28 $4223.00 PROFIT IN ONE YEAR 



to keep up a uniform temperature, which, of course, must be regulated to 

 a certain extent, with the warmth and brightness of the sun. When the 

 sun is sliining brightly, the wick can be turned down. Be sure to run a 

 new brooder for a few days before putting chicks into it, in order to get 

 it well regulated. This will save you the disappointment and expense of 

 losing many baby chicks. 



The first hatch came off largely on the twenty-first day, and as the 

 weather was cold, I left them in the incubator another day to get thorough- 

 ly dried out. Later in the season, when the weather was warmer, they 

 were removed to the brooder as soon as the hatch was well over, as the 

 confinement seemed too close for little chicks when the weather was hot. 

 They need fresh, dry and warm air — not too much moisture, no chill, no 

 excessively hot weather. 



Getting Ready to Receive Day-old Chicks 



MiUions of day-old chicks are now purchased from poultry specialists 

 who reside at a distance from the purchasers. I would like to suggest 

 certain preparations that ought to be made for the reception of these day- 

 old chicks. On arrival the box in which they have been packed should 

 be carefully opened in a room before a fire, if the weather is at all cold. 

 It is absolutely necessary that the birds be kept warm and dry. If these 

 babies are to be raised under a broody hen, the chickens should be kept 

 warmly indoors until evening and then, after she has settled down, quietly 

 introduce them to their new "mother." We suggest that a second broody 

 hen should be kept in reserve in case the first one objects to raising an alien 

 brood. I am taking it for granted that the hens have been carefully dusted 

 with insect powder and are free from insects. 



If it is decided to bring up the chicks in an artificial brooder, this 

 can be cleaned and warmed to receive the baby chicks, just as I have dis- 

 cussed the matter in preceding paragraphs. About 90 degrees is a suitable 

 heat for the sleeping chamber. See that there is plenty of good oil in the 

 lamp and that the wick is burning clean and bright. Test the brooder 

 thoroughly before the arrival of the baby chicks. There is absolutely no 

 difficulty about working a brooder. It is very simple but the maker's in- 

 structions should be followed. On a warm spring day, when the sun is 

 brightly shining, very little artificial heat will be required, but of course 

 you have got to make sure that all is cozy and comfortable for the night, 

 which may be chilly and damp. 



