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Show kept at flO degrees F. nntl that the chicks have, after the first two or three (lays, access to a cool room or a cooler part of the brooder brood-er in which to feed and exercise, so they may run hack and forth from the cooler to the warmer areas of the brooder. Chicks will not be overheated if they can get away from the heat and they will not be chilled even in a cool irn-heated irn-heated open front room if they can go at will from, this cold room to the heated brooder or hover. Specialist Advises Poultry-men About Brooding of Chicks "Late March ana April seems to be the most desirable time to start Leghorn chicks in Utah to raise good, vigorous pullets to put in the laying pens next September," Sep-tember," says Byron Alder, extension ex-tension poultryman at the Utah State Agricultural college. It is usually a little easier to start chicks during this period than either earlier or later. In cold weather it may be difficult to keep the chicks warm and to avoid too abrupt changes in temperature. tem-perature. Chicks that are started in May or later are frequently stunted or injured by overheating. Overheating or chilling the chicks at any season is a decided handicap and may result in heavy loss or weakened chicks. To prevent pre-vent chilling does not mean that the chicks must be kept at a temperature of 90 degrees F. at all times, but it does mean that for best results the hover or a part ofthe brooding pen should be |
