Show BROODING PERIOD IMPORTANT TO LATER FLOCK perfo ta amat Poultry men s should hould know m 4 practice the fundamentals fundamental 0 t k brooding because low production and other y EE conditions are arc often the result j faulty brooding ralph S ham extension att at utah state agricultural c warns factors necessary for suc cd brooding are arc A heating healing unit vf uta 4 will give adequate and control lal a heat a constant supply of fresh 4 a dry house free from floor dra sufficient floor space a balanced tion a working sanitation and strong well bred chicks A house designed to keep warm is the basic require requirement menti successful brooding of chicks hi house must have temperature m as varying tem penica result in an exceptionally arp 1 death rate among the chicks A dr a mal brooding temperature is M 90 4 grecs fahrenheit adequate floor space consist i one half square foot per bird bt ration for the chicks should ta tain in 20 per cent protein with a apis gr ticul supply of vitamins A D LG these vitamins can be auppl by green alf alfalfa alf a milk and cod 6 er oils mr blackham says A comparison of egg statistics for utah and othiff aks show that average production tc 60 tested flocks was eggs IE bird a year in this state while 6 average for the nation during 6 same period was eggs per k the united states department agriculture reports |