Show losses sure when the chicks are overcrowded crowding always results in enormous losses and occurs just prior to tile the chicks taking to tile the roost it may be discouraged by maintaining heat but eventually the chicks will take to the corners it might be ideal but impractical to construct a round brooder house but one can eliminate the corners in a house with square corners A scheme of this kind consists of inclined wire netting frames about rubout 2 feet wide placed in the back and sides of the house the inner edge la Is next to the floor while the outer Is elevated about a foot from the floor it Is of course necessary that these frames fit tight so that it Is impossible for chicks to get underneath with this arrangement as the chicks chichis crowd out they are arc elevated ted and there Is no danger of the chicks being suffocated usually small roosts boosts are railed nailed on the upper side of the frame and it Is only a short time until the chicks are roost ing the old idea was that too early ro caused crooked breast bones but that idea has been exploded so that now the advice Is to get the chicks ro as soon ns as possible missouri farmer |