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BROODING 



the chicks have grown to sufficient size the hover may 

 be removed and coop used as a colony coop for the 



FIG. 5 



growing chicks. When this is done a roost pole about 

 3 in. wide on top and placed about 1 ft. from the back 

 and 8 in. above the floor is put in the coop. 



Brooding boxes of the type shown in Fig. 6 and that 

 can be used without artificial heat are called fireless 

 brooders. Chicks in brooders of this kind are warmed 

 by the heat from their own bodies; the linings of the 

 box hold the heat about the chicks, thereby preventing 

 them from suffering from the cold unless the temperature 



is extremely low. Dur- 

 ing cold or stormy 

 weather, the box must 

 be kept indoors. A 

 box that is 24 in. 

 square and 12 in. high 

 can be made as shown 

 in Fig. 7. The inside 

 of the box must be 

 lined with woolen 

 cloth and woolen cloth 

 must hang from the 

 FIG. 6 lids, as shown in the 



two illustrations. There 



must be small round holes a through both sides of the 

 box for ventilation. The floor of the box must be cov- 

 ered 2 or 3 in. deep with fine-cut clover hay or chaff. 





