82 POULTRY APPLIANCES AND HANDICRAFT 



Cheap Brooder As a substitute for expensive 

 brooders, the device illustrated in Figure 83 will make 

 a good home for early hatched chicks. It is two and 

 one-half feet square and about the same hight in 

 front, while behind it is enough shorter to give the 

 shed roof a nice pitch. Nearly the entire front is glass, 

 beneath which is a place for chicks to pass in and out. 

 This can be closed when desired by a slide door as 

 shown in the illustration. 



FIG 83 : HOMEMADE BROODER 



A curtain is let down over the sash during the 

 night and rolled up out of the way in the daytime. 

 It is warmed by a common barn lantern, which is held 

 in position by a square box, which extends through 

 the roof, and also serves as a ventilator. The cap of 

 the ventilator is adjustable, permitting the lantern to 

 be taken out and put in at pleasure. The ventilator is 

 perforated at the base to permit the heat to radiate 

 through the room, and also near the top to allow the 

 gases from the burning oil to escape. The entire bot- 

 tom is arranged to slide in and out as a drawer, so it 



