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 REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROJECT
Success with this project depends upon equipment, feed, disease  
control, good chicks to start with, and proper management. There
should be enough chicks to make the project interesting. The require-
V ments for the brooding project are: · B
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1. Enroll by March 1. need,
2. Do your own work. , be us
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3. Keep a complete record. V 2
4. Start not less than 50 chicks. i 200-2
5. Complete your record by November 1. ·J for;)
Your county agent will give you such information as may be needed i builc
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A WORD TO PARENTS need
Suggestions in this circular are intended to help your sons · Eg;
and daughters become successful poultry raisers. They can l 6
learn to do the job well by carrying this project to completion. . _ bm]
Whether or not they carry it on successfully is largely depen-  _
dent on you. Encourage them to do their best. Help them
become worthwhile "grown-ups" by encouraging them now. I
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BROODING CHICKS . V .
seast By C. E. Horris, Stonley Ccton, cmd J. B. Brooks ‘ V
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V Brooding equipment needed will depend upon the number of y ,
C chicks to be brooded. If 200-250 are to be raised, a brooder house is ` X l
needed. Where 50 chicks are to be brooded, a lantern brooder may i
= be used. V `
I l. Clean and disinfect all equipment before using it.
2. The l0’ x l2' brooder house, or similar house, is needed for
200-250 chicks (see Fig. l). A brooder stove will be needed too. Plans .
. for building the brooder house are in Circular No. 157.
’ 3. The lantern brooder is large enough for 50 chicks. Plans for i
eeded building it are in this circular. Heat may be supplied by a lamp or a
lantern. · V
` 4. Operate the brooder stove or lantern brooder a day or so before V l 1
 2 the chicks arrive, to be sure it will give proper heat and ventilation. l i
5. Provide plenty of equipment for feed and water. Each 50 chicks V y
need two feeders 2 feet long, 2 inches deep, and 4 inches wide; also L
two l-quart jars with chick waterer caps, or a l-gallon bucket made V
”$ ‘ to be used according to Fig. 2.  
m i 6. Have a sun porch for either the brooder house or the lantern *
n' F brooder.
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~m CARING FOR THE CHICKS
w' l. Start chicks in March. Order them in january for March deliv— y
61)- Buy only from a reliable hatchery. Use chicks of the general
1 purpose breeds, such as Barred or X/Vhite Rocks. Rhode Island Reds, or
Y  New Hampshires.
2. Have feed, water, litter, and brooder ready for the chicks when i
they arrive. Use only dry sand as litter in the lantern brooder. USE
DEEP DRY LITTER IN THE BROODER HOUSE (see Fig. 3).
3. Feed the chicks as soon as they are taken out of the box and
placed in the brooder. i
4. Keep chicks comfortable; reduce the temperature gradually.
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FEEDING CHICKS AND GROWING PULLETS
l. Buy a good starting mash.
2. Give chicks all they will eat at all times.
3. Start feeding some grain when the chicks are 4 or 5 weeks old. 5
4. Keep mash and grain before the pullets during the summer. -
` 5. Water must be kept before the chickens at all times. T .
6. Pasture, such as bluegrass, alfalfa, lespedeza, and Sudan grass l ·
will lower the feed cost and make the chickens grow fast. Such greens i
as Swiss chard, Chinese cabbage or rape may be planted and the leaves
punched 7 Pullffd and fed to the chicks daily, A 100 ft. row of Swiss chard will
as tunnel provide about 10 bushels of green feed. i
down as _ _ _ . _ . _ ‘
' 7. Do not feed milk during the summer. Milk draws flies and flies
*PF€ad diseases and tapeworms.

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1 THE LANTERN BROODER _ is pla·
lt is best for those who want to brood small numbers of chicks EQQQ,
(up to 50) to use the lantern or {lat-bottom lamp brooder (see picture mm S.
on front cover) rather than to depend on hens. Sauk
Operating the Lantern Broader T]
` The lamp in the bottom section of the brooder should be started ( the di
2 days before the chicks are put in. This gives enough time to learn which
how to regulate the amount of flame necessary to keep the brooder The]
warm. Also the sand used as litter in the removable tray will become V dows
warm and dry. Be sure that there is at least l inch of space between the  
the top of the lamp chimney and the {ioor of the brooder. ( gig?
If the weather is very cold, the brooder may be placed in a build- V (I
ing with the front of the brooder facing a window for light, but in by Place
ordinzuy weather the brooder should be placed on the south side ofa can b
building where it will be protected from the wind and will be in the _
sun. If the brooder is inside a building, less heat and less kerosene sm"
will be needed. In this case the iloor around the brooder must be _  
kept free from straw or other trash to avoid hre hazard. 201-*
Clean the brooder at least once the first week and twice a week to Ig
thereafter. Never use straw for litter in this type of brooder, since TOO I
it burns easily. Always use dry sand.
HOW TO BUILD THE LANTERN BROODER ‘
(See detailed plans on pages 8 and 9)  
Section 'I (bottom section)  
The sides and ends of the bottom section are made of l" x I2" l
boards. Before nailing the section together, cut out the S" x l0" door
as shown in one of the sides. The door may be hinged with small strap .
hinges or leather straps. Nail a l" x 2" x 2’ strip above the door 0n (
the inside to strengthen the weakened side. Cut the boards to correct ~
lengths, allowing for thickness of boards, so that the section will be t
of exactly the dimensions shown. Three M2" openings should be pw
vided on two sides of this section for ventilation.
Section 2 (removable tray)
The tray is made of l" x 4” boards fastened together with M2" cor
rugated wood fasteners driven at an angle to the grain in the boarrlt
A tin bottom is nailed to the tray with small shingle nails. The ml B
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