Poultry culture sanitation and hygiene . SOAP BOX Fig. 172.—A fireless brooder made out of an ordinary soap box. Theheat cushion is a bag of chicken feathers or a woolen blanket. Holes inthe sides of the box give ventilation. (Pennsylvania Department ofAgriculture.) 448 POULTRY CULTURE the heat. Then gradually cut down the heat until there isno heat at all except that generated by the birds. About 2. Fig. 173.—A fireless metal brooder sold on the raarket: a, Metal brooder;b, a wire netting around the brooder to keep enemies of the chicks out atnight; c, a rat. degrees a day is fast enough to c


Poultry culture sanitation and hygiene . SOAP BOX Fig. 172.—A fireless brooder made out of an ordinary soap box. Theheat cushion is a bag of chicken feathers or a woolen blanket. Holes inthe sides of the box give ventilation. (Pennsylvania Department ofAgriculture.) 448 POULTRY CULTURE the heat. Then gradually cut down the heat until there isno heat at all except that generated by the birds. About 2. Fig. 173.—A fireless metal brooder sold on the raarket: a, Metal brooder;b, a wire netting around the brooder to keep enemies of the chicks out atnight; c, a rat. degrees a day is fast enough to cut down the heat. Afterthey are used to no heat except that which they generate they


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