. Poultry production. Poultry. 246 POULTRY PRODUCTION cleaning and disinfecting of the hover and its surroundings, and a constant watch over the comfort of the chicks. The lamp should be filled, cleaned, and the wick trimmed every day with the same scrupulous care as with an incu- bator. The fact that the lamp bowl contains enough oil to last forty-eight hours should be made use of only on such terrifically windy days that there is danger of being unable to relight the lamp if it is put out. Tlie time of filling and cleaning should be that which proves, in the case of the particular brooder be
. Poultry production. Poultry. 246 POULTRY PRODUCTION cleaning and disinfecting of the hover and its surroundings, and a constant watch over the comfort of the chicks. The lamp should be filled, cleaned, and the wick trimmed every day with the same scrupulous care as with an incu- bator. The fact that the lamp bowl contains enough oil to last forty-eight hours should be made use of only on such terrifically windy days that there is danger of being unable to relight the lamp if it is put out. Tlie time of filling and cleaning should be that which proves, in the case of the particular brooder being operated, to give the steadiest and most dependable flame throughout the night. Fio. 124. Device for catching spill. (Courtesy of Cyphers Incubator Company.) The first four weeks of a chick's life is the most critical period. Usually when chicks are safely past this time, one may be reasonably sure of rearing them. During this time, however, they are highly susceptible to numerous chick diseases and should be guarded against them in every way possible. This means that the hover should be kept clean, the litter freciuently changed, and in case of the appearance of disease, or of death under or about the hover for any cause except injury, the l)rooder and its immediate surroundings should be painstakingly disinfected. A whisk broom will be found a convenience in spraying a small brooder. Where several grou]3s of chicks are being brooded, it pays to have a cleaned and disinfected hover in reserve, which nuiy be used to replace one that needs special Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Lippincott, William Adams, 1882-1931; Card, Leslie Ellsworth, 1893-. Philadelphia, Lea & Febiger
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