A BROODER.
A verv effective brooder can be msde of an old feather duster hung in, a box so that the tips of the feathers will conte-close: to the bottom. The. brooder consists of a wood box about 1 ft hig^t. The ever is removed snd -.hole out m1 the centre to iet«ive the shank of the duster after cutting its handle off. This ihakes an excellent substitute icr the fathers of the hen.' Some finely cut hay. or sand, is placed beneath -o as to bring th elevel up sufficiewtly for the chicks to run among Ihe feathers. For veniilation, bore some holes in fche
side-f of the ; box near'the top and cut a small opening for an v-ntr r:nce. For convenioi «e in (ieaaiing. \i* <pver should be hinged.—Contri'<uted by Wm, T. Miller, Rosiindale, Mass.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXVI, Issue 17534, 29 March 1919, Page 8
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137A BROODER. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXVI, Issue 17534, 29 March 1919, Page 8
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