PRAIRIE FARMER'S POULTRY BOOK 



Brooder House. This is built after the same general plan 

 as the laying house, the difference being in size. A long brooder 

 house without partitions would not be successful on account 

 of drafts which are always found in such a building. It would 

 be better to have several smaller houses. A room or house. 

 .'>xl2 feet, would accommodate 100 to 200 chicks, and we doubt 



A dropping board makes it easy to keep the house clean 



whether more than that number should be crow^ded under one 

 hover. A concrete floor is necessary to keep out vermin, and 

 ventilation without draft can be secured by muslin windows. 



Platforms for water, mash, grit, etc., if made accessible to 

 the chicks, will be a great help toward keeping these supplies 

 clean. 



About two inches of coarse sand on the concrete floor will 

 prevent rheumatism and leg weakness. 



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