Figure I.- — Box for carrying newly -hatched 

 chicks to rearing field used on New Jersey 

 State Farm. 



FiGUBE 7-A. — Box similar to that pictured 

 in Figure 1, but with a tank for warming 

 chicks. 



Place fine hay, grass or leaves in the bottom of the receptacle. When 

 the weather is cold, this stage is a more or less critical one. At such a 

 time, place a woolen cloth in the basket and cover it over after the chicks 

 are in, leaving enough of an opening to furnish air for breathing. 



BOX FOR TAKING CHICKS TO REARING FIELD.— Where 



breeding is done on a large scale, the box pictured in Figure 7 will be 

 found most convenient. This is 26 inches long, 1134 inches wide and Sj^- 

 inches high. It has 6 compartments, with division walls 4 inches apart, each 

 holding 20 chicks, the brood that is usually allotted to each hen foster 

 mother, unless bantams are used, when 12 to 15 are the limit. A sliding 

 door covers the box. One inch from the end of this door is an opening 5 

 inches long and 3 inches wide, closed with a slide when not in use. Through 

 this the chicks are taken out when the rearing field is reached. A row of 

 half-inch holes is bored on either side of the box an inch or two from the 

 top for ventilation and the bottoms of the compartments are lined with leaves 

 or grass. The box should be sprayed with disinfectant following its use. 

 Mr. Neil Clark uses a similar box, but employs a warm water tank, see 

 Figure l-k. 



CONSOLIDATING BROODS.— As each foster mother can hover 20 

 chicks and as only 15 eggs were allotted to each setting hen, and as, of 

 course, all these will not hatch, it will be seen that two or three of the 

 getting hens can be dispensed with. Some breeders put a second clutch 

 of eggs under such hens and thus induce them to continue their setting 

 for another 24 days. Except in emergency, this does not seem to be 

 good practice and it comes very near to bordering on the cruel. In such 

 circumstances, the hen lacks the body heat necessary for the best results 

 in incubation, as her system is greatly depleted. 



Do not use nesting coops or boxes a second time till nest contents have 

 been burned and coops thoroughly sprayed. If Figure 5 is used, move it 

 to fresh ground for the second hatch. 



