Show define goad litter for brooder house there Is no best litter to use in the brooder house but there tire nrc certain requirements a litter must meet to be satisfactory it should be light in weight thus allowing the droppings rind dirt to work to the floor so the chicks are less likely to come in contact with contaminated material it should be absorbent and therefore capable of keeping the floor of the brooder hou giouse dry cheap so one can afford to replace it every five days after the first four weeks and should be clean which menus means free from mold mustiness and dust shavings cut straw an and cut hay peet these requirements these nrc are not the on only ly materials that one can use but they are among the best straw or hay used for litter should always he be cut if straw or tiny la Is not cut it becomes hinitt d and co covered v with droppings and ts Is therefore theredo re of no value for litter bacillary white diarrhea cocciolo als and intestinal worms are spread toj to a large extent by dirty utter jitter the i cornell experiment station warns one rule in brooding chicks that should be followed if all others are forgotten Is 19 clean the HIP brooder house every five days tills this means removing the litter sweeping the floor of the brooder house ind and putting in clean litter |