Show losses sure when the chicks are overcrowded crowding always results in ili enormous losses and occurs just prior to the chicks taking to tho roost it inny be discouraged by maintaining heat cicat but eventually tho the chicks will talce take to tile corners it might inight le be ideal but impractical to construct a round brooder house but ono one can eliminate tile tho corners in a house with square corners corn cis A scheme of this kind consists of inclined wire netting frames framba about 2 feet wide placed in the back and sides of the house tho the inner edge la Is next to the floor while tho the outer Is elevated about a foot from tho the floor it Is of course necessary that these frames fit tight so that it Is impossible for chicles chicks to get underneath with this arrangement as aa the chicks chichi crowd out they are elevated and there la Is no danger of tile tho chicks being suffocated usually small email roosts boosts aro are nailed on tho the upper side aide of the frame and it Is only a short time until the chicks aro are roost ing the old idea was that too early ro caused crooked breast bones but that idea has been exploded so that now tile the advice Is to get tho the chicks ro as soon as aa possible missouri farmer |