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IJii|ii;HI >(>\. .l^■^/.^/(/ll^ BROODINQ AND REARING OF CHICKS. Tlic brdOiliiif; ;,iiil ii'jiriiiff (pf rliie'ks U ii cuiiipnra lively simpli' niuttiT, Imt to he siicoL'ssfiil ri'i|uiic> rtiriial vijtilimi'c aiul atti'iitum to ili'tails. liniodiiin ii.ny Im> iliviili'il into tw.i livaiiclii'-. viz: A'd/xni/ and Artificial. Miicli of tlie siic<-i'ss nt' citla r sy>tcin ilcjH'iuls mi liaviii); cliicks tiiat arc pr<>|)iTl.v liati'licd f'r|m'. Tile Iliutr in mail*' Ht'iimntr t'lurti tht- coup iiiifl li« al>oiit '2 inchfH Ial«- .MiUk. Wlini Iumi I'Miil MM :t I-riHiil nioi. ,i I.-ith is |M<-Iii'il oviT thi* oiM'tihiR on tttr insl'lr to Uppp thr hpn In. Unth ilfiB MTc cv H'tiv nl'l>c ■. liiHif. whirh Ih hhlKfil ami Is r.adlly lirtiil li. allow altiMidanl I" • \aniin.' tin. clili l<.-i iiiHid.- tin' . (Mip. (1. At llir iMiiiit liidir.ilicl. .i mnvalilr iiarfltloii of jdmli ■luff is plar.'d. diviliiik' till' loop In two, Wlii'ii tin' .lin Uh r Ii rooslluit mki' thl» partltioti In fftiiitvpd lliuB rualJim niif IniuT coop: 'J rfiostM 're tln^n put in. alxHil 11 iiH-ht'M from till' tlnni- Mill tilt. t'hli'Uf* ari' allowed to ii-miin until iradv foi wintrr iiuartiTN. \ Ml IIM Ml I 11.111. .\ft(>r tile c'liii'li-1 liavr li.iti'In'il li'l iln lirn vciiiaiti ipiii'tlv cm till' iii'-t until llip I'liirk- ifcl Ml livi'ly tlial tlioy in-i-t mi Ifavin:; il. linn ri-liinvc the lion willi licr lirond 111 a ni'ip llial lia- lu'i'ii prcpari'd I'm' luT. I'iar!\ in tin- «c'U>iin. Iirfnrc llip jrroiind is dlJ.'iO t dry use bottoms in the coops, in which case chaff or sand shouhl bo used to cover the floor. Later in the season the coops should be placed right on the (tround providing the location is dry and each day moved the width of themselves, this saves a lot of work and at the same time ensures clean wholesome conditions. All coops shoul I be thoroughly disinfected before use each season, and also between broods. The oM A shaped coop shown in Fig. lA has much to recommend it. It is simple in constn- tion and may be made from odds and ends of lumber that mitiht otherwise be waste . The type of coop shown in Fig. IB, is one that has been used to good ad van tage by many. It may be used as a brooding coop and later as a roosting coop. Tli" number of chicks that a hen can take care of depends largely on the season. In mid- summer she may successfully brood as many as i:>. but in the earlier part of the veir half that number will result in much better success. The two greatest dangers ii brooding with hens are: Chill and Vermin. A hen should be given no more chick- than she can keep comfortably warm. Hens that have been properly handled duriiiii .* PIO. t — Portable nnrt Afl«ptab!c Hover». I^ft: Portntile. With ull.If l.n.k to show lamp In imKitiiiii Th(> mo«« ronvenlpnt hov(r tr, iMlllli l'n\ UlKht; Adaptiihlo. HoviT r'laio'l nn |il:itr.irm to show .i-hitlv.- position of Ih. (left) and the hover. This Ih also a Rood hover. the hiit.liing, will con f to lli.ir broodiiw duties free from vermin, and it is iidvi-il.: to dust them at regular intervals ti) ensure ii ciiuttniuiiiee >>( tluit cimditinii. If A slmpfHl eiMips are used it will !»■ ne liav.' ,i r.'gular brou.ling bouse in wiii<'b eitlier \Ur Imt water pipe or the stove system is nse<' lint fur onlinary tnrin pniillry oIm i-iitious where tliere wnnld be only ii few hnndriMl chii'ks raised, the iiidividuiil brooder will be fiuind more satisfaetory. Cure should bi' taki'ii in see\iring lirnoders to see that tlii'V are iibb' to fulfil the dniirs reiiiilred »( I'.em. A brooder slionjil be well built -o that if will be possible to produce and liold liMlt eiiongh to provide for tlie e, -nfort of ibe ebieks in any weatliiT. to ventilate easily and fully, and tn provide to- eiso nf c'raninH- and operation. It -bodd be so (•onstructod that there will be several temperatures available for the chicks at anv S" f r 'r'r ''"'/"'!?