Show POULTRY EXPERTS OFFER S itz am ja V ft artificial 1 calk just halhai from uia the united vita states department of agriculture 1 I B brooding t a liens a I 1 is the simplest t t zi and easiest way a y to rate raise a few chick 0 ens a end ad I 1 la the its method which I 1 la as used it almost e exclusively lenive I 1 7 a on 1 the I e a stage farm arm artificial bro broaders brooders oders do a are necea sary lure winter or very early chick orl ens ans are ara raised where what only Leg horna or other breeds or of poultry we are kept or hat large g a numbers of brhem chickens are raised commercially sitting 31 bens should be confined to hatching chino slightly y der darkened keu d nesta at hat hatching g tie time an and d ri not of d disturbed unless they step on or pick their chickens when hen hatching th the eggshells egg shells led and any y agga egga 99 which hial have not net batch hatched ed should he III be removed as soon as the hatching is over hens hata should be fed as a soon a as pos possible this after the eggs are hatched as 5 feeding trade tends to keep the them quiet otherwise many hens bens 1 will l leave the nest at in most meet c cases ases it Is is best beat that list the hen r remain main on the nest eat and it friend brood the chicks for at least 34 24 hours hour after the hatching is over all the chickens chic kena should be t toe p punched cami or otherwise marked before they thay are transferred to tho the brooder or trend brood coop so that their age and bi breeding ending can be read ily by determined after they are matured use ua insect set bowd powder hens will brood brand buce successfully fully 10 to 15 chiche 1 I early athis in the b breeding rec ds 8 sea BOH and ad I 1 18 to 25 1 in warm or weather at lice depend me upon th tho is she filz ot of the him hen r 44 esaa brood broad coop bowd powder the hen with a good insect ile liow der before moving her and the chicks to the brood bread coop the hen should be dusted very every I 1 two weeks or se is often fee as necessary until the chick ens are am weaned it if lice become thick on n the chickens chicken or tt if they at are tro brou trou it ald it with head lice ime a very ary little grease grease such as lard or vaseline line may be ba al applaud 1 4 with abe lie angera on th the an head neck it under the w ings and ad around d vent bumila brood e coops up s should be made so that they c can be closed at night to keep out at rats cats rate fata and other samah animals and ad e enough ventilation should about d be allowed so 0 that hat the hen ban and chicks chicka will have plenty alenty of fresh air the hen should be ba confined conduct in the coop until live chick an ens aro are we weaned ned while the chick chickens are 1 allowed I free ye range after it they are I 1 fr few daya day old X keep mail brood coop clafin 1 p th tha brood brand coop ioup should be cleaned claimed at least once a week and kept free from mites it mites are found in the coop it should be thoroughly ce cleaned tied red sprayed with kerosene oil or crude do pet petroleum beurn from I 1 to 2 inches of sand or d dry y dirt or a thin layer of straw r or fine hay should be spread on the noor floor of the coop brood brand coup coops should he b moved weekly to arii ground ale drably where there them to Is new grime grass shade shad L ial very essential mi flat I 1 in n rearing mining chickens chicken esper especially lidl during w wm warm m weather therefore lefore le fore the coops should be placed in the shade chads when whenever ver CORI bible this chicks are am usually left in the lice balor aar from 24 to 36 hours after haub hatch ing without funding feeding before they are ing removed moved to the brooder which should hav base been sen in ape operation at tor for a day or two at the tn proper temperature temper atura tor for rw re cb ceiling the ick A beginner t r should try bla care za az luuy byford or ha jeaa it after p placing the chicken in ali brooder they cun bo be 1 gi I n teed I 1 and water subsequent team loss in chickens Is frequently due to chill chilling ng received while tak taking t no thern them from the incubator to tha brood bel they should hid h id be moved I 1 in Is a covered 0 basket or receptacle in cool coi or o cold weather broaders brooders Bro oders and hovers th the capacity of bir broaders brooders bro oders said and hovers is often overestimated and ad one half to two thirds of the