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brooder run for at least thirty-four hours to see if the proper 

 temperature can be maintained, that is, 98 degrees Fahren- 



A B 



Fra. 74. — A, A coal-burning brooder stove having a capacity of heat for 300 chicks. 

 B, A house eight by twelve feet in which the stove is placed. 



heit. Before the chicks are put under the hover, fresh 

 water should be provided, and a large quantity of grit put 

 in two or three piles near the hover curtain. 



Fia. 75. — A modern, commercial, long-pipe brooder house, which has a capacity 

 of 2000 chicks up to ten weeks of age. 



Putting in the Cliicks. — The chicks should be left in the 

 incubator for at least thirty-six hours after hatching, to 

 allow them thoroughly to dry off and to get up on their 



