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HATCHING AND REARING 



brooder, and the long intensive brooder house. The small 

 colony brooders are usually about 3x5 feet or a little less 

 in size, and form in themselves a complete house. They are 



CoLONY 



th& brooder house The Olt rside run enc/osed w/th 

 wire when The chictrs are young 



-^ / x The warm we/I lighted and uenTilaTed 



The heated darkened hover be- hover- compartment 



neoth which 1he chictfsc/otogetwarm 



The protected run 

 wilhin the- brood-, 

 er house 



LONG /MTENSIVE Bffoootf? House. 



^ 



The outs/de run enc/osedwitft 

 wire when the ch/ch's are young 



Tl ^ TTze warm we// liohted and venti/ated 



\ hover comportment 



The heafecf darkened hover- 

 benearh which the chicKsc?o togetwarm 



The protected run wifhjrr. 



1he brood- \ 



The outside run enc/osed with 

 wire when fhe chicJfs are young. 



/ The warm, we////ghfed and venti/atecf 



/ hover compartment. 



The heated darkened hover be- 

 neath which the 



Fia. 71. Three types of brooders, showing how each supplies the four requirements 

 for successful brooding. 



portable, and are usually heated by a kerosene lamp. Each 

 brooder will hold from 50 to 75 chicks (Fig. 72). 



A large colony brooder has recently been put on the market, 

 which has a capacity of from 300 to 1500 chicks. Most of 

 the large brooders have coal stoves, above which are arranged 



