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chicks take to this readily. Enough is fed to last them 

 about 15 minutes. It is fed in the litter. At this time 

 we begin adding coarse grain to the evening feed, mix- 

 ing it with the chick grain in gradually increasing quan- 

 tities until the chick grain is entirely replaced at about 

 7 weeks. 



We use the same grain for the chicks as we do for the 

 layers excepting that we never give them barley with 

 the hulls on it. 



A pan of medium shell and medium granite ^rit is also 

 given them at this stage and is kept before them con- 

 stantly. 



At four weeks the roosts are let down permanently. 

 Some time after the evening grain feed has been cleaned 

 up, but before the chicks begin to settle down behind the 

 wire, we raise the end roosts and kick the straw into the 

 corners, building it up to the heighth of the roosts. This 

 prevents corner-crowding and is also an encouragement 

 toward climbing up on the roosts. 



We usually clean out the brooder house and put in 

 fresh straw the day before the roosts are to be lowered 

 permanently. 



If warm nights prevail at from 3 to 4 weeks it may be 

 necessary to temporarily increase the ventilation when 

 the chicks begin to settle down. We do this by opening 

 the upper slide of the outlet shaft about an inch.i 

 It is left open until the 7 o'clock inspection at which 

 time, if the night air is cool, it is closed again. 



If the night air is warm it may be necessary to leave a 

 slight opening in this upper slide all night. You can tell 

 by the cnicks whether or not it is necessary. If they are 



