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an inch or two thick. If padded not quite to the edges 

 of the sleeping box, it may be dropped to any position 

 above the chicks, of course very close while they are 

 tender. Thus, it allows a bit of ventilation along its 

 edges. On an extra cold night, another cushion may 

 be used. If this is a bit larger than the first, it may be 



The Cornell Gasoline Brooder as used among West Virginia Daisies 



adjusted to cut off as much ventilation as is safe. The 

 one rule as to this is that the chicks can stand rather 

 close air when but a few days old, but become more 

 subject to smothering as they grow older and the weather 

 becomes warmer. 



As to brooder space, remember that the manufacturer's 

 space estimate fits the baby chick. As it grows, one of 

 two things must happen: to provide sufficient room, 

 the space must be enlarged, or some chicks must die. 

 It is for you to choose; but not for you to whine later 



