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stove. During the day they run all around the room and 

 get exercise in that way. 



During the first few nights a "fence" 12 inches high, 

 made of poultry netting covered with burlap, is placed in 

 a circle around the stove, but several feet farther away 

 from the stove than the chicks. This keeps the floor a little 

 warmer and prevents the chicks getting into the corners of 

 the room. Among the advantages of this system is con- 

 venience of operation and saving of labor. The oil is fed 



A STOVE BROODER WITH HOVER 



automatically to the burner from a tank on the outside 

 wall, and it requires very little attention. Occasionally the 

 soot clogs up the burner, and sometimes the stovepipe will 

 burn out, with some danger of setting fire to the house. 

 Should the heat for any reason be shut off, there will be a 

 large mortality where so many chicks are kept together. 

 This system has not given the results in growth of chicks 

 that is desirable in a good brooding system. 



A Room Brooder with Hover. A modification of the 

 room brooding system is to substitute for the stove in the 

 center of the room a gasolene or distillate heater placed in 

 a lean-to and lower than the floor. From this a hot-air 



