. Eastern fruit. Fruit-culture; Farm life; Country life. t2 EASTERN FRUIT &CD&«^&ioe|oe«D»|D&iDI POULTRY CULTURE The Best in Poultry Practice To Date, A Monthly Department for the Farmer, Amateur, Commercial and Fancy Breeder Edited by F. V. L. TURNER CARE OF THE YOUNG CHICKS. Ju^-t now is the dangerous time for the younji chicks that were hatched early ami need the finishing touches to be found on range. A backward season, bad weather still prevailing, and the colony house will be found too cfdd: when the youngsters find It uncomfortable at night, too cool to rrst on the floor
. Eastern fruit. Fruit-culture; Farm life; Country life. t2 EASTERN FRUIT &CD&«^&ioe|oe«D»|D&iDI POULTRY CULTURE The Best in Poultry Practice To Date, A Monthly Department for the Farmer, Amateur, Commercial and Fancy Breeder Edited by F. V. L. TURNER CARE OF THE YOUNG CHICKS. Ju^-t now is the dangerous time for the younji chicks that were hatched early ami need the finishing touches to be found on range. A backward season, bad weather still prevailing, and the colony house will be found too cfdd: when the youngsters find It uncomfortable at night, too cool to rrst on the floor contentedly, the >tr<ingest ones will push into the cor- ners, the smaller and weaker ones will crowd on top and those underneath, no matter how strong, will be smoth- foftr To r»t» ^'r%i,^A iJ LIU LUjilll Several methods are suggested to prevent crowding; among others, a tightly closed colony house of small dimensions and the least possible ven- tilation; in fact, almost no ventilation. This is poor practice and seriously af- fects the stamina of the chicks. One of tlie safest of two methods is a tire- less brooder of such height that all , ..f the chicks are compelled to sit | down; in other words, make the top j of the hover low enough to prevent j them piling on top of each other. A tireless brooder is easily made from j ;iny old box, a shredded wheat biscuit box making two excellent hovers that ; will each care for twenty-five six- I weeks-old chicks. Saw around four \ side> six inches from the top. remove om mil and cover this open end with a piece of burlap reaching from the top to within <»ne inch of the tloor. slitting vertically across the entire front, making the slits three inches bigh from the bottom edge and two inclies apart. Cover the flo<ir under the hover with cut straw or alfalfa. The top of the hover should be cov- ered on the outside with the pieces left after sawing six inches from the bottom also, for the second hover, hay new
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