Show CHICK SAVING SAYING BROODER mb A little attention to details avill abot lower louer the Moi rite wite of artificial brooding but avill also provide Stion gei gea ind n k Ile healthier althier chicks t 4 A proper start in life means just as much ta to the newly hatched chick as to the newborn babe even tho a chick may inherit all the desirable traits of many generations of blue blooded ancestors its hereditary ad ed vantages may be completely offset by lack of proper attention during t the he days immedi immediately atEy following its ex adus odus kow the incubator correct I 1 brooding I methods on the other hand han d ani 1 not only reduce the infant mor bality rate in your flock but give you byre robust and ands more productive members for forr your flock of the tut fut ure such care should start even be tore fore you are ready to receive chicks from the hatchery hat cLery or OT to transfer them from your own incubator to hover see that all parts of the ho yer ver and brooder quarters are thornly cleaned and disinfected spray all parts of the room with a fairly strong solution of dip and disinfectant to guard against lice mites and other parasites be sure the room is well ventilated but free from draughts then put sand and litter on the floor to give the chicks something to scratch in and to keep the floor cov ered bred see that heating units are in good arder burners clean and regulating mechanism working well then start your stoves lamps or elec running several days in ad vance in this way you will be able to thornly familiarize yourself with the operation and control of the devices you will also have the barters evenly cariad throughout place a temporary tem fence around each hover to keep the chicks near the sources of heat making allowance allo wince for gradually enlarging it from time to time this Is usually man aged by using a roll of one inch net ting two feet high do not cut it simply unroll a little more each time you feel that the growth of the brood demands more room when the chicks are ready to be transferred or have arrived carry them carefully in a well lined box or basket and placa them them gently under the hover the basket or box should be carefully covered to keep the chicks from getting chill ed after the chicks are instilled in their new home I 1 give them some water grit and milk they are allowed to come out several times during the day for grit and water and each time I 1 put them back under the hover in this way they learn quickly and easily my plan may mean a little more trouble at first but my experience Is that it saves time in the long run because chicks are more quickly trained to seek the hover tor for warmth and pro lection I 1 brom rom this point on detailed in formation cannot be given your exact procedure will depend on the kinq kind of ap you employ fol pol low the manufacturers instructions carefully and watch the chicks at 11 11 II ll times to make sure they are corn com tor for table and growing at a suitable rate A word about correct tern tem pera ture will not be amiss many experienced poultry men look at a thermo thermometer but are guided entire ly by the actions of the chicks it they lie quietly in small contented groups they ere comfortable but if they spread out flat by lifting their wings and panting they are too hot extend their fence so that they can get away from the heat or if a type hover is used low er the temperature it if they hud die dle together they are too cold gently force them to hover closer to the stove by decreasing the circum terence ference of your brooder fence or by using the brooder curtain these things are only learned by observation and experience it if you do not care to trust your judgment on that respect the following sched unie will be found helpful the first two or three nights the tern tein pera ture at level of sleeping chicks backs should be between 95 and degrees but never over As the chicks begin to exercise they re quire less heat the latter part of the first week begin to lower the temperature temper ture gradually until it is around 85 at the end of the third week As many chicks will be fair ly well feathered by the end of the fifth week the temperature may run between 85 and 70 being reduced until finally artificial heat is no longer required ire iv times an even heat is the ideal condition the general temperature of quarters outside the hover are never to be lower than 60 to 70 de grees it it runs lower some aux wary means of heating should be provided copyright 1929 by dr L D le gear V S st louis mo IS |