Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-01-24
agricultural.
Poultry in a Village,

We live in the village OF salem, ana have 10
econOmlze few feet OF ground that those Iefld-
ing on farms would not rec Gle importance o. 70
much. We HAYS j. 50 arranged that cur liable
and hen park occupy I've b,,A end ot our ''---
the carrsge house being next 20 thopArk. We
partition of three OF tour iegt ui the Wu0ie
width Of the carriage house for the hens Do ro9st
and deposit Their eggs. We haye b1Ae h@el W
one end Of this room whore a door opens IRON
thu carriage house, 70 that auy one can sep 20
the door and gather Tie eggs without any IN
convenience. I have cheap window IN the
south SIDE Of this chicken room, as ! haye '11,
lioed with brick and warm, 81 that the largo
combs OF my Spanish fowls 90 not become irost'
bitten, and 20 az nol to check my benz IRON Isy-
Jog, as cold quarters certainly co. proWd9
place Of ventilation s0men mere above, aGd nave
the window 80 that can open 1t N moderate
weather. 10 allow seygra bens 90 toasl 70
close. unventlated place 10 warm weather, j.
very luxurious il you don't believe II, g Goa
church packed with men ard women, without
any Ventilation vhltevaf, ana rec ii = don.
become sleepy, Set the hadacho, oe.
| have sufficient space under the carriage
house, so that my loItleat and pF0udest Spanisi
cock cannot strike bis large combs against tn
Joints this have all brcked up as tight am
warm as cellar with a south window so tina
in the winter, when my hens are costly shut "
in there, with the sun shining in and plenty o
gravel, ashes and lime to waloH IN, and occa
sionally some bitso fresh meat, pieces Of cab
bage, ete., they hardly know that it il winter
and lay eggs right along, Just rs though the.
thought It was required 0i them as much as
any other time Of the year. A space Is left 70
them to 20 ny from this cellar 20 their layiu.
and ro0stug apartment, without going out u
the cold at all. | nave .hde.dooT also tia
opens on the south side Of tho patk, which
keep open ia warm welthcr and closed 90 clle
days. have place fixed IN the barn winch
csn open 1T pleasure to feed and water them
and throw he contents Of the ta6lec0th IN
water docs not lrecso as it must necessarily d.
ina park
We often have two or three warm days IN th
winter, when the snow is melted of At sucl
times always make it point to draw The side
door and lot my hensrun wherever Lheg choose
which they seem to enjoy very much, and nn'
things to pick up that We know very little about
that they rcem 10 require. When have tw
breeds at time, make g division in the raEI
and extend it under the barn and let ont bn
one Cock at time.
Some Of my ooighb,rs tell re it doee not pa
to take pains in this manner wi.h chickens. N
reply generally il, that can't aOord to fee
hens all winter without any return OF cgg', Az
never knew hen TO live all winter wihou
somet my d oat. II you don't feed her sh
viii endeoyor to get 20 your NOV or sranary
and the resolt is, you have paid ior your hon
lviog al, winter, and IN The spring you has
nothing 10 sF.sk or show for it. Hens have n
lma % goo 40 eggs when they are standing o
one f3os trying 90 keep Varm.-N'rfr' N'
Poultry Bogk.