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satisfactory by experiment than the board roof. For the first few 

 days, it is advisable to place a little one-inch mesh poultry netting 

 around this brooder so the little chicks can be let out upon the floor 

 or ground and still be kept close to the brooder until they learn their 

 way in and out and become familiar with the surroundings. These 

 brooders can be built of ordinary lumber, and are very simple and 



Heated brooders, like this illustration, may be bought from many of the best incubator 



factories. 



inexpensive. Make a separate board floor for this brooder and place 

 a lot of chaff or litter over the floor, as this makes it more comfort- 

 able for the chicks. 



COLONY BROODER HOUSES FOR GROWING CHICKS. 



Every farmer and poultry raiser should have a few small and in- 

 expensive colony houses in which to rear his young stock. The houses 

 can be built six or eight feet wide, by eight, ten, or twelve feet long, 

 with an ordinary shed roof sloping to the north. Cover this roof with 



Colony houses for growing chickens 



ordinary boards and composition roofing. Windows and doors can 

 be so arranged on the south side so that they will permit the proper 

 amount of ventilation and sunshine. ~\Ve like to build these houses on 

 runners made of 2x6 or 2x8 lumber, so that a horse may be hitched 

 to them and the houses pulled from place to place on the farm. 



