Show T RAISING CHICKS REQUIRES CARE success depends largely on attention given them what success new Jer have hav with raising chicks will depend largely upon tile tho attention they give to maintaining cleanliness plenty of room and proper feeding ceding equipment in other words these are the cardinal factors actors in successful brooding of chicks says saya J 0 taylor assistant poultry extension specialist new jersey state college of agriculture rutgers university keep tho the house clean at nit all times after tho the fourth week the brooder house should be cleaned every five days remove tile the litter sweep ohp th floor and put in clean litter chick boxes baxis feed bags palls coal and other equipment should not be in the bro brooder claer house crowding Is co common runion to marypaul many poul try forms farms it Is safe to say vint that 00 per cent of tho the poultry men crowd their chicks allow two chicks to one square squar e toot foot of floor space until they are four to six weeks old after this allow one chick for each square foot of floor space where chicks are raised in confinement allow one chick to each two square feet of floor space after tile the brood Is six weeks old following these rules eliminates crowding cro wd and thus gives all chicks a chance to grow adequate feeding e equipment quip ment Is essential sent ial more chicks die of starvation than from a number of other causes one inch of hopper space Is recommended for each small chick A hopper three feet long feeding from both sides will accommodate 75 chicks keep feed in the hoppers water fountains of the two quart size are good for small chicks followed by the gallon size when tile the chicks are older the important point to keep in mind Is 18 t to 0 have enough fountains so there will always be water for the chicks to drink |