Show FARM TOPICS sanitation WILL HELP SAVE CHICKS CHICK clean brooder house helps prevent infection by T T brown extension poultry specialist I 1 st north carolina state college service poultry can be one of the most dependable enterprises on the farm but the birds must be protected from disease As more birds are raised and brought into closer contact with one another the danger of infection increases moving the brooder house to a new location where it will be on clean ground will help cut down the chance of infection before it is moved it should be scrubbed thoroughly with a solution of one pound of lye to 15 or 20 gallons of water if the brooder house cannot be moved several inches of the top soil around the house should be taken up and replaced with clean soil from an area where no chickens have ranged during the past year or two keep the brooder house clean and dont feed anat anything hing that will attract flies such as liquid milk flies spread tapeworms tape worms when the chicks are 10 to 12 weeks old or as soon as they become well feathered move them to summer range shelters where they can range on clean land it is a good idea to place the range shelter on the lower part of sloping eloping land so that it can be move moved d up the slope occasionally during the summer season if the shelter cannot be moved clean it out at frequent intervals the brooder house runs or yar yards ds should be sown to a grazing cro crop P such as italian rye grass wheat oats barley rye clover alfalfa or lespedeza these crops purify the soil and produce grazing |