Improvements in or connected with Fostermothers for Rearing Chickens and the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Feb., 1395
Complete Specification Left, 14 h Nov., 1895-Accepted, 18th Jan., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Fostermothers for Rearing
Chickens and the like.
Mrs. ANNIE BAYLDON, "Oaklands," Dawlish, South Devon, does hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
An improvement in existing hot-air chicken-brooders, with covered runs. An
oil lamp in brood-chamber, with metal ring round it to carry a galvanized-wire
netting guard as high as the lamp to protect chicks from same. Also with inner
metal lid with funnel to carry off fumes of combustion.
The invention consists in converting said "brooder," into a cold brooder or
chicken-house, also into cockerel-house or bantam-pen, by means of a moveable
floor, made in two parts to facilitate removal. The metal ring with its wire guard,
is also removable, being held in place on the floor by means of 4 metal flanges on
the ring, at right angles, and 4 metal buttons screwed onto floor.
To contract the brooder," which is 2 ft. x 2 ft. 8 in. to the proper dimensions
for newly hatched chicken, so as to conserve the warmth from the lamp, a
moveable partition divides the "brooder" into two unequal parts, cutting off 8 in.
from the back of "brooder" reducing the hot-air chamber to 2 ft. sqr.
The metal lid is hinged onto a piece of wood 4 in. wide, 1 in. thick, and its full
width; the lid closes onto a 2 in. ledge, nailed inside the "brooder," 13 in. from the
floor.
At the back, a second strip of wood, 2 in. wide is nailed 1 in. above this ledge,
and 3 thumb-screw plates are sunk flush with its surface, also in the ledge exactly
beneath, one in the middle, aud one on each side 2 in. from the ends, 3 simular
plates being sunk flush in the piece of 4 in. x 1 in. wood hinged to the metal
lid, 1 in. from the back; holes being bored through the wood under the sorew
plates, for the thumb screws, the lid is held in place, by the 3 thumb screw's
screwing through the upper plates, through the plates in the lid, and holding in the
the plates in the ledge.
There are two chicken-holes for exit from the "brooder" to the run, and a full
sized hen-hole between, cut square, and closed by a wooden shutter fitting into the
hole against a tin. metal rebate screwed on inside the "brooder." For use as a
cold "brooder" the partition, ring with its guard, also lamp, are removed, the hole
in floor, into which the lamp fitted being filled by a circular wooden disk of the
same diameter.
As cockerel-pen or bantam-house, the floor is removed, also the metal-lid by
unscrewing the 3 thumb-screws, and withdrawing the lid from the groove formed
by the two 2 in. wide ledges at the back, so giving the adult birds the full space of
the "brooder," mit. 2 ft. x 2 ft. 8 in. x 2 ft. 4 in. mean height.
Dated this 14th day of February 1895.

page_text: Improvements in or connected with Fostermothers for Rearing
Chickens and the like.
ANNIE BAYLDON, Oaklands, Dawlish, S. Devon, no occupation, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
An improvement in existing "hot-air brooders" with covered runs, with oil
lamps in brood-chambers, and metal ring carrying galvanized wire netting guard,
as high as the lamp, to protect the chickens, with
An inner metal lid with funnel to carry off fumes of combustion.
The invention consists in converting the same into a cold brooder, or cockerel-
pen by means of a moveable floor made in two parts to facilitate removal, the
collar and wire netting guard being also removable, being held in place on the floor
by means of 4 metal flanges on the ring and 4 metal buttons screwed on to the
floor.
A moveable partition divides the "brooder" into 2 unequal parts, cutting off
8 in. from the back of the "brooder," reducing the hot-air chamber to 2 ft. square,
the proper dimensions for newly hatched chicken. The inner metal fid is
moveable being held in place by two small brass thumb screws.
Two small chicken-holes give ingress and egress from the "brooder " to the run,
with a full sized hen-hole between them, cut square and closed against all draughts
by a wooden shutter fitting flush into the hole against a inch thin sheet-iron
rebate screwed on inside "brooder."
