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merits is to have two compartments, one where 
a hover is placed, and the rest of the brooder 
constituting a run for the chicks. The two 
compartments are usually partitioned off from 
each other, allowing just enough room at the 
bottom of the partition to allow the chicks to 
pass from one compartment to the other. In 
the hover compartment is placed the heater, 
and a metal canopy, so that the heat will be 
held down close to the floor, where the chicks 
are located. At first, the chicks should be con¬ 
fined to this hover entirely, because they are 
liable to get lost if they wander away from the 
hover, and consequently die from chilling. The 
temperature of the hover compartment during 
the first week should be about 96 degrees F., 
and each succeeding week it should be lowered, 
by at least two degrees. This can be done by 
controlling the lamp, or what ever heater is 
used, or by gradually raising or lowering the 
canopy over the chicks. This method gradually 
toughens the chicks up, so that they can soon 
be let out doors. After the first week or so, 
they should be encouraged to get out into the 
other compartment for exercise, as this will 
aid in making them hardy. After the first few 
