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POULTRY 



week in such brooders the temperature should not be 

 allowed to go below 95 F. It will not hurt a young 

 chick to run out in the cold, even in the snow, if it has a 

 warm place to run back to and can find this place. Chicks 

 should be encouraged early in life to take outdoor exer- 

 cise and not spend all their time loafing in the warm 

 brooder. 



A cheap artificially heated brooder for indoors can be 

 made from an ordinary flat store box. Remove the boards 



A TYPE OF COLONY HEN-HOUSE. 



on the broadest side and nail across this a narrow board 

 about 18 inches from one end. The open part of the box 

 is the top. Cover one end of the top with burlap which is 

 allowed to sag in the middle to within four inches of the 

 bottom. On the burlap a hot water bottle filled twice each 

 day and covered with newspapers is placed. The news- 

 papers keep in the heat above. To the cross piece is hung 

 a curtain extending nearly to the floor. Under the warm 

 water bottle is the nursery. The other part of the box is 

 used as a runway. This part should be covered with half- 



