Show FIRELESS BROODERS cold or fireless broders are ar successfully used uselin in a small way by many people and can bo be either purchased or built according td the U S department of abric agric hl tures specialist As their cefi construction st is very simple many people prefer to build rather than to buy them the body heat of the chickens is the source of warmth in this system which requires that several chic chickens keng be placed in a small receptacle to generate and retain the heat small fireless hovers with adjustable ju stable quilts or covers are used in both indoor and outdoor brood ers and in colony houses A box 18 inches square and 8 inches deep is recommended by the U S department of agriculture as a good hover of this type the number and position of mhd quilts used over the chickens in this box are regulated according to weather and the ri number limber of the chickens in the brooder broader in very cold weather the quilts should sag 30 as reston to doreston dorest on the backs of the newly hatched chickens liens and andU here should be little or iia e empty apty m pty space in the hover while in warm weather or with nith older chickens the quilts or covers are raised or part of them removed from 12 to 40 chicks are usually placed in a fireless brooder 25 being the average number while small lots do better than larger ones under this method the litter in these brooders broaders bro oders must be changed frequently ly and the chickens must be watched carefully and closely to see that they are comfortable and do not sweat fireless fideles br broaders brooders bro oders maybe may be used in connection with heated brooders broaders bro oders using the latter for 7 to 10 days and reducing the heat which should be governed by the season of bf the year and outdoor temperatures before transferring the chickens to the fireless brooder when first placed in the fireless brooders broaders bro oders the chickens may have to be put under the hovers frequently quen alk ly until they learn leam where to get warm good results are also obtained with these brooders broaders bro oders when uselin a heated room correct temperatures the liest best temperature at which to keep a brooder or hover depends upon the position of the thermometer the style of the hover theace of the chickens and the weather conditions aim to keep them the chickens comfortable As the operator leams bythe the actions of the chickens the amount of heat they require he can discard the thermometer thermo if he desires when too cold they will crowd together and try iff to get nearer the heat if it ft Is ja fountin the morning that the droppings are well scattered scatter id under the hover it is an andl indication ca that the chickens have had enough heat if the chickens are comfortable at night they will be spread out under the 1 hover fa ver with the heads of some pro from under the hover cloth too much heat will wid ca cause se them to pant and gasp and sit around with their mouths open it is impossible to state tate for each case at what temperature the brooders broaders bro oders should be kept to raise young chickens however it will run from 90 degrees up to degrees in some cases as some broods of chickens seem to require more heat than others an average being 93 degrees to 95 degrees for the first week or 10 days when hen the tempe temperature ratu re i is reduced to 85 degrees for the loving following fol 10 days and then lowered to TO 70 degrees to 75 degrees adias for as long as the chickens need heat this depends somewhat on on the beago n of the fhe year and the number of the the chickens as it can be readily seen that the heat generated by 50 chickens ickens would raise the temperature pera ture und under erthe the hover toa to a higher highba degree than the heat given off by a lesser number consequently the amount of heat furnished fished by the lamp or stove will have to be regulated accordingly As the chickens grow larger and need less heat tm lamps may be used only at night and later only on cold nights the heat is usually cut off at the end of 4 or 5 weeks in march or april while winter chickens have heat for 8 or 10 weeks or until they are well fea fid tb ered care should be taken tp prevent ch chilling or overheating the chickens which eakens them and may result kh m bowel trouble aa |