Milford chronicle., 1917-03-02
ALSO How To
Construct A BrOOder
By J. H. MeFAUL, Jr.
an Rights Rese'Veh

The successful brooding Of the little chicks
which are soon TO become the future prize winners
of the flock Of the layers Of next winter is almost
entirely the result OF the kinds Of houses coops
employed as broOders.
The subject of brOoding is a most important one
! 70 the breeder, for no matter how much care and
attention he has bestowed upon the little downy
fellows. nor how particular he might have been
with the feeding Of them. he will nevertheless be
unsuccessful unless some thought and attention
has been given the question Of broodng
The failure to provide the chicks with proper
methods Of brooinR has been the cause Of losing
many youngsters v hich might have developed into
useful fowls.
Most persons NJ matter how much Of a novice
they might be. are abe 10 construct some form Of
a brOoder house, but the question Of heat is the
one which causes many 10 stumble and fall. Heat
is certainly all right If applied in the proper guam
tity and evenly distributed but unless these mat
are properly solved the heated brooder is in
deed dang place for the little chicks. for be
it known that the proper broodng is Of vital i'm
portance.
Owing to the many casualties resulting from
improperly heated brooders the question often
arises as TO which it shall be. the heated or fire.
less one?
their demerits faults. Il is possible for each
style to be operated successfully. and then again
both often result in failure This is surely to be
the case unless IL is extensively used, due beyond
a doubt 70 its low cost Of construction, maintain
ance and labor saving qualities
In the construction Of a fire,ess broOder the one
point which stands out prominently is the conser-
walton of bodily heat. and 10 get this the brooder
must be so made that when the chick are put into
each one OF the little fellows will contribute its
propo tionate share Of heat to provide warmth for
the entire bro d.
Fireless brooders are becoming so popular that
all the various manufacturing companies are put
ting many different styles on the market. This
departure was unknown few years ago. because
for long time, the only manufactured article 10
be had was one supplying artificial heat.
All brooders, however. whether freless or other
wise, are quite costly when they have TO be pur-
chased in quantities. and for this reason recon-
mend the making Of homemade simple and mex
pensive ones. which answer every purpose Of the
manufactured one.
There are few men indeed who canno. handle
tools. or least the saw and hatchet. and these.
by the way. all that are necessary for the con-
structiUn Of treless brooder to meet your de-
mands.
But. for the brooder: Take an ordinary board
y inches wide and cut from il piece Is inches
long, which standing on its edge. forms the front
Of the brOoder Cut another piece the same length
and rip down the center making strip Is inches
long and 9 inches wide This. placed on its edge.
pieces SO inches long and taper them from l2inches
nigh in front TO inches high at the rear. Into
each of these cut hole Of sufficient size as 70 ad-
init light into the brooder, then cover the apertures
with glass You now have two sides and the front
and back Of the broOier. These should be nailed
firmly together. or they may be Joined with hooks
to permit taking down for storing. In the front.
cut "a small hole for the use of the chicks in enter
ing ard coming from the bro0der. When nailed
together these parts will form sort of tapered
box. standing tapered S de up A piece OF timber
fastened on either corner (hy the Of screwsl J
viii form the legs of the brooder IL may be made 4
to stand high of the ground as desired, but six
inches is about the right height
While IL is not absolutely necessary 20 place the
brooder on legs yet this is recommended in order Z
to allow the chicks to go under the brooder for
shelter from the hot and drenching rains. Z
Next. put in the floor which can be laid on strips
placed on the inside of the front and back
In making the top care should be taken so as to !