The Red Cloud chief., 1879-09-18
rgopr cTIox AND KErri>G or EGD

rRopI CTIo> AND kEFriNG or EGG~.
-Dftcnilme~ IL j. a matter IF import
ance Ia Keep eg. for IL time. When
prices rule low. they NAV III. preserved
in comparative freshness for several
weeks. even in july aud August. if care
he taken To place them on end =, soon
-as brought in from the nest. One not
accustomed Ia the handliu" and arr nf
c%"~ can form n" idea uf III" >h"rtu'>~
If time required for the yclk IF an -"
Ia settle ON one side. where it adhere tn
the she'll and quickly spells in warm
weather. Always place the egg ON the
biz end. | have tried both ends, and
have dccilcd-in favor IF the former po-
sition. Eggs should bc gathered from
the nest every dav. and where there arr
MANY hem kept. twice in a ,lay. II mat
tiers not for what purpose We desire
e"yS. the hens that produce them should
always bc Young and healthy. E@"- that
are I" bc kept for any length If tim"
should always brtho>c from Young hens.
or. if two years old. only from those in
perfect health. II this rule j. closely
observed 10y breeders VIII" export eggs
for Matching. from one locality I" anoih-
or, there would hc better satisfaction
given. II j. If much importance that
the c"@~ have perfect shells, and a hen
not in perfect health may drop her
! c@@S regularly. Vet the shells may pos
~c>> impcrfcctions tina, render them un-
iii either for keeping al Matching. \
hen in perfect health will not drop an
c"g daily for more than three DAYS in
succession. Fowls that are confined in
narrow Enclosures fora n length of time
can not he in perfect health. They are
forced out If their natural habits. and
the restraining of nature tells on the
system. sooner or later. For immediate
use, their eggs perhaps, are rs good ~
any. With increasing age the shells
grow thinner. and some drop them
with no shells at all. Strength
and stamina If the system. supported
by good wholesome food. produce the
she'll. II is a calcarcou> substance that
forms around the egg after it j. perfect
ed i'm the oviduct. The completed egg
consists of several component parts. each
one IF which draws on the vital energy
and stamina Of the bird. which i 81
formed that its body performs it, natur-
al functions in regular order when in
health. We must consider that they are
forced out of their natural order when
We feed them up for great egg produc-
ton. Did n n eve hear Of IA wild
bird that dropped a soft egg, or eve
See a >helle>S egg that was dropped by
Il wild bird? We have produced poul-
try that do not sit. Nature intended
the hen Ia sit on her c~gS for
three weeks. and afterwards Ia nurse
and run with her chicks for four
or five weeks longer. In this interval
the system gains tone and strength. II
i an entire change; a division of labor.
and the fowl gathers strength and tone
for future c"g-producti"n. The regular
>ittcrS seldom drop more than Ii eggs
in a clutch. and then comes broodinc>S.
Our non->itters are the result Of success
ful breeding from fowls which had mani
Tested little desire Ia sit. II was Il great
achievement. They are a manufactured
Face. and must he cared for differently
from the old common breeds much given
In sitting and little having. Many years
back perpetual LAYERS We're unknown, a.
well As the production Of eggs in winter.
Among the birds If the air there i one
species known as "cow blackbird." that
never sits. but perpetuat"> it, kind by
dropping it, ewT> into the nests of other
bird>.by which the young are brought up.
Generally the nest IF a smaller bird l.
chosen. aud in rearing the smaller birds
are frequently robbed of their food and
perish. the overgrown birds beak get
ting the larger share of food. The cow
blackbirl can not be n great LAYER. or
their eggs are discarded by the other
birds thus imposed upon. for the species
is not very plentiful. Eggs dropped in
MAY and June keep much better than
those dropped later in the season. The
reason i that the fowls are in better
condition. After the middle IF July,
the close summer heats and sultry night,
come on. and the birds are more or les.
exhausted. The melting season j.
close at hand. and the whole system i
preparing for a change. the %recovery
from which is a question of time and
care. BY this time. if left UNDECIDED,
their roo>ting-places have become fouI
and infested with vermin. From thi.
time out. Stimulant> and mild
tonics should be given To the
perpetual LAYERS a. required. Tc
he thoroughly profitable. theS.
fowls should not be kept over the second
winter. unless il he in exceptional cases
There Is no brood of fowls that accent.
management as readily as the Brahmas
They yield to confinement. in time. plac,
and food, without repining. Vet they ar,
tender. and require more care and fore
thought in feeding than any of the othel
races of sitters. Perfect eggs. after one,
obtained. should be set up on end il
good. sweet, clean oats. and kept in /.
cool place. and there will be found littl.
difficulty in saving them TO obtain a fail
price at the fall markets. They mus
possess good. thick, perfect shells. Of
they will not keep.-Cor. Country Gen