The labor world., 1910-05-14

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chicks are not normal and hence not
as ivable as hen hatched chicks.
>. This loss Of wee chicks Is the most
discouraging part OF the poultry busi-
ness. If this loss is much greater than
Is or 20 per tent there is something
radically wrong somewhere, and tho
mistake must be found and rectided or
failure is inevitable.
-. Coop. For Chicks.
The coops provided for hens with
chicks should be one Of the most care
fully constructed features Of the poul-
tyman's equipment. First Of all, they
must be- rat tight and rain proof, but
not air tight. They must also be easily
cleaned. These points are best OBJ
tatned by building platform and SET
ting upon it .foorless coop, The
shape 81 the coop Is not important. but
1t should have an open front protected
by a. projecting hood. so: tho rain can
not beat in, and covered with: wire net
ting or in cool weather netting cloth.
The coop itself If built. Of cheap lum-
Der must be covered with roofing pa
per. .:.. .".
From twenty to forty chicks may bs
placed with each hen, the number de-
pending upon the severity Of tho
weather. The greatest source Of the
loss Of chicks with hens is from the
hungry hen leading the little ones
around in the wet grass after rain or
heavy dew. The best way to over
come this loss Is to keep the hen shut
in, opening the coop sufficiently for tho
chicks to come out and exercise. The
hen If provided, with corn and water
within reach need not be given her lib
erty for several days after the chicks
are hatched and should be shut In for
several weeks when the grass is wet.
Breeders for chicks have until with
in the last few years been heated with
kerosene lamps. Lately 4 great tad
has arisen In poult1ydom for Areless
brooders. These f1relass hroodsFs ara
simply boxes arranged, for slow ventt-
lation. The chicks are kept warm by
lowering under a cloth arranged In
such a fashion 40 to represent the
feathered body Of the mother hen.
Chicks can be raised In 1lzel9 brood-
ers, and In warm climates tho mathod
is all right. In the colder seasons and
climates, however. dreless hrood4rs
have not been found practical by the
majority Of poultrymen. '>.zS+ !. :.
Lamp areoaars 1as&.
! Lamp brooders holding from "a. 10
100 chicks have bean successfully us>d
for many years ana ara eopslde1ed the
best means yet devised for haudling
young chicks on large acale, Steam
Or hot water heated brooder houses
4 have never proved very succesSSfui,
and a. they are expensive. 10 start
with, should advise the poultryman
to be very sure he knows what he il
doing before investing mouay IN 4
plant of this kind. H..
/: Tho brooder should be large, having
not less than nine square feet Of door
space. The greatest trouble with
:brooders In peration. 10 the uncertain
IT. Of the lamp. The breeder lamp
should have SUFFICIENT oil capacity and
% large wick. Brooder lamps m often
exposed to the wind. and f cheeply
constructed or poorly inelosAd thelI u,
suit will Be ! chilled brood of chicks
,or perhaps are; d: 3:5ss.s
l: In lamp heated brooder ono must
see that the heat Is prQvidsd Ii such
q way that the chicks in attempting TO
get warm win not crowd :in corners
and tranpls each Other to deata The
best brooder heater Or hovsls cosj
.cf a tin. drum. inside of whieh -eirxes.-
lates the hot fumes from tn lamp.
Beneath this drum the chicks hover.
The best form for the beating drum II
q disk With 8 hole ii theg clnt r.ss o1ae.
.thinS Thy on the order g q douiai hut. issv
5Thlis hole in thu csntera aets 81 i sveufj,
s!aItng o. a1d eeullisl a q 81 NJ <li1l :