Show Give Chicks Plenty of Room in Brooder House To successfully brood baby chicks a suitable brooder house and brooding equipment are necessary says sas 0 O C Ufford extension poul poul- poul tryman poul-tryman trman for the Colorado Agricultural Agricultural tural college First of all the brooder house should be large enough to comfort comfort- comfortably comfortably comfortably ably accommodate without crowding the number of ot chicks to be brooded A safe rule Is to allow not over three chicks for each square foot ot of floor loor space Experiments have shown a direct I relationship between death loss of chicks and the amount of brooder floor loor space allowed per chick The brooder house should be con con- constructed constructed constructed to conserve e heat but It should he arran arranged ed so there can Je be frequent changes In the supply ot of air nir Sunlight Is Important for the normal growth of baby chicks Sun Sun- Sunshine Sunshine shine Is one of the best disinfect disinfect- disinfectants disinfectants disinfectants ants The brooder house should he heso heso heso so constructed that It will provide plenty of ot sunshine Last but not least the brood house should be made so it can be cleaned easily so easily that every ery crack and crevice may maybe maybe maybe be reached by disinfectants |