As a cold "brooder," the lamp, ring, and guard, are removed, a circular disk of
galvanized iron with four flanges the same diameter as lamp guard taking its place,
covering the lamp hole over.
As cockerel-pen, or hen-coop, the partition floor and iron-lid are removed, giving
the adult birds the whole cubic space of the "brooder" viz.: 2 feet x 2 feet 8 inches
× 2 feet 4 inches mean height.
House, forming "brooder" made of inch match-boarding, 2 feet long, 2 feet
8 inches wide, 2 feet 8 inches high in front and 2 feet high at back. Top-formed
with inch feather-edge boarding hinged as a lid. "Run" attached 4 feet long,
same width, height, and roof, but the latter nailed down. Back of run formed
same as back of "brooder." End enclosed with 1 inch galvanized wire
nétting.
Front of run formed 6 inches next to "brooder" with inch match boarding
and hinged to this a door 1 foot 7 iuches wide framed with 1 inch x inch wood
filled in with 1 inch galvanized wire netting. Remainder of front covered with
1 inch galvanized wire netting. A chicken hole "A "7 inches x 3 inches-3 inches
from the ground, is cut in the 6 inch panel in front next to "brooder " the piece of
wood cut out, being hinged at the bottom to form a trap door, opening outwards to
form a chicken ladder, 3 thin wood slips being nailed across to prevent the chicks
slipping.
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A glazed door "B" 12 inches x 7 inches as shown, in front of the "brooder"
and inch auger holes above to permit vitiated air from "brooder" to escape.
The "brooder" with " run is moved by means of 4 iron drop handles screwed
to front and back, each handle formed in 2 parts as follows. A circular disk of
cast iron 2 inches diameter and inch thick, with raised flange for quarter its
circumference, inch wide inch thick.
A slightly curved cast iron handle 6 inches long, 1 inch wide and inch thick,
with rounded end 2 inch diameter, with half its circumference at top edge cut
away inch deep. Both disk and handle are bored and fitted with a large headed

page_text: screw. The disk has also three screw holes to enable it to be screwed firmly to
side to "brooder," the long screw passing through the handle and disk into the
woodwork. When at rest, the iron handle drops down, when raised to lift the
"brooder" it turns quarter round, catches against the flange of the disk and holds
firm.
inches
The floor of "brooder" "C" is moveable, resting on the framework
deep at the bottom of the "brooder." This floor is made in two parts to permit of
easy removal. A circular hole "D" for lamp 7 inches diameter is cut in it,
8 inches from the front. A ring of thin iron "E" 1 inch high 8 inch diameter,
furnished with four metal flanges, 1 inch square equidistant forms a guard round
the lamp-hole, held in position by four small metal buttons, screwed to the floor
and turned to catch the four flanges. A circular guard "F" of inch galvanized
wire netting 12 inches high fits over the iron ring enclosing the lamp, which
is an ordinary hurricane one, made to burn for two days and fitted with tin
chimney.
An inner lid "G" of galvanized sheet-iron rests on a wooden ledge, 2 inches x
1 inch fastened to the inner sides of the "brooder" 15 inches from the floor, and
another strip of wood 2 inches x 1 inch, 224 inches in length, is nailed 1 inch
above this ledge at the back, forming a groove the full width of the inside
of the "brooder" and 1 inch deep. Two small thumb screw plates "H"
are sunk in the upper side of this groove, one each side 2 inch from the
ends, corresponding T. S. plates being sunk in the top of the ledge beneath.
This iron lid is 234 inch x 17 inch the edges being enclosed in a frame of
1inch square wood. A saw curf (or cut) the thickness of the iron and inch
deep, is cut in the middle of the frame-wood which is mitred at the corners.
lid is 25 inch x 19 inch when finished. A strip of wood "J" 4 inches x 1 inch
is fastened by two hinges to the back of the lid, 2 holes, the diameter of the
T.screws being drilled in this strip of wood hinged to the iron lid (one inch from the
edge at back) and the lid is held in place by this strip being pressed into the groove,
and securely held by the two T. screws.
