ARTIFICIAL INCUBATION". 77 



giyen. Chopped cabbage, onions, and other green food 

 are supplied. Skimmed milk may be used in the food, 

 which should always be scalded or cooked. Plenty of 

 water, gravel and dry earth are kept before them, a few 

 screenings being scattered in the dirt to induce them to 

 scratch. In giving water never allow them to become 



Fig. 46. INTERIOR OF BROODER BOX. 



Showing hot- water pipes and cold-air pipes. 



wet, as dampness is fatal. Avoid bottom heat in a brooder, 

 as it causes leg weakness. It is always better to have too 

 much heat in the brooder than too little, but the reverse 

 is the case with an incubator. 



A light, sandy soil is best for chicks. Hence, poor 



Fig. 47. TOP OF BROODER BOX. 



Showing one of the brooder tables, and one space with table removed to 

 show hot-air tube. 



and unproductive locations can be thus used with advan- 

 tage. Chicks require unceasing care, but by raising 

 them in large numbers, labor maybe economized. They 

 need no care at night, other than to keep up the fire, 

 which may be arranged so as to give sufficient heat till 

 morning. They should be fed very early and late. 



