A common arrangement with brooder equipments is to have two compartments, one where a hover is placed, and the rest of the brooder constituting a run for the chicks. The two compartments are usually partitioned off from each other, allowing just enough room at the bottom of the partition to allow the chicks to pass from one compartment to the other. In the hover compartment is placed the heater, and a metal canopy, so that the heat will be held down close to the floor, where the chicks are located. At first, the chicks should be confined to this hover entirely, because they are liable to get lost if they wander away from the hover, and consequently die from chilling. The temperature of the hover compartment during the first week should be about 96 degrees F., and each succeeding week it should be lowered by at least two degrees. This can be done by controlling the lamp, or what ever heater is used, or by gradually raising or lowering the canopy over the chicks. This method gradually toughens the chicks up, so that they can soon be let out doors. After the first week or so, they should be encouraged to get out into the other compartment for exercise, as this will aid in making them hardy. After the first few weeks of the life of the chicks are past, they will need less care and attention. These first few weeks are the critical weeks of the bird’s life. After the chicks get accustomed to the temperature out in the run of the brooder, it is advisable to cut a small hole at the run end of the brooder box, so that on pleasant days they can run outside on the ground around the brooder. In this case, however, they must not be allowed to run very far at first, and only for a short while until they gradually become accustomed to the practice.