \ },().-- Two styles of water fountain mitithlt- thai wIkmi Iumis aiv (Icpriscd 



forrhiiks. AismoredesirahU- than \M>,rnusr, ^jf ^luMr water supply for vvcu 

 in the latter, chicks niav crowd into the of>en- 



iniis and lie unable to ^et out. In order to Jill 'd short time, the SUbsecnuiil 



".>f fountain, turn the loJ> J>art ut>side down, loss in ci^i- production is marked. 

 ]ul it, cover it tightly with the fian, and reverse ' 



the fountain ' 1 he apparent ollect on the 



growth of the chicks is not so 



inuncdiatt', hut If llicir water fountain becomes <.\vy Uicy will show their 



discomfort by constant efforts to diiuk. Chicks left too lonj^ in .in iiun- 



bator seem to sulTer {jjeatly fiom thirst. The waUM- .suj^ply slunild be 



fresh, clean, and constant, and should be furnisheil in vessels llial will 



not allow the down of the chicks to become too wet. Urinkinj; water 



may be supplcincnted, 



but not superseded, 



by slcimmcd milk. 



Two styles of water 



fountain are shown in 



figures 139 and 140. 



The fountain should ^^t ' ^ B 



be large enough to 



contain at least a half- A 



day's supply of water I''^;- ^40.- Parts of water fountains shown in figure ijO- 



■' ' ' -' I he small braces in the pan oJ A are not destralde because 



and to enable a con- of the lirealer danfier of s/'illini^ the water when reversing 



Siderable number of the fountain after Jill ini^ 



chicks to drink at the same lime, sunicic-ntly light to be li.indled 

 easily, strong enough tt) be durable, of such a foi-ni that it may l)e 

 washed and scalded without dihiculty and will l>e easy to fill, and 

 shaped so that the chicks cannot i)crch on it and foul the water. 

 A serviceable drinking fountain may be made from a tomato can and 

 a pie tin. The tin should be large enough so that the sjiacc Ijetween 

 its edge and the side of the can will i)ermit the chicks to drink with ease. 

 The open end of the can shovtld be unsoldered and three or four notches 

 cut in the edge, the notches being a little shorter than the depth of the 

 pie tin. The can may then be filled, covered tightly with the pie tin, 



