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hatched eighty-nine lively little chicks, 

 more fascinating sight. 



It was difficult to conceive a 



Keep the Brooder Clean 



The brooder had arrived and was made ready to receive the little 

 flock. I was always home on Saturday and Sunday, and took great 

 delight in keeping the brooder clean. We raised them all but two. 

 One died a natural death, the other was killed by accident. 



After the first hatch was taken off I reset the machine and 

 hatched ninety chicks. It was early in July. The weather had 

 become very warm and they died off rapidly because I hadn't sufficient 

 shade to protect them from the hot July sun. 



TyiJO of brooder used when I commenced. These brooders prove very 

 satJsl':u-tory. Have been replaced by the Moilern Brooder System, which 

 is illustrated on another page. 



Preparing the Brooder for the Chicks 



Soon as the eggs began to pip — which occurs on the nineteenth 

 day, as a rule — I commenced to prepare my brooder for the chicks. 

 Most all of the standard make brooders come "knock down," or in 

 parts, with directions to put them together. It took but an hour or 

 two to put our brooder together and set it up in good shape; then I 

 was ready to start the lamp. I filled the lamp with good oil. It is 

 important to use good oil in the brooder as well as the incubator. 



