The labor world., 1910-05-14

KANSAS 1xPHR1MENT STATION DnooDlB.
chicks are not normal and hence not
as livable as hen hatched chicks.
=. This loss Of wee chicks Is the most
discouraging part OF the poultry busi-
ness II 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.
-. ~ceops For Chicks.
The coops provided for hens with
chicks should be one Of the most care
fully constructed features Of the poul-
tryman's equipment. First OF al, they
must be rat tight and rain: proof. but
not air tight. They must also be easily
cleaned. These points are best OBJ
ta1ned by building platform and set
ting upon it fioorless coop, The
shape Of the coop Is not important, but
it 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 luna-
ber 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 great fad
has arisen In poultydom for Areless
brooders. These frele9s breeders ara
simply boxes arranged. tor slow ventt-
latton. The chicks ars kept warm by
lowering under cloth arranged In
such fashion A. to represent the
feathered body Of the mother hem.
Chicks can be raised in nrel9 broad
ers, and In warm climates tho method
is all right. In the colder seasons and
climates, however. dreless hroodars
have not been found practical by the
majority Of poulrymen. '.:>. .". VI Z. y.
Lamp arooaare Das&. !,
/ Lamp brooders holding from 20 20
100 chicks have bean successfully used
for many years ana ara copsi6arad the
best means yet devised for haudline
young chicks on large scale, 6t4am
or hot water heated *brooder houses
have never proved very successful,
and a. they are expensive. 10 start
with, should advise the poultzyman
to be very sure he knows what 10 is
doing before investing money IN a
plant Of this kind. - =. s. =
+. Tho brooder should be large, having
not less than nine square feet Of door
space. The greatest trouble With
:broodera IN opera ton ii the nncerta1n-
ty of the lamp. The brooder lamp
should have sufficient oil capacity and
I q large wick. Brooder lamps m often
/ exposed to the wind, and Il cheaply
constructed or poorly inelosed tie %.
suit will be : chilled brood of chicks
or perhaps nre S ssss d.
In a lamp heated broodsr ono must
sse that the heat IS prQvIdsd, Ii such
/ 4 way that the chicks in attempting to
get warm win not crowd in corners
and hanpls eaeh other to deatth The
best broader heater Or hoyislr esitsi1ts
| of q tin drum. Inside of waieia, eeaxee,u- d,
lates the hot fumes from ths lamp.
\ Beneath this drum the chicks hover.
The best form for the hs4atisg drum Il
q disk With 4, hole II tthe clpt .sao1ss
thing % the order q q 1ouis L So sIlhniat Z
/ Thit7hole in the cent iacts ~ i svtAnft,
a!at1ng A. - sesls y |. U ~ . J!