number of chick ens c commonly ay iy advised will do much 0 etter better than I 1 he a larger number the danger pro from fire d due frequently I 1 ta aidla careless res a and lack ck of attention is considerable in cheap brooxine bro brood odine era and hovers while there la is some rk nik in the tha best grades r ale though although proper CL per c rare will red reduce oil this to is a minin a nna individual hovers in colony houses or several in one large house are giving quite ran gen eral end satisfaction on an small poultry ite farms farm while the pipe system ya of b brood tut tag ing is ia commonly used in large r corn of sm mercial lal poultry plants and where a ex torin v winter brooding la is done gas gae olms oline brooders broaders bro oders brooder stoves burn ing die atit oil ind and is trainer con ate individual hover heated by a coal fire are coming into more general us use each with a capacity varying from 2 t to 1500 1600 chic chickens these large larg indi vidual lidmil brooders broaders bro oders at are is used in colony houses house rod and when the chickens are weaned the colony house bouse Is used red as a growing 0 coop P which requires is a small if or er I 1 investment mount than the 1 long g piped id a nor brooder house and allows one to rear at the chicks on range to good advantage za best temperature the best temperature at which to keep a brooder or hover depends upon the position of the thermometer the stale of the tha hover the age of the chickens chic kena and the weather conditions edition ine aim to keep kali the chicken chickene chic kena comfort able bi A As the operator learns hunts by the etione actions of or the chickens the amount of heat beat they require he be can discard the thermometer id 11 1 be 11 all desires who when too cold they will crowd together and try to get n nearer at the heat beat it is im in possible to state to for each case at what temperature the bleeders brooders bro bre oders eders should be kept t to ral raise 1 1 yen young 1 chickens how ever it will if r run from 90 degrees degree up to degrees in some an cases as some m broods of chickens chic kena seem to rein require fir more heat beat than others tan an average being 9 91 degrees to its degrees tests lor to alain the first week or ten day who when the t temperature am pera ture I 1 is gradually reduced to 85 degrees degree tor for the following to ten it davs and ad then than lowered to 70 degrees or 75 degrees deals for as long a as the chickens chicken need heat beat F feeding m ailing young chicks chick amm young g chick should be fed fr from three threat to it five thim times daily depending upon pon one a experience in feeding the you young chick may be fed any time at af ter they are 36 to 48 hours bows old rhth ar they are with a hen or in a brooder at rhe he first feed may contain either bard hard boiled eggs jolany johnnycake eake stale bread pinhead oatmeal or rolled oats oata which feeds feed or combinations may be used need with good results feed III tha bread crumbs rolled oats or J johnny hany calm cake antt mixtures moistened ad with water alve ve times time it dally tor for I 1 the fl flat first at week ek then gradually substitute for or one a or I 1 two food feeds ot of the ve mixture I 1 in re finely marked cracked grains of equal parts by weight of cracked wh wheat 0 at finely ers cracked ked car corn rod and atah pinhead red mitu oatmeal raid or hulled bulled oats oata to which about it alve per cent ot of crick cracked tal peas or broken ties rico and two per cent of charcoal millet or rape mite seed reed may be ba added after the chicks are ten tea days old a read good growing wash mard composed compassed or af two parts part by weight of bran two parts one me part cornmeal one part low grade wheat flour bear or red dos dog bijur and ad to ten DO per cent sifted b be j scrap way may toe be placed in a hopper and left before thurn them at all times time As soon as ae the chickens chicken will eat the whole wheat cracked corn and other grains tile the mall ismall size chick feed can be b ellem sted rion charcon grit oyster shell shelf and clean water should be kept before the edd eddam chickens km at all 11 times time and it marked cracked or ground bmw toay ba where or the a ap bam chickens h romr are 1 kept t in small bare ys yards but the letter latt r fees IB 1 not use ry for chickens chic kena that hat hare a good gold range larg |