174 The Hen at Work 



eggs and broilers. So we finally put a board 

 across the bay window, set a small hover inside, 

 and started off with sixty chickens. 



People came in to see them, and soon the land- 

 lady heard of it. She was scandalized, and made a 

 call right away to look into matters. She did look 

 in, and the next thing we knew she was buying 

 some chickens herself. 



If you do not bring the chicks into the house 

 then be absolutely sure that the chicks not only 

 have plenty of heat, but good ventilation wherever 

 they are put. 



It is possible, of course, to raise chicks with the 

 hot-water jug, and "heatless hovers" that are used 

 here and there, but when you compare chicks, 

 crowding into these shelters, breathing stale air 

 over and over again, with a ring of happy babies, 

 getting just the heat they want at any time, and 

 fresh air every minute of the day and night, no 

 question is left about the final result. 



The feed with the small hovers is, of course, the 

 same as that used for chicks in large hovers. 



Moving Out Doors.' — When the chickens are 

 three or four weeks old, they may safely be moved 

 out to the brooding house. This should be large 



