58 POULTRY LABORATORY GUIDE 



The hover as well as the entire brooder should 

 be well ventilated, so that an abundant supply of 

 fresh air may be drawn into the same and gently 

 forced into the hover. On warm, pleasant days, 

 when the chicks are out, open the brooder as 

 much as possible, allowing the sun to strike all 

 parts of it. 



Keep the brooder dry and clean. 



Once a week clean the brooder thoroughly, put- 

 ting in fresh sand and litter. Sprinkle aUttle 

 clean sand on the floor daily. Thoroughly cleanse 

 and disinfect the brooder before each brood. 



Keep an accurate record of the temperature 

 of brooder and room, also of all deaths as they 

 occur, together with any notes in regard to the 

 same, as symptoms, general appearance, probable 

 cause of death, etc. The accompanying brooder 

 record wiU be found especially adapted to this 

 purpose. 



Note. — The feeding of little chicks is purposely 

 omitted, as a thorough discussion of the subject is not in 

 line with the object of this work. 



