Show Chick Piling Means Big Loss to the The piling or of chicks frequently causes heavy losses This habit Is la c common with chicks ranging raning In age from two to four months but Is s most disastrous with chicks Just at atthe atthe atthe the time heat Is s discontinued says the Missouri Farmer To avoid these losses often taxes the ingenuity ingenuity in in- of ot the The danger ceases as soon as tho the chicks take to the roosts To encourage early roosting roosts should be installed installed in in- stalled at least by the time the chicks are six weeks old These should be placed In n the tho rear of or the tho house only a few Inches above abote the floor The losses fr from m piling are due to the chicks on the bottom of the pile smothering or sweating which saps their vitality Some poultry poultry- men nen avoid ol 1 piling by Installing wire frames For Instance a frame two feet wide running the entire length of the north side of the house frequently frequently fre fre- solves the problem This frame covered with wire netting Is sloped up so that the back edge Is about ten Inches above the floor As the chicks crowd toward the corners they are elevated oft off the floor This discourages piling piling- and andi i x ie frames a are provided with a I couple of 1 inch 1 strips tL they they J serve ser as roosts |