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Show HOWS AND WHYS IN RAISING CHICKENS Questions and Answers That Cover Many Points. u HP Poultry Extension Spe-n,) Spe-n,) .HMlVe'e of ABrlculture, Unl-Cve',4fiy Unl-Cve',4fiy of 'lfunol3.-WNU Service. Twenty-four questions and answers an-swers cover most of the stumbling blocks which Illinois farmers wU have to clear in the successful brooding and feeding of chicks tins Samples of the questions and answers an-swers placed in the hands of all county farm advisers are: q What are the essential requirements re-quirements for successful rearing of chicks? A Healthy, vigorous chicks in a clean ventilated house on a clean range, not overcrowded, good feed, plenty of feeder space and the liberal lib-eral use of good common sense. Q. How much floor space should a chick have? A. There should be at least one square foot of floor space for every three chicks. Q. What should the room temperature tem-perature of the brooder house he? A. Generally the room temperature tempera-ture of the brooder house will vary somewhat with the age of the chicks. For the brooder stove method of brooding there should be little reason for the room temperature tempera-ture to be higher than 75 to 80 degrees. de-grees. Too many brooder houses are kept too hot. Hover temperature tempera-ture recommendations do not mean room temperatures. Q. When should chicks receive their first feeding? A. As soon as they are put in the brooder house. Long delayed feeding is likely to be followed by bad results. Q. What are the most common mistakes made by the flock owner in rearing chicks? A. Not providing enough hopper space, keeping the brooder house too hot and losing interest after the chicks are six weeks old. |