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alone will not be warm in the brooder, unless the 

 sun is shining on it. Fireless brooders should 

 always be put in a sheltered place where they will 

 get the sun. Probably there is nothing better than 

 a Philo coop fronting south for this purpose. When 

 there is no sunshine, it is a good plan to give the 

 chicks a jug of hot water, wrapped in flannel, to 

 cuddle about during the day. At night when shut 

 in the brooder, they will keep each other warm. 



Just how often the chicks should be let out of the 

 brooder these first few days is a question of temper- 

 ature and the disposition of the chicks. If they wish 

 to be quiet, leave them alone. If they are restless 

 and impatient, let them out more. If they seem 

 chilly, get them in at once. Never, never, allow 

 chicks to huddle. The minute they begin to lean 

 against each other, get them in. This is the sign 

 that they are cold. 



There are no set rules for raising brooder chicks. 

 The best any one can do is to use his common sense. 

 The caretaker of a brooder flock is in loco parentis 

 always and must expect to do anything a hen does 

 except cluck. 



If the chicks do not seem warm enough, it is a 

 good plan to set a jug of hot water in the brooder. 

 The quilt will have to be removed, and a blanket 

 spread over the top of jug and box, so that it rests 

 on the backs of the chicks. This is a very satisfac- 

 tory way of brooding chicks, for they like nothing 

 better than to cuddle against something warm, but 

 it is difficult to maintain the proper temperature. 



In Heated Brooders 



With heated, as with fireless, brooders the main 

 problem is warmth, only in using the heated brood- 

 ers it is still more difficult. Here you have over- 



