54 EGGS AND POULTRY 
The house should face south if possible. 
If you have the space it would be advisable 
to place it in the middle of a plot with 100 
feet on each side, front and rear. In such 
case you could plant oats or rye and after 
one side was cleaned up, turn the chickens 
on the other patch and replant the first one, 
thus having a continuous lot of green food. 
Rye and oats grow very fast. A couple of 
weeks will renew the growth from the 
browsed stumps. 
HEATED BROODER HOUSE 
The next house in order is the heated 
brooder. There may be others just as good, 
but this one is good and the general style is 
the main point. This brooder is divided into 
two sections, one heated, the other not. At 
least a day ahead of the arrival of chicks, 
the lamp should be lighted, the burner ad- 
justed and the heat regulated by means of 
the thermometer. The proper temperature 
is 95 degrees. When that is reached the 
thermostat should be adjusted to hold the 
temperature. When you are convinced that 
it is right the chicks may be placed under the 
hover, the heat from which comes from 
above, imitating to an extent, the brooding 
hen. Directions come with the houses, but 
