The Machine as a Mother. 



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enough to keep themselves warm, they may be taken from 



the brooder and placed in a coop like the one d escribed under 



"Poultry as In- 

 secticides." 



Another form of 

 brooder, in which 

 the heat is placed 

 below the chicks, is 

 shown in Fig. E. 

 This is a box 16 in- 

 ches each way. It is 

 lined with flannel, 

 carpet or felt, with 

 several thicknesses 

 of the same mate- 

 rial outside, and 

 the whole encased 

 in a second box 

 like an outer shell. 

 This is to retain the 



heat. A thick door is made for it and a shelf of lath placed 



half way down. A nest-box lined with paper is placed on 



the shelf. Below is a tin box 



with suitable arrangements 



for filling and emptying. This 



is kept filled with hot water. 



BROODER. FIG. E. 



BROODER. FIG. B. 



BROODER. FIG. C. 



