POULTRY LABORATORY GUIDE 67 



firmly in place and that the chimney is set firmly 

 on the burner. Turn the flame low at first. 

 After the brooder has thoroughly dried, cover 

 the floor about an inch deep with fine sand over 

 which place fine chaff, preferably in the form of 

 clover or alfalfa leaves. 



Keep the temperature under the hover from 

 ninety-five to ninety-eight degrees the first week, 

 gradually lower it to about eighty degrees the 

 second, and during the third week it may drop to 

 seventy degrees. The chicks themselves will 

 show to the careful observer the temperature 

 which should be maintained, the object being to 

 keep them comfortable. A great variation in 

 temperature must be avoided. 



Remove the chicks to the brooder in closed 

 basket or nursery drawer when they are from 

 thirty-six to forty-eight hours old, taking care 

 not to chill, them during the transferring. Place 

 them under the hover, about fifty to each 

 brooder. Supply them with an abundance of 

 white crystal grit and fresh water for the first 

 day, all other food being withheld. Why ? 



During the first twenty-four hours confine 

 them closely to the hover so they wiU learn where 

 to go and warm up quickly, thus largely pre- 

 venting huddling, after which time they may be 

 allowed the run of the brooder. 



