999 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 



QUESTION How much brooder room is required for 100 chicks 

 until they are six weeks old? 



ANSWER A brooder about 3x4 feet placed in a run about 4x10 

 feet. These measurements are the lowest limits. 



QUESTION What is the matter with a brooder in which the 

 temperature rises 5 to 10 degrees when the chicks hover in it at 

 night ? 



ANSWER Such an increase will occur in any brooder. It is 

 caused by the heat from the bodies of the chicks and is the natural 

 result of crowding. 



QUESTION If the temperature of the brooder is 90 degrees at 

 the start, what should it be at the end of each succeeding week ? 



ANSWER The heat should be reduced about 5 degrees every 

 seven days till it reaches about 70 degrees. This temperature should 

 be maintained as long as the chicks are in the brooder. 



QUESTION Is it not a fact that most brooders are overrated 

 as to capacity? 



ANSWER Yes. Manufacturers almost without exception claim 

 a capacity for twice as many chicks as their brooders will accom- 

 modate. 



QUESTION Is air slacked lime suitable for the floor of the 

 brooder ? 



ANSWER No. 



QUESTION Can fertile eggs during incubation be distinguished 

 by a rattling sound when shaken close to the ear ? 



ANSWER No, such handling will injure a fertile egg and may 

 kill the germ. 



QUESTION Should a hen be set that has scaly legs ? 

 ANSWER No. 



QUESTION Is it better to set a hen so that she has her liberty 

 to wander around at her pleasure, or should she be closely confined" 3 



ANSWER It is better to set her in a comparatively roomy place 

 where she has access to food and will not be annoyed by other hens. 



QUESTION In turning eggs in the incubator should they be 

 turned end over end or rolled over sideways? 



ANSWER Either method will 4o, It is more convenient to roll 

 them over, 



