Electric brooder Clay pot brooder Nipple drinker Be it in the cage or deep litter system of poultry production, the Farm keeper must do the following to have a successful brooding of day old chicks. First thing first 1. Before the arrival of day old chicks , the following activities should be carried out; •Clean and disinfect the poultry house or brooding area • Feeders, and waterers at least two weeks before day old chicks due to arrive. • Repair windows, doors, ventilators, or any part of the poultry house or brooding area that needs attentchicks • Eliminate any drafts, especially those caused by cracks in the walls or poorly fitting doors and windows. • Spread the bedding material two days before the day old chicks are due to arrive. • Turn on the heat lamp or brooder the day before day old chicks are due to arrive. This will give the brooding house time to warm up. • Provide footwears for entering the brooding house. This will reduce the transportation o