The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-04-15

tComuunicated to the Southern Cultivstor.)
As poultry raising seems to be IN
teresting number Of your cores
spondenfs, have thought perhaps my
experience might DO of service to
some Of those Who are just about to
commence. Ny poultry have given
me great pleasure, and my neighbors
have considered me successful in rais-
ing them. Those who like it will
succeed, but it is useless to begin I'M
less one is willing to give both the
time and attention necessary. Early
feeding and turning out, is very i'm
portant to the health and vigcr of
fowls. SO that late sleeping and poul-
| try raising win not agree. My fowl
house is large and airy. This is used
only as sleeping apartment. Ny
hens lay and set in coops in the yard,
made after the following plan: the
floor is three feet square, the sides
slated about one foot high, . partition
dividing it in the middle, and the roof
little slanting to shed off rain. These
are set up on posts in the ground, at
an elevation of four feet. Ef CHI OF
these eoops accommodate two hens.
A hole large enough for hen to en-
ter is cut in each division, and a
notched pole is put up for the hens to
walk up on. This arrangement may
be considered troublesome, but if per-
sons will try it, they will find many
reasons for liking it. The hens by
being shut up once or twice, soon
learn to know their own nest, and
will use the same nest year after year.
The nest being above the reach. OF
dogs, they can be left open day and
night, while the hens are setting.
| Young chickens require much at.
tention, and my plan is to confine the
| mothers III . coop on the ground, until
the chicks are week or ten days old,
| feeding them five or six times day.
If at the end of that time they are
strong enough to follow the hens well
l turn them out after the dew is dry
on the grass, and pen them early in
the afternoon. | feed them on corn
meal mixed with clabber, or soul
milk. 1 feed my poultry generally
largely on clabber, they love it and
find it nourishing to all kinds Of
young poultry.
l have been raising the Brahma:
with much success and entire satisfac.
ton. | bought my first pairs from
Mr.. Thomas Wood of Chester Co.
Pennsylvania, who isa reliable dealer
He sent me beautiful, pure blooded
fowls. AS soon as they reached me
l killed off all of my ROSTERS, and some
of my common hens. From the full
floods, l raised a number of large flint
chickens, also any quantity of hal
bloods. / would recommend the
Brahama fowl to any one who wishe.
to raise either for market, or home
use. They are large, healthy, gentle
no fighters, and are just as industrious
in hunting for food, as any common
fowl. The hens are also large, fint
layers, and good mothers. The egg
are quite large and heavy. The chick
ems grow fast, are strong, and vigor
Gus, and are ready for the table in {
much shorter time than the common
kinds. The flesh OF both the full anC
half bloods is very fine, having til.
taste Of turkey.
| | have noticed that some one writ
ing for your paper, speaks disparingl,
of the Brahmas. This individual
could not have gotten the pure breed.
or he would never have been disap
pointed. Yours truly,
| A LADY READER.
! GeO,Uin. Feb. 18th. 1870.