The
A circular hole "K" 4 inches diameter, is cut out of the metal lid 8 inches from
the front, and an iron funnel "L" 4 inches diameter at top, 7 inches at bottom,
5 inches deep, is soldered to the under side of the 4 inch hole, forming a guard
to the top of the lamp, to carry off fumes, and anger holes being bored for
ventilation.
A flat disk of galvanized iron "M" is soldered on to 4 galvanized supports of
gth inch wire, inch long, and these are soldered on to the upper side of
galvanized iron lid over the flue hole, to prevent down draughts.
A groove inch wide is cut through the ledge, that the iron lid rests on 8 inches
from the back and another groove inch wide, inch deep, and 8 inches from the
back is cut along the width of the floor. A panel "N" of inch match boarding
22 inches wide 16 inches high, slides in the two grooves, fitting into the inch
groove in the floor. The upper corners of the panel "N" being cut to allow the
frame of lid "G" to fit down closely.
A circular piece of galvanized sheet iron with 4 flanges the same as the lamp
guard 8 inch in diameter fits over the lamp-hole, and is held by the 4 buttons
when the lamp is not used, making the floor solid. A chicken hole "O" 5 inches
high inches wide 1 inch above floor, is cut each side of a square hen-hole "P"
9 inches high, 7 inches wide, which is cut in the centre of the inner side of the
" brooder " a thin sheet-iron being screwed on inside the "brooder" and pro-
jecting inch to form rebate. A wooden shutter fits in flush, fastening by three
metal buttons, one on top and one each side. Each chicken-hole is closed by an
oblong strip with top corners rounded, or coarse perforated zinc, turning on a screw
at the top with galvanized iron washer between screw-head and zinc, fastening with
a metal button at bottom.
A 1 inch board "R" 2 feet 6 inches long, is fastened by 3 hinges 1 inch
below the chicken-holes. 4 strips of wood quarter square are nailed the full length,

page_text: 14 inch apart to give foot-hold. This 7 inch board forms a sloping run for the
-chicks to enter, and leave the "brooder" and in cold weather it can be turned up
covering the chicken holes and so prevent cold air entering. Two small wooden
or iron perch rests are fastened one each side inside the "brooder" 1 foot from the
ground, 1 foot from the front, to carry a perch, when wanted for cockerels.
A shelf "S" 6 inches wide is fastened on wooden brackets along the outside of
"brooder" in ". "
run 20 inches from the ground, above the chicken holes. This is
to hold tins of food &c. and is most convenient, being easily reached when the wire
-door is opened to feed the birds. 5 auger holes inch diameter, to be bored in the
run side of "brooder" just above this shelf, to allow the fumes of the lamp to.
escape from the air chamber between the outer feather-edge-boarding lid, and the
inner iron one.
The "brooder" when wanted for newly hatched chickens has the partition board
in; as they require more room; it is removed.
The lamp and ring, with netting guard is removed to form cold "brooder," the
lamp hole in floor being closed. For large chicken, cockerel, &c. the iron lid is.
removed, by unscrewing the thumbscrews, and drawing the liḍ out.
If wanted to set a hen &c. the floor is removed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare, that what I
claim is
1st. A moveable partition "N" to "brooder"; by removal of which more room.
is given to the growing birds.
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2nd. A moveable lamp guard "F" and its supporting ring "E";. by removal
of which the "brooder" is converted into a cold "brooder" for larger chickens or
-other young birds, giving them the 8 inch diameter space previously occupied by
the lamp-guard and supporting ring; this said space being covered by the sheet
iron disk.
3rd. A moveable iron lid "G" (with funnel "L"); removal of which converts
the "brooder" into a cockerel pen, enabling the bird, by the increased space so
given to roost on the perch provided for this purpose.
4th.. The hen hole; by removal of shutter "R" enabling full grown birds to
pass in and out from the "brooder" to the covered run.
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5th. A moveable floor "C"; removal of which enables it to be easily cleaned,"
and permits of a hen being set on the ground and for other purposes.
6th. The said improvements in existing hot air chicken "brooders" to be made-
in wood, iron, or any other suitable material.
Dated this Thirteenth day of November 1895.
ANNIE BAILUUN.