SUCCESS IN POULTRY CULTURE 
Put some fine, sharp 
grit before the little chicks 
a few hours before giving them their first 
food. 
Give the first food forty-eight hours 
after hatching. 
Don’t overfeed. 
Keep them warm. 
Give them room. 
Give them sunshine. 
Keep the brooder clean and warm. 
Don’t wait for weak chicks to die; it 
is cruel. It is also bad for the strong ones. 
After they are six weeks old get them 
to roosting as soon as possible, if the 
weather is warm. 
It is easy to teach them to roost if they 
are healthy and the weather is not too 
cold. 
Don’t chill the chicks when moving 
them from the incubator to the brooder. 
Be sure that the brooder has had a 
temperature of 95° F. for ten hours before 
putting the chicks into it. 
Give them a well-balanced ration. 
Feed very little and very often. 
Keep plenty of grit and fresh water 
before them all of the time. 
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Brooding 
