Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1848-05-24
Bearing Poultry.

Bearing Poultry.
As The time 10 lay the ground work for
raising poultry is at hand, We will RESPECT
fully call attention 10 the subject by brief
" stating our plan for the management of
each variety usually raised on HE farm.
and as We hold it to be intimately con
ncctcd with the success of each. we viii
state that poultry houses should be thrice
year w'lite-washcd. at all times kept
clnan. we'll ventilated. aud have freshly
Stacked lime occasion ally spread over the
floors: that there should be constantly kept
convenient TO the hen house. accessible 10
the chickens. deposits of old plaster or
limo and heaps of ashes and sand. The
plaster and lime being essential TO enable
thr hens to iorm the she'll of their eggs.
and the ashes and sand necessary for
thom - auSt in. rs protecting ag,nst the
chicken lice. which annoy all fowls.
both oil and young, and watch 50 often
Kill the latter
Young CbicEcns-.s these are Matched
thcv should be taken from the hens and
kept in basket lined with wool or cotton.
until the hon completes Matching out her
brood. While the mother is engaged in
tbs work, the chicks should be fed with
corn meal dough. moiSt"ncd with boiled
milk, or the crumbs Of ponc or wheat
bread similarly moi~tcne1. every few
hours through the dav. 4; night. until
the mother has finished her labors. let the
chickens b. restored 10 the nest. unless
thnra be reason to apprciand that thu nest
IS lousy; in that case. it woul | be best 10
keep the Chickens in the basket. protected
from COLI. Whom the chickens are all
matched. the mother and nor brood should
hn placed under a co0D. which should be
50 made as II protect her and them alike
from sun and rain, tho Stats 10 be arrang
cd as 10 amt Of the passage OF a free cur
rant of air Tine coop should be ncca-
sionallv removed. as it is at times nccas
sarv that the vonnr should be kept dry
and clean While the chickens are v,Ung
If would be better that their food should
be c,nkeI. to prevent their being secured.
and therefore for some weeks we would
coniinc them TO the crumbs of ponc or
wheat bread. moistcned with boiled milk
They should be fed thrice a day: water
vessel, which should have stats across it
10 prevent the chickens from getting in
and voting themselves: they are exfremc
Is tender until they become flcdged. and
should &c kept dry. In rainy weather it
would be best for the mother and hnr young
- bc removed to the shelter Of a room
where the chickens could be protected
from the weather, for we are satisfied that
more chickens are killed by getting wet
than from any othercauso. Chjres should
be cut fine and mixed with their food thrice
a week. Young chickens are subject to
liarrhca: to correc: this n teaspoonful Of
pulvcrizad chalk or charcoal should be
mixed with every cup full of meal or 9th
or food fel out to them. While the moth
er is confined in the coop. she should be
rs far removed as possible from the dung
heap. \ handful Of gravel should be
placed within her reach: she should have
food and water regularly given her thrice
day. and care must be taken TO grease
or oil the back part of her head. down her
neck and under each wing. to DESTROY any
lice with which she may have become in
testeI while setting \ small piece of
a>satoa,lia. if kept in the vessel in which
the chickens arc given their water. may
prove both preventive and curative OF the
onpes. dcScasc which we believe 10 be
the result of 1rorms. In chilly days we
have found it servceable to mix up lit
tie pulyerized black pepper with the young
chickens food. We have found boiled
mclet seed an excellent food for the young.
while we have given il uncooked TO the
old with excellent effects. Hens. while
having should have their food altern ated,
sometimes Indian meal dough, then corn
OF buckwheat and again oats.
In raising young chickens. care must
be taken to keep them dry. feed them reg
u'arlv. and give them fresh water. which
should be renewed whenever 1t may be
rendered dirty.
The nests of the LAYING as we'll as the
setting hens. should be preserved from
lice. This may be effected by making
them of clean straw. placing few tobac-
co stems at the bottom dus ting little ash
es through the nest. and greasing the I'M
der part of the wings of the hens where
they Join the BODY, and also the back of
their heads and necks. 1t may be done
also by using snuff and grease alone
this last plan we do not approve. though
effective. as ii is apt TO sicken the hens for
a time.
Garlic. Shires and .Sallots. chopped
I'D very fine and mixed in small quantities
with the chickens food occasionally. exert
an excellent influence upon their health.
Young chickens. while feeding. should al
WAYS be protected from the large fowls.
american Farmer.