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into the chick runs from the Brooder House, and the 

 youngsters are quietly driven into the cage. When 

 a sufficient number to carry safely has been driven in, 

 the cage is carried out, placed on the wagon and 

 driven to the Range. The birds at this time are from 

 eight to nine weeks old, we having found it is better 

 to have a sufficient amount of brooder room to carry 

 them to this age before placing on Range, as they 

 are then much better feathered, and are less affected 

 by changes of atmosphere. 



When the cages reach the Colony House the sliding 

 door is placed directly in front of the small chick door, 

 and both slides pulled up, and the chicks gently coaxed, 

 by patting the box on the top and sides, to leave it 

 for the Colony House. We place in each of these 

 Colony Houses from two hundred and fifty to three 

 hundred birds of this age. 



As the cockerels develop they are separated, and 

 those which are perfect in formation, and as to toes, 

 five pointed combs, etc., and give promise of growing 

 into proper Breeders, are placed in the Cockerel House, 

 and given the Range of the large enclosure surround- 

 ing this House. 



Until well along in the Summer, when the young- 

 sters are first placed in the Colony House, we make 

 it a practice to hang, directly in the center of the 

 House and within about three feet of the floor, a large 

 barn lantern, and with the window drops closed this 

 produces a very considerable amount of heat, and 



