Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-09

The first step in considering artificial
brooding is the selection of the type Of
brooder best suited to ones needs. This is
dependent upon the number of chicks it is
desired to raise. and the available build
ings. For the person desiring to raise a
few small fiocks, aggregatlng perhaps a
hundred or two IN a wear the rcadv-built
outdoor brooders with capacities of from
fifty to one hundred chicks are about
the best. These broOders usually con
sist of "A small coop of two compart-
nents and lamp-heated hover-one
compartment for the hover, and the
other cold exercise room, each of tho
compartments being about three feet
square This type OF broodcr is known
rs the outdoor colony brooder, and is
one of the best types for the inexperi-
enced beginner.
SMALL ADAPTABLE HOvERs.
Where suitable buildings are had IT is
less expensive TO purchase the small
universal or adaptable hovers, consist
ing Of hover and lamp heater. The
lamp supplying the heat for this type
Of hover is differently arranged in vari-
GUS makes Some have the lamp in the
center Of the hover and others on the
side, snrne are entirely portable, while
others require the fastening of the lamp
outside OF the building in a box. Prac-
tically all adaptable hovers of standard
makes can be depended upon to give
satisfactory results The little differ
ences in construction peculiar TO the
various makes should not confuse the
beginner. for he will soon learn that
they are pretty much alike IN operation.
II is simply a matter Of selecting the
-ol IN
the available buildings.
For the adaptable hover it is neces-
sarY TO have a small colony coop, pref
erably not smaller than four by FIVE
feet, or house that can be divided into
pens of not less than three by six feet
In size Where the pc Of hover neces-
states an outside lamp box, hole must
be cut in the wall 10 admit the heat
pipes, or in the case Of long house with
a number of such hovcrs, there must be
provided a sunken passage, SINCE the
lamp box Is set from four to SIX inches
lower than the floor Of the hovers. The
lamp boxes may be placed outside Of
the house, even in the long house con-
tanning a number Of hovers.
The merits of different types of hovers
are q matter Of individual taste. Some
breeders prefer the type having an out
side lamp box, because the lamps are
attended without disturbing the chicks,
and because any oil fumes are kept out
of the house Others ike the entirely
portable type. with the lamp made a
part of the hover, because it can be
placed anywhere in a house without the
need OF cutting holes for lamp box,
also because it can be easily moved for
cleaning the floor under the hover.
There is one disadvantage, however, TO
the portable hover, and that is the
chimney from the lamp which throws
the fumes into the house. This is likely
TO bring about unhealthful conditions,
and most poultrvmen find 1t necessary
to pipe the fumes out Of the house the
same as Is done in the box lamp type.
Where a large number OF individual
hovers are required it is far more econom-
lcal TO install one OF the continuous sys-
TENS of hovers heated by not water.
These can be obtained IN units of from
ten hoyeTs up. Oh course. IN order to
use one hover of such system it is
necessary TO operate the entire 5 stem,
but each individual hover may be regu-
lated to develop a different temperature
so that chicks OF different ages may be
brooded IN the same plant. The great
est advantage of the hot water system
Is the fact that one fire does for dozen
or more hovers, thus reducing both labor
and fuel.
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