•' ,"'"•' '"" '''""^"^^ -^''-'''l !•-- satisfactory The best kmd of brooder for ind.y.dual work is either the Portable or the Adaptnbie hover 1 .g. 2 winch may be us«l i„ any well r.ade coop or colony house. For use eariy in the season place a box around it in a colony house. When used in this way ft h possible to keep up sufficient heat, eveu in the coldest weather Cold fc™«• ''" '■^■<'" '''■»fr than .,'''•"', '■'"••'*^ ' ''I ' '"Ii"<"l -I"- '■• ll." I.r ler r„r ,l,e tuM i,~^y ,h,vs then ■■; ''7 r "'" "7' "•. ""■i'- 'l"^"''"'-^ "'"V ".■•.>• l- «iv-n .u,., l „,„n. ULenv'. untli at last tla.y may be kivcm tree raii^^e. They sbould !«• :,llo«ed on to th,. ^rnu.nd as ^..ou as ,,.w<,|,|c _ If owImb to weather eo„di.in„s ,bU Is „„t found advisable, a .sod >linu|i| lie placed III the jiniise where they ciiti tear at it. As so.in as the ..hi,.ks are old eiieoirh to do without the hover it -hould be .•"..."vci: „t the same time it is a.lvjsnble tn ,,l,,ee fh„. wire „e.,i„u- aULdewise across '.'.' eoniers of the house to prevent the ..hicks from cr.iw.ling. IJ^.osts shoul.l be put SI in the houso which will then servo until tne binU are put into winter quarters. Begin culling as s„«n as possible. If the ehieks are of one of the hehtcr hree,ls the srrplus eoekrek should be sold for broilers. Feeding —A mistake, that even a great many experienced poultryn-.en make is the feeding of the ehieks too soon. When a chick leaves the shell it comes into the world with :i sufficient supply of nourishment, in the form of egg yolk, to last it for severa days Therefore, what a chick revstems will prove successful but the following may be used as a guide. When the chicks are reu-oved to their brooding .pmrters there should be s.m.e cM.ur... «and or fine chi.k grit soi.ttered where they can have free access to it. They should then be left until they show positive signs of hunger which would jc between two and three days afer hat.-hing. They may then be given some bread cruu-.bs that have been > ery slightlv m-dstencd with milk this may be scattere.1 on clear «and or clu..k grit. Tf being brooded by a hen she will see that no food is allowed to lie around, but if m r brooder, what the .•hicks ,lo not pick up in a few minutes should be removed, as nothing in f.vding causes so much trouble as leaving food of that nature around entil it is sour. The chicks should he fed five times a day The foUowmu' system May be adopte.1 or altered to suit conditions: first feed, bread crumbs mo.stened wit . Ik second, finely cracked mixed grains; third, rolled oats; fourth, -o.stened bre d crumbs; fifth, finely craeked mi.xed grains. Tf too early to get the chicks out out the grass at once, green food should he supplied in the form of young lettuce, sproutc I grains, or any other tender sueeuW.t food that is aeeeptnble. .\fter the ehuks ar- ten davs to two weeks old. coarser foods may be allowed. All changes shou d be mad- graduallv. The infertile eggs may he boiled and mixed with mash food and the bread and milic discontinued. Hoppers in which is placed cracked grains and ats should he put where thoy can have free access to them As soon as th.^v b<-come accustomed to the hoppers, the hand feeding may he reduced to the mash feeds ,.„d if the chicks are on range it will he found that after a time they wdl get careless a',out coming when ealle,! it may then he dropped and dependence placed entirely on the hopper feeding. Place grit, water, also, if possible, a dish of sour mdk where th. ..hieks will have free access to it. Nothing provides animal food m better tMrin tlu.n dees milk, the chicks like it and thrive on it. P„bHth.d by .uthority of Hon. MARTIN BURRELL. Minister of Agriculture, Ott.«., Ont.