BROODING. 



For the first day after the chicks are taken from 

 the incubator they should be confined to a brooder, 

 to get them used to it, so they will go in and 

 out. 



The brooder or nursery should be so constructed 

 that they can go in and out at will, and not be 

 compelled to stay under the hover when too warm 

 or outside when cold, as is the case with too many 

 brooders, the chicks in the middle being made 

 prisoners by those on the outer edges and injured 

 or suffocated, while at the same time those near 

 the outer edges are perhaps suffering with cold. 



The illustration shows a very nice arrangement 

 for a nursery or indoor brooder, and is convenient 

 to have even when you have large brooding houses 

 heated by hot water pipes. This brooder can be 

 made by anyone who is handy with tools the 

 metal heater and chimney can be made by any 

 tinsmith. 



A brooder is supposed to take the place of a 

 good hen. To do this successfully it must be made 

 as nearly like a hen as possible. Now how is a hen 

 built? Where does the heat come from ? Where 

 do the chicks hover? How do they get to and 

 from the heat, and receive fresh air? Look at the 

 illustration of a brooding hen, and see for yourself. 

 Is not the heat which the chicks get from her 

 principally side heat? By chance a chick may get 

 caught under the breast bone or under the foot of 

 a hen, but not often. The wings, feathers and 

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