Question

Study the diagram below and answer the questions that follow.

1. Name the structure illustrated above.
2. Why should structure be round and not rectangular or square shaped.
3. Describe the heat situation in the structure. 
4. Give one reason to support your answer in (iii) above.
5. Why is saw dust not suitable for use as litter in the structure.

Answer 1

1. Brooder
2. To avoid flocking of chicks at the corners which may lead to suffocation and eventually death
3. Hot
4. The chicks have moved away from the heat source.
5. It clogs the gizzard of the birds leading to indigestions and death