POULTRY LABORATORY GUIDE 53 



EXERCISE XV 

 A Study of the Artificial Brooder 



There are four requirements for a successful 

 brooder : — 



I. An inviting, properly ventilated hover to 

 which the chicks may flock at any time and 

 warm up quickly. 



II. A ventilated and lighted brooder or apart- 

 ment warm enough to prevent the chicks from 

 chilling. 



III. A run protected from the wind and storms 

 by being enclosed within a brooder house. 



IV. An outside yard available in pleasant 

 weather. 



An indoor brooder must of itself supply the 

 first two requirements ; while the outdoor 

 brooder must supply the first three to be com- 

 plete. 



Having gathered together all available 

 brooders of as many makes as possible, carefully 

 examine them to see how perfectly each one is 

 designed to fulfil the above-mentioned require- 

 ments. 



First examine the indoor brooders and note 

 the following points. Some are constructed with 

 single and some with double hovers, in either 



