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Chick brooders can be elabo-rate pieces of equipment such as tiered battery brooders (Figure 1) or as simple as a cardboard box; (Figure 2) in the house or garage. In both cases, the most important aspect is to maintain conditions ... Battery brooding; Because birds in battery brooders are kept in multiple layers,
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