The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-09-07
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THE BRoODER HOUSE.

what. The Brahma makes a large
plump broiler. but later in life becomes
leggy and sorswny. He sells all his
fowls In March and raises q new set OF
pullets evev spring.
Broiler chicks are hatched In incuba-
tors during the winter, but Matching
stops in March. From so 10 go per cent.
of the eggs hatch. Chicks are taken
from the incubator when all are hatched
and put In shallow boxes, warmly GOV
cred with cloth, and placed beside the
kitchen fire for about "a hours before
going into the brooder house. The
hovers for young chicks are kept at 80
degrees. Chicks are transferred when
month old to house where the hover
temperature is 75 degrees. The tenn
perature is governed by q hot water
Thermometer connected with the fur
mace. the fire being controlled by the ex-
pansion Of the water. BY this device,
the temperature is self-regulatins and
an even heat is maintained at all times.
Mr.. Heritage says It 10 absolutely Inn
possible to keep an even temperature
without . thermometer.
Hovers are cleaned daily through q
door In the rear Of each and half an inch
Of dry sawdust 10 spread over the bot
tom. The house 10 thoroughly vsntilat.
ed BY lifting the windows, both night
and day. The degree Of ventilation de-
pends ON the weather. but even In the
coldest winter weather one window or
more b opened . little to give q circula.
tioa Of cir. The house Il thus kept swsst
at al times.
Chicks are fed four times day. For
the Arst few days . resdy-mads chick
food 10 given, but later this ID added tn
. warm mash Of corn meal, bran and
meat meal One feed In the day is made
very wet and sloppy. The heaviest feed
10 1t night. A they grow older.
cracked corn and wheat IL fed largely.
Shredded cabbage forms Q part Of tho
before noon feed. Clean. fresh water Is
provided at all times and grit and oyster
shells are always within reach of the
chicks.
Sunshine ID an important factor In
growing chickens, and this, whenever
weather permits, should be direct and
not through glass window. Chickens
rum out into outside pens axis feet in
fair weather. These pens are separat.
cd by two-foot wire and when chicks
are old enough to fy over 1t, the wire is
taken down and they have the run Of a
piece Of crimson clover. They are fed
inside the brooder pens and at feeding
time rush into the nearest pen; when
about the right number are In the OPEN
Ing 10 closed and the outside chicks run
to the next pen and 20 on.
Broilers are marketed whom II weeks
old and then weigh four pounds q pair.
In early winter some are killed n
squads at six weeks old. but squads are
not 90 profitable as broilers are later In
the winter. The average price of broil.
ers last winter was 4S cents . pound,
cash at the station. The total cost was
l6 cents each, or 2s cents Q pound. This
includes al items. such a. interest on
plant, taxes, insurance. labor, fuel. feed.
eggs. etc. This large profit, remarks
the Orange Judd Farmer, shows that
Mr.. Heritage II Q remarkably skillful
man. This u also shown In the fact that
Of every 100 chicks Matched, he IL sure
10 market 7S broilers and sometimes
doss far better. He runs six Incubator
With total capacity Of 1890 eggs, ana
has brooding facilities for 5000 chicks
It one time. The best season for broiI.
Drs 70 March, April and Nay. The de.
msnd In the summer y small and peioes
ars thea low.