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A Good Brooder — One of the best and simplest 

 homemade brooders (Figure 88) we ever saw is used 

 largely by G. G. Tillinghast of Connecticut, a success- 

 ful poultry keeper and fruit grower. It costs not to 

 ■exceed $2.50, if made of all new material. -It is built 

 •of matched lumber and consists of a frame three feet 

 square and one foot high. In one side there is a door 



FIG. 88 THE TILLINGHAST HOMEMADE BROODER 



or slide in which to place the lamp. This frame is cov- 

 ered with a sheet of galvanized iron and over this 

 aroimd the edges are nailed inch furring strips. A 

 hole one-half inch high and one inch long is made 

 through the ends of two strips on opposite sides to 

 provide ventilation. The floor is nailed on these fur- 

 ring strips. 



In the center of the floor is cut a four-inch square 

 hole and over this is nailed a radiating drum. This 

 drum is a two-quart tin pan, through which are 

 punched a dozen holes with a big nail to allow the heat 

 to escape under the hovers. The hover is two feet 

 square and six inches high, with edges lined with felt 

 slashed so that the chicks can easily get under it. The 

 felt comes to within one inch of the floor. There is 

 no cover to the brooder. A frame one foot high and 



