. The poultry manual. A complete guide for the breeder and exhibitor ... ot-air chamber over them, whichrefracts the heat; or (6) the American type, in whichthe floor of the rearer is raised, and the lamp placedunderneath. In this case there is a bottom of galvan-ized iron, with a raised cone to receive the heat of the 88 THE POULTRY MANUAL lamp, and a wooden floor on the top upon which thelitter is spread, and upon which the chicks are raised zinc cone in the centre of the sleepingchamber gets heated. This is surrounded by a wireguard, and covered with a revolving top, which can be
. The poultry manual. A complete guide for the breeder and exhibitor ... ot-air chamber over them, whichrefracts the heat; or (6) the American type, in whichthe floor of the rearer is raised, and the lamp placedunderneath. In this case there is a bottom of galvan-ized iron, with a raised cone to receive the heat of the 88 THE POULTRY MANUAL lamp, and a wooden floor on the top upon which thelitter is spread, and upon which the chicks are raised zinc cone in the centre of the sleepingchamber gets heated. This is surrounded by a wireguard, and covered with a revolving top, which can beraised higher as the chicks develop in size. A fringeof woollen material encircles the top, and under andbetween this fringe the chicks nestle. Arrangements aremade for the admission of pure air from outside, andthis is warmed, and allows a constant current of freshair to circulate. Such a rearer as the last one de-scribed is made by the Cyphers Incubator Company,and I have used it successfully for several seasons. Thebother with them is the difliculty of trimming and. Fio. 12.—British Chicken Eearcr. tending the lamp, especially in boisterous a little experience they are easily managed, andif they are kept clean they give highly satisfactoryresults. These rearers are rather heavy and cannoteasily be moved about, and the exit to the grass on thelawn wants banking up with earth to make a are best fixed near a wall or upon a cindered path,otherwise the earth and grass in the vicinity get quicklysoiled. There is one of these rearers seen at the extreme left-hand corner of the view of the open chicken rearingspace on page 18, Chapter I on Housing. AnotherAmerican rearer is seen in the Avenue photo onpage 19, which is useful either as a rearer for youngchicks, or as a cool brooder. The British rearers are mostly after the type of ON REARING CHICKENS 89 the white rearer shown in the centre. These are 6to 7 feet long and 2 feet wide. The space on the leftis
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