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deep. The sides of this pan should be punched full of 

 nail holes, the punching being done in such a manner 

 that the rough edges of the tin will project into the pan. 

 It is through these openings that the warm air passes 

 out under the hover. 



The hover should be made of thin matched lumber 

 two and one-half feet square resting upon legs four and 

 one-half to five inches in height. Around the entire 

 edge should be tacked a felt curtain slashed at frequent 

 intervals from top to bottom. 



The hover chamber may be formed of six inch 

 boards nailed together and set on the floor of the brood- 

 er. If the weather is cold or the brooder is placed in 

 an exposed position, a window sash may be laid upon the 

 top to retain the heat in the hover chamber. 



After the chicks have reached an age when they may 

 be permitted to run on the floor of the brooder house, 

 one of the six inch boards forming the sides of the hover 

 chamber may be removed, thus letting the chicks go 

 in and out at will. 



If the builder so desires he can make the side of the 

 hover chamber permanent, inserting glass and a door, 

 and hinge a tight cover on the top. 



Sufficient ventilation both for the lamp chamber and 

 hover chamber must be provided. 



This brooder is intended solely for indoor use. 

 It is simple to construct, inexpensive, and has given 

 excellent satisfaction upon many practical farms. 



Figure 3 represents floor elevation, figure 4 side 

 elevation, figure 5 rear elevation of a brood coop. 



This is twenty-four inches by thirty inches in size, 

 and twenty inches in height at the peak. The side walls 

 are six inches in height. If carefully built of matched 

 lumber such a coop will last for years and give excellent 

 satisfaction. The front is equipped with a good sized 

 door and the rear has a small pane of glass inserted. 

 The floor is arranged so that it may be pulled out at 

 the rear of the coop for convenience in cleaning. It 

 slides upon cleats tacked to the side walls. Ventila- 



