Show POULTRY EXPERTS OFFER suggestions NS 10 16 y V A n nr aff b if 0 A h artificial chacks just hatched wrom the united states department of agriculture brooding brood with lens hens Is the simplest and easiest way to raise a few c chickens na and Is the method which ts Is used almost exclusively on the average farm artificial brooders broaders bro oders are arc necessary where winter or very early chickens are raised where only leghorns leg horns or OP other breeds of poultry are kept or where largo numbers ol of chickens are ara raised commercially sitting hens should be confined to slightly darkened nests at hatching batching time and not disturbed unless they step on or pick their chickens when hatching tho the eggshells egg shells and any eggs which have not cot hatched should be removed as soon as the hatching Is over liens should he be fed as soon as possible after the eggs are hatched i as feeding tends to keep them quiet otherwise many liens hens will leave the nest in most cases it is best that the hen remain on the tha nest and brood the chicks for at least 24 2 hours after the hatching batching Is over all the chickens should bo be toe punched or otherwise marked before they are transferred to the brooder or brood coop so that hat their ago age and bree breeding dinc can be readily determined after they are matured mature d use essect powder hens will brood successfully 10 to 15 16 chicks early la in the breeding sea son bon and 18 to 25 in warm weather depending upon the she else of the hen lak P brood coop loader tho the hen with a good insect powder before moving her and the chicks to the brood coop the hen should be dusted every two weeks or is often as necessary until the chickens ere are weaned it if lies lice become thick on the chickens or it they their are troubled with head lice a very little grease such as lard or vaseline may bo be applied with the fingers on the head bead neck under udder the wings and around the vent 1 brood broad coops should be made sa that they can be closed at night to keep out oat cats rats ani and other animals and enough ventilation should bo be allowed so that the hen hea and chicks will trill have plenty ot of fresh ar air the hen ben should be confined in the coop until tho tha chickens are weaned while the chickens are allowed free range arze alter after they are A few days old keep brood broad coops clean the brood coop should be cle cleaned abed at leist least once a week and kept kepi free rom mites if mites aro are found in the aop zap tt it should bo be thoroughly cleaned and sprayed with kerosene oil or crude petro petroleum leura from 1 to 2 laches 0 of sand and or dry dirt or a tn layer ot of straw or fine hay bay should be spread on OB the floor boor of the coop brood coops should be b mored to fresh ground preferably where there Is new grass graif shade Is very tory essential in rearing chickens especially during warm i weather therefore the fops should be placed la in the thade shade whenever pos po sible chicks are an left in the incubator from si 24 to 36 hona bents after hatching without feeding before they are removed to the brooder which should have been in operation tor for a jay or I 1 two at the proper temperature for or ro re calving the chI chickens chens A beginner should try his brooding system caro care fully before he uses it IL after placing the thIt chickens kerts L li in i the brooder they can to be given feed and water loss in n chickens la Is frequently due to chilling received while taking them theto from the incubator to the brood they should be moved in a covered basket or receptacle in coot cool or cold weather brooders broaders Bro oders and hovers the capacity of brooders broaders bro oders and hovers Is otten often overestimated and one half to two thirds of ct the tha number of chickens commonly advised will do ranch much better than a larger number the danger from fire due frequently to carelessness ard and lack of attention Is considerable ta in cheap brooders broaders bro oders and hovers while there Is some risk in the best beat grades although proper care will reduce this to a minimum individual hovers in colony houses or several in one large house bouse are giving quite general satisfaction on small email poultry farms while the pipe system of 0 brood ing ng Is 13 commonly used in large corn cam mercial poultry pout plants and where extensive winter brooding la Is done gasoline brooders broaders bro oders brooder stoves stores bum burning engine distillate oil and a separate individual hover heated by a coal tire fire are coming into more general use each with a capacity varying from to 1500 chickens these large individual brooders broaders bro oders are used la in colony houses and when the chickens are weaned the colony house la Is used ax as a growing coop which requires it ct smaller investment than the long piped brooder house and allows allow a one to rear the chicks on range to good advantage best temperature the best beat temperature at which to keep a brood eror hover depends upon the position of the thermometer the style ot of the hover the age of the chickens and aid the weather conditions aim to keep the chickens comfort able As tie operator learns by the actions odthe 0 ae chickens the amount of 0 heat they require he be can discard the thermometer if he be desires when too cold th fi will crowd together and try to get gel barer the heat beat it Is impossible t tc state for each case at what tern temm anre the brooders broaders bro oders should be kept to alte alse young chickens how ever r it wt run from 96 degrees up to I 1 00 dg degree la in some cases as some droms broods of 0 hickens chickens seem to require more hea heair than others an average being 93 agrees to 95 degrees the first ek or ten days when the tera temperature tempera tue is gradually reduced to 85 degree for the following ten days daya and then to 70 degrees or 79 75 dears r as long ions as the chickens need hf iding ding young chicks toung i hicketz should bo be fed from three to ITO ITO times dally daily depending upon anc one experience in feeding the young c cy ka h may be fed any time at ter theli 0 16 to 49 S hours old th L cy y s w with ith a hen or in a brooder e arh f first 1 tt feed eed may contain either an ard liola roll 4 1 eggs cees johnnycake stalo stale bread I 1 i B oatmeal or rolled abts wb 5 t feeds or combinations may be us edAth el ath good re sulla reed the A bread I 1 cf mba rolled oats or johnny cake catel m ures moistened with wat water ar fire fife ainu linw 3 dally daily week then gAl lually substitute for or one a or t two wo f as s of tho the mixture finely chael grains of equal parts b by y weighty fit f cracked wheat finely cracked crackel joni am and pinhead oatmeal or hulled balled eats cats to which about ilya fire per cent peas or broken rice and cen cent of f charcoal millet or rape ra pe 1 d may 7 ha ba added r A ft h c hicks chicks are ten tea days old ft a caw gwane in 9 baab ab composed of two parts tw tf weight of bran two tarts aarts one part cornmeal rameaL co one part towo tow to w giha o wheat four flour or red dox dot and t per or cent sifted bitted bf scrap may 7 alpa bi placed aad in a hopper r and left led vf before 0 t lem m at t all times an aa soon boon as aj the ha abi ens will eat tho the whole wheat er cracke ac kea corn and other grains the 1 emails aile a chick feed cars can be eliminated fin marcoli har harco coLi grit oyster and clean ater er should he be kept before tho the i at all times and cracked or cr amu gronus bone may be fed where t the h 0 1 ahle s are kept in small bare yards but PT lalier feed Is 1 not necos necessary sary for cor at kents thit bare ot a good range ranga |