82 THE HOME POULTRY BOOK 
churn is secured and the various ingredients put into 
it, a few brisk revolutions of the handle will blend 
the mixture perfectly. 
Fireless brooders are much in evidence and ap- 
parently have come to stay. Although not having 
the wide latitude of usefulness first promised, they 
often can be made to serve the amateur very well 
indeed, and cost only a dollar or two. Indeed, such 
a brooder is easily made at home with the aid of 
a chees box, from which top and bottom have been 
remov.. An opening is cut for the chicks and a 
piece of burlap tacked over the top, being allowed 
to se» in the middle. The interior is partly filled 
with . ay and as much padding placed on top as may 
seem n cessary. 
A well-ventilated room is the best place for the 
fireless brooder until the weather becomes warm, 
when the porch proves an excellent location. Fresh 
air in abundance is most important. The chief dif- 
ficulty in the use of fireless brooders is to induce 
the chicks to go in after they all have come out. 
Of course, the brooder is warm only when it con- 
tains the chicks, for it is the plan of the device that 
the occupants shall generate their own heat. Con- 
sequently, when it is not warm, there is no induce- 
