The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-18
LACK OF BROODERS
Is COMMON FAULT
Many Poultrymen Fail to
Take Full Advantage Of
Modern Methods.
COLONY SYSTEM Is GOOD

1
Many OF those starting IN poultry
raising do not seem to heed the import.
ance % equipment to the success OF
rearing chicks.
! Incubation has made wonderful prog
ress during the last few years. To-day
| there are standard machines tnat "
given good eggs from strong breeding
stock viii lratch M large percentage
! as the hen, but the Orooder .s diHerent
proposition. In the brooding OF chicks
les tho cause o. the failure q many
| beginners and this has ocen due -
! many difiercn; things.
ono OF the mistakes that Is most
Common Is tho neglect 20 have proper
| b.ood'ug capacity, as we'll as the proper
broodor equipment. For ia. man VINO
wishes 20 raise only Il tcw chicks that
| viii mature into winter egg producers
, for family use Cand there are thousands
%, poultry keepers Ia This CLASSY Inc
small Go ar leo egg Incubator ls 'hc
, proper machine 10 us In conjunction
with TWO outdoor o. indoor breeders 70
! properly care for thc chlcks These
small breeders are rated from so - 10
chicks, bu, better success will he "o-
taincd when only 80 chicks are placed
IN zach brooder. CrowdinE is an evil
that hos caused great loss among
cnlcl,s 1. rot IN death rate. In the lack
o. proper development. which should Dc
81 ldious'y avoided. NTd - can lie
avoided by having large enough b-ooder
quarters ie;ter too inurh room than
too .lt.i,.
The large size OF outloo" brooders
may De used for April and May Droods.
While they can maintain heat enough
for early spring work. the disadvantage
" attending tho nrooder out OF doors
IN .he bad weather OF early spr ug
mates -he indoor brooder placed In
liGht colony house the letter method.
Two indoor h-npders with 4. capacity
each uc fifty chicks ca" 10 placed In
10y co.ouN house. dividing the tho
nrooiors ~ q .ow board partition r'
vira netting .ud cutting two small op'u-
ings H. the front o. tho colony house,
which allows the tNo hruod- TO have
yard range and yet keeps each brood
, separate So each hover ma, contain the
propov number Of chicks
A''er :heN have become old enough 80
require no artificial heat he two brood.
: cen -uu together ard IN" same colony
! house can quarter the g~rwi'g tuwls Va.
~ no cockc'cis arc sid. tho pd'lc's h"-
Ing retained uu.l ready 'or winter quar-
tors. Tho idea colony house 20 quarter
l loo rh.,ks is fsot hy feet and 6il
fec, nigh ,0 trout and feet a,gh IN ~"
rear. TINS gives head rpou and p,'ntN
n, ventilation. Tw" feet from the moor
.hc muslin Fame should start and g. NJ
r - the plate ran oue SINAI, window %
: glass may he placed ~ the house to give
. additional High, on dark, stormy days
uheu the muslin curtains are down
For tie poultry keeper who rcars
' more than several hundred CHICKS during
!, 80 sedfoH a dIftor'u' s'stsn must D"
|, used rucrn 49," TOW two p, stcp1 ~
. genera u-c - tho .lcge roIl'r> 'a.uS.
TIr Older ~ tn NO - '1e i"NI 10y 'yh'
= lous, Win ~ hot water ~ stem tho
Other IS tho long hrJnd"r mouse with
p the newer coal or oil burning BIG movers
A Both hav" advocates and oJth !Hnpr"Ne'i
- systems have accomplished good work
y. 'rA' third, hu' as yet no, - Wutl N
genera Use, = tH' colony system. Inc
" GOA! "r o. and Co., some cases Gas Us used
: f,r large heater stoves, placed In b'c
colony house hr"odihg rom -"p lu
1850 chicks AZ one time. TINS last sNs'
tom has much 20 recommend ~ mas
. murn as ii gives the required heat win
= plenty ~ ventilation IN quarters Wher'
=, grow iug chicks can De- accommodated
" Until ar .Ac.A heat il no longer f"liir'd
II Il IL q well known fa"t that prood"i
. chicks mus; sooner ur later I've taken
O. from the bropder house. thu time depend
Ing largely on the chick and the time Of
the year Al brO'd"r chicks. 20 do the.i
d bcst must no taken from ihe brood.l
h house 10 the colony system on fr"o range
|, Il is nor. the colony bru'dlng syster
:. shows advantage. the chicks are Oh
tanning tho proper heat and ABOVE a
" y bette ventilation than cycr secured
!" under the old pipe fys'e'n. Each chir(
:. ear sock is own degree ~ heat. !
an 3 o.d r.i l." too warm or too cold. II
. IN. colony house There 10 plenty ~ room
: and vlou property constructed there ar
Y No 1rqughts I'll. cost - less than y
T. ~. l,n, hruoJer h'us" and The csps"it,
!, Of ,h. O-uod.r greater. 1ho chicks ma
I.,y, unlimited run = desired IN
.rlonv house IL one that can n" nroNe
~ ,, now ground = found nro"s AIRY
~ -.hares. ,he long hrondcr house Was -.
=, ,iorarv There II. no dauE.r o' sou
nm, .,d 81. seems 20 be On. idea, 80
W .., ,.,. inc ON. man or the two MAJ
n ,i.r.
q ~. sn,olc~ b-c.odc- stoyoa VII u
~ .t,,,,. -, ,r.. & a., ia foot colony hou4
,.r,h fn,, t,f.-' firm, and foot ntrl
~ 80. ia foo, hy ia fo.t. and - feet hy
=" ,a, ,,I,,y houses ,ro also used viii