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moved, and the house used as a growing or summer colony house; 

 thus one house serves two purposes. These houses are easily 

 built, with a four-foot wall at the back and a six-foot wall in front, 

 with a shed roof, the front having a muslin curtain extending from 

 the top half way to the ground, on either side of a central door. 

 The third type of colony brooder house is represented b}- the 

 large portable houses which are provided with a coal-burning stove 



Fig. 1684. — A modern coal-burning brooder stove. Note the contented, quiet condi- 

 tion of the chicks and the large size of the house. (Photo Newtown Inc. and Brooder Co.) 



and hover. The advent during the past few years of the coal stove 

 brooding has completely revolutionized brooding methods and 

 made possible greater intensification than ever before. There are 

 many types of excellent stoves on the market. In general it may 

 be said that one should generally not brood more than 300 chicks 

 under one stove, hence the smaller types of stoves are the safest 

 and most reliable. The stove selected should have a large fire pot 

 so that it can be regulated to burn with a very low fire. A stove 

 having a hover which is easily raised, allowing the operator free- 

 dom in caring for the brood and attending to the fire, is a great 



