Show BEST LITTER TO USE IN BROODER shavings cut straw and cut hay meet with favor one of the commonest common questions asked of 0 the poultry department of the new jersey agricultural experiment station during the spring Is what Is the best beat litter to use la in the brooder house for the benefit or of nil poultry men who tire are troubled with this problem the station issues tile the following losing fol statement la is no best litter but there are arc certain requirements that litter must meet in order to be satisfactory for or use in brooding chicks these requirements are that it should be ll 11 light ht la in weight thus allowing the droppings and dirt to work to the floor boor so the chicks are not likely to pick up contaminated tamina ted material absorbent and therefore capable of keeping the brooder bouse floor dry cheap a so one can afford to replace it every five lays days after the first four weeks and clean which means freedom from mold mustI mustiness nets and dust shavings cut straw and cut hay meet these requirements they tire are not the only materials that one can call use but they are among the best straw or hay used for litter should always be cut if the straw or tilly hay Is not cut it becomes matted and covered with droppings and Is therefore of no value for litter bacillary white diarrhea osis and intestinal worms are spread to a large extent by the use of 0 dirty utter litter the experiment station warns one rule in brooding chicks that should be followed it if all others are forgotten Is clean tile the brooder house bouse every five days this means removing the litter sweeping the floor of the brooder house and putting in clean litter |