DEVELOPMENT OF CHICKS 8l 



three pounds. From then on the youngster should 

 gain about a pound a month until six months, when 

 it should have its full growth. 



Chicks raised on range, when taken from the 

 brooder, should be provided with movable colony 

 houses, holding 50 chicks each. These houses should 

 have open fronts, and should be placed facing the 

 south. The open fronts should be protected with 

 some kind of an awning, or built in such a manner 

 that the heavy rains cannot blow into the interior of 

 the colony houses. 



