. The Eastern poultryman . VIEWS OF CYPHERS INCUBATOR FACTORY. * For the accommodation of the hen with her brood of young chicks, the best arrangement consists of a close coop about 30 inches square, with a hinged roof, and a movable floor in two parts, which can be lifted out each day for cleaning. This little coop has a wire- covered yard attached to it on the south side. The yard is 4 by 5 feet in size and a foot and a half high. Its frame is of ix3-inch strips and is fastened securely to the coop. The wire on the sides is of one-inch mesh, but on top two-inch mesh is sufficient The coop is
. The Eastern poultryman . VIEWS OF CYPHERS INCUBATOR FACTORY. * For the accommodation of the hen with her brood of young chicks, the best arrangement consists of a close coop about 30 inches square, with a hinged roof, and a movable floor in two parts, which can be lifted out each day for cleaning. This little coop has a wire- covered yard attached to it on the south side. The yard is 4 by 5 feet in size and a foot and a half high. Its frame is of ix3-inch strips and is fastened securely to the coop. The wire on the sides is of one-inch mesh, but on top two-inch mesh is sufficient The coop is easily kept clean and the coop and yard can be set over onto clean grass by one person. The small run is sufficient for the first few weeks, but soon the chicks need greater range and then the farther end of the run can be lifted up 3 or 4 inches and they can pass in and out at will, while the mother will be secure at home, and they will know where to find her when they get cold or damp, and need brood- ing. Such a coop accommodates 15 to 20 chicks until they no longer require brooding, after which several llocks are combined in one and put in a portable house on a grassy range. Whenever the hen is allowed to hatch, or to mother chicks, much care must be experienced or lice will get a foothold and ruin the birds. The free and frequent use of fresh insect powder upon the hen, working it through the feathers to the skin, is one of the best methods for destroying the pests. Grease or oil are effective when applied to (he heads and under the wings of young chicks, but care must be taken not to get too much on them, especially during clamp weather. The feeding of chicks raised in coops with their mothers does not vary much from those raised in brooders. RAISING CHICKENS BY ARTIFICIAL PROCESSES. Incubators have been so much im- proved that there are several kinds on the market that we feel sure will hatch as many chicks from a given lot of eggs as can be done by selected broody hens
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