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obtained. This is so arranged that a heater is made 

 with a lamp and the chicks allowed a space on top. 

 For the top of the box, or floor on which the chicks are 

 kept, matched boards are best. A radiating space for 

 hot air is made by tacking two-inch cleats inside of the 

 box to the floor. To these should be fastened a sheet 

 of galvanized iron which fits inside of the box quite 

 snugly. This gives a heating chamber two inches high 

 and three feet square. This chamber may be warmed 

 by a common hand lamp, set on a shelf in the box 

 directly under the center, about three inches being 

 allowed between the lamp chimney and the iron. To 

 allow a good circulation in the radiating chamber bore 

 half-inch holes into it on all sides of the box ; also 

 bore one, with a one and one-half-inch auger, through 

 the center of the floor. Make a door in the side of the 

 box most convenient to put the lamp into. A chimney 

 to afford an outlet for the hot air is necessary. This 

 may be made of hard wood with a hole in it the same 

 size as the hole in the floor and cut down to about two 

 inches in length and as near round on the outside as 

 your time may permit. This may be glued down with 

 bits of tin in position over the hole. 



"The cover over the chicks is generally made about 

 six inches smaller all around than the floor, and is so 

 framed that it will not warp if heated. Bore four 

 holes, one in each corner, and get an old broom handle 

 to fit into these holes. Cut the handles into four-inch 

 lengths. These make the legs and may be raised or 

 lowered according to the size of the chickens. When 

 first out, the cover must be only one-half inch above 

 the top of the chimney and stands with a piece of 

 woolen cloth tacked on the sides. A wire fence about 

 one and one-fourth feet high may be tacked around 

 the top of the box. This will keep the birds in place 

 and also protect them from rats, etc, if they are around. 



