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Show Give Chicks Plenty of Room in Brooder House "To successfully brood baby chicks a suitable brooder house and brooding equipment are necessary," says 0. C. Ufford, extension poultryman poul-tryman for the Colorado Agricultural Agricul-tural college. "First of all, the brooder house should be large enough to comfortably comfort-ably accommodate without crowding the number of chicks to be brooded. A safe rule Is to allow not over three chicks for each square foot of floor space. Experiments have shown a direct relationship between death loss of chicks and the amount of brooder floor space allowed per chick. "The brooder house should be constructed con-structed to conserve heat, but it should be arranged so there can be frequent changes In the supply of air. "Sunlight is important for the normal growth of baby chicks. Sunshine Sun-shine is one of the best disinfectants. disinfect-ants. The brooder house should be so constructed that it will provide plenty of sunshine. Last, but not least, the brood house should be made so it can be cleaned easily so that every crack and crevice may be reached by disinfectants." |