POULTRY FOR PROFIT 



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When I transfer chicks from the brooder to the 

 cold brooder I give them a box or basket of litter to 

 sleep in. This is cleaned out every day, so they 



A- 2" POULTRY NETTING 



FIG. 23 COOP TOR CHICKS JUST OUT OF BROODER 



have always a comfortable bed beneath the roosts. 

 One by one they find their places on the roosts with- 

 out further trouble on my part. 



EXERCISE FOR CHICKS 



With the exception of the necesary warmth the 

 first week after hatching, nothing is quite so vital to 

 the life and health of the chick as exercise. Its im- 

 portance cannot be overestimated. It means good 

 digestion, muscular development, all, in fact, that it 

 means to human beings. Pullets that have not as 

 chicks had sufficient exercise to develop the egg- 

 laying organs rarely make good layers. It is the 

 sine qua non with all fowls, but especially with 

 growing chicks, for they are laying the foundation 

 for later vigor and usefulness. 



