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MAKING POULTRY PAY 



early spring and must have some place where they can 

 warm up quickly or they will contract bpwel trouble 

 and then the end is near. A more uniform heat can 

 be maintained if the brooder is located in a shed or 

 building protected from sun and wind. For this rea- 

 son it pays to put up a brooder house, and in building 

 it one should make it warm, and substantial so as to 



FIG. 74 — SECTIONAL HOT WATER BROODER 



"be easily heated in late winter, when one wants to get 

 •out an early hatch. 



BROODER HOUSES 



There are several styles of brooder houses which 

 may be used. The long, continuous house, heated by 

 hot water, is useful on large chicken ranches where 

 hundreds or thousands are raised annually, but smaller 

 houses in which can be placed individual brooders are 

 ■best for most poultry keepers. 



