Improvements in Drying Boxes and Brooders or Artificial Mothers for use in the Rearing of Chickens, Ducklings, and the like.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, otni uCL., 1897
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PROVIDIUMAL DIEUITIVATION.
Improvements in Drying Boxes and Brooders or Artificial Mothers
for use in the Rearing of Chickens, Ducklings, and the like.
I, THEODORA WILSON-WILSON, of Quarry House, Kendal, in the County of
Westmoreland, Spinster, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
My invention consists of the improvements hereinafter described in drying
boxes for the reception of chickens, ducklings and the like immediately after
hatching, whereby the said newly hatched chickens, ducklings and the like are
quickly dried. The improvements hereinafter described in drying boxes are
equally applicable to brooders or artificial mothers for use in the rearing of
chickens, ducklings and the like.
The object of my invention is to construct a chamber the interior of which may
be kept at a uniformí or nearly uniform temperature by artificial heat while
admitting free access of fresh air for ventilation without draught; and this object
I effect by forming a drying box or brooder preferably of a circular figure in
plan the sides of which drying box or brooder are permeable to air, the top being
closed by a lid having preferably a series of holes at and near its middle. I
arrange in the middle of the box and preferably over a central hole in the
bottom of the same a chimneyless oil lamp by the flame of which the interior
of the box or brooder is warmed. The lamp is surrounded by a wire or perforated
metallic guard to prevent the chickens ducklings or the like placed in the
drying box or brooder coming in contact with or getting too near the flame of
the lamp.
The bottom of the box or brooder may be of wood or metal covered with sand
and grit.
The permeable sides of the drying box or brooder may be formed of perforated
sheet metal or wire gauze with or without rugging, felt or the like on its outer
side; or the said sides may be formed of rugging, felt or the like preserved in
position by vertical wire supports; or the said sides may be formed of double
walls of perforated sheet metal or wire gauze with or without a light porous
packing between them which will not obstruct the free passage of air through
the walls of the said box or brooder; but I do not limit myself to any particular
material of which to make the permeable sides of the box or brooder.
The lid or top of the drying box or brooder may have a chimney and the side
of the box or brooder may be provided with a door for permitting the chickens
or the like running out and into the box when sufficiently strong to do so, but
these and other details may be varied without departing from the nature of
my invention.
Dated this Eighth day of October 1897

page_text: Improvements in Drying Boxes and Brooders or Artificial Mothers
for use in the Rearing of Chickens, Ducklings, and the like.
I, THEODORA WILSON-WILSON, of Quarry House, Kendal, in the County of
Westmoreland, Spinster, do hereby declare the nature of my invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the 'following statement:
My invention consists of the improvements hereinafter described in drying
boxes for the reception of chickens, ducklings and the like immediately after
hatching whereby the said newly hatched chickens, ducklings and the like are
quickly dried. The improvements hereinafter described in drying boxes are
equally applicable to brooders or artificial mothers for use in the rearing of
chickens, ducklings and the like.
The object of my invention is to construct a chamber the interior of which may
be kept at a uniform or nearly uniform temperature by artificial heat while
admitting free access of fresh air for ventilation without draught; and this object
I effect by forming a drying box or brooder preferably of a circular figure in
plan the sides of which drying box or brooder are permeable to air, the top being
closed by a lid having preferably a series of holes at and near its middle. I
arrange in the middle of the box and preferably over a central hole in the
bottom of the same, a chimneyless oil lamp by the flame of which the interior
of the box or brooder is warmed. The lamp is surrounded by a wire or perforated
metallic guard to prevent the chickens, ducklings or the hike placed in the
drying box or brooder coming in contact with or getting too near the flame of
the lamp. The bottom of the box or brooder may be of wood or metal covered
with sand and grit.
The permeable sides of the drying box or brooder may be formed of perforated
sheet metal or wire gauze with or without rugging, felt or the like on its outer
side; or the said sides may be formed of rugging. felt or the like preserved in
position by vertical wire supports; or the said sides may be formed of double
walls of perforated sheet metal or wire gauze with or without a light porous
packing between them which will not obstruct the free passage of air through
the walls of the said box or brooder; but I do not limit myself to any particular
material of which to make the permeable sides of the box or brooder.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings represents in elevation and Figure 2
in vertical section a drying box for chickens, ducklings and the like constructed
according to my invention; and Figure represents in vertical section partly
in elevation a modification of the same.
The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in the several figures of
the drawings.
a is the drying box, which is preferably circular in plan, and as is the lid or
cover of the same. The side a¹ of the box is made preferably of perforated sheet
metal and around the perforated side of the box and extending to near the top,
a blanketing b or other material permeable to air, but capable of excluding
draught, is tightly wrapped. In Figure 1 I have represented a portion of the
blanketing broken away for the purpose of the better showing the perforated
side of the metallic box. In the bottom of the box is a central opening c and
over the same is arranged an oil or spirit lamp.d for the purpose of warming the
air of the box, a perforated sheet metal guard e being arranged around the lamp
for the purpose of keeping the chickens or the like out of contact with the
flame
T

page_text: In the middle of the lid or cover a³ is a series of holes f,f for permitting: of
the escape of smoke and the products of combustion of the lamp.
By the construction and arrangement described a simple and efficient drying
box having permeable sides is obtained in which box chickens or the like hatched
by artificial heat, or hatched in the ordinary way, may be placed until dry. A
layer of sand and grit is preferably placed on the bottom of the box.
I wish it to be understood that although I prefer the arrangement described
and represented for obtaining a box which will admit of free circulation of air
without draught and maintain the desired temperature within the box yet I do
not limit myself thereto as I may dispense with the perforated sheet metal side
of the box, the blanketing or the like alone being employed and being supported
by vertical wires or rods as represented in the modification Figure 3 the said
wires, marked h, extending from the bottom to a metallic rim a³ on to which
the lid or cover a² fits.
Or in place of perforated sheet metal the side of the box may consist of wire
gauze or the like. And instead of using a box with single perforated side, either
of wire gauze or perforated sheet metal, a box having a double perforated side
may be employed blanketing or other like material or porous packing permeable
to air being employed where thought necessary or desirable between the double
side or wall.
The arrangements of the permeable sides of the drying box may be applied to
brooders or foster mothers for chickens and the like. Where the box described
and represented is to be employed as a brooder or foster mother I prefer to
arrange a chimney centrally in the lid or cover of the box and to have a door
or opening in the side to permit the chickens running out and gaining access
to the interior of the brooder when sufficiently strong to do so; and where it
is thought necessary for the purpose of obtaining a higher temperature at the
bottom of the box, a circular metallic plate may be suspended over the lamp and
guard to deflect heat on to the bottom of the box.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that I claim as my
invention:
The improvements in drying boxes and brooders or artificial mothers for use
in the rearing of chickens, ducklings and the like hereinbefore described and
represented in the accompanying drawings, the said improvements consisting
essentially of a heated box, preferably circular in plan, with lid or cover and
permeable side or sides substantially as described and illustrated.
Dated the 6th day of June 1898.