Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1880-02-19

we would recommend artificial Matching.
OUT the Old way is best for ordinary farmers.
Inc best locality for a poultry yard is a
southern exposure. High gravelly ground
IS best, and spring or creek in the ward
would be matter of great convenience. A
big fiat country is not 80 good as to be
among the hills, as there are many DAVIS in
winter that fowls would do well out of doors.
which is generally prevented on level land
on account OF the snow. The treatment of
young chicks is simple enough. The first
1000 recommended by poultry growers every
where is hard-boied eggs. This is followed
by bread, cracked grain and whole grain as
the chicks get larger. 1t is necessary to
feed early and often, and give the little ones
the full benefit of the sunshine. Some
poulfry-lnen who use incubators have hens
trained to take care of the young, and often
one hen takes $50 chickens. After few
weeks these are given to another hen and
another brood given to the first one. as each
hen is trained to make a speciality of carino
Tor chicks OF certain age. The method of
putting from two to three hundred chickens
with one hen is successfully practiced bv
those who 90 not use incubators, One hen.
III sucfr cases, is made to hatch several
broods at one sitting. This is easily enouoh
accomplished by giving the matter proper
attention. Hovers are prepared for the lit
tle ones during the night separate from the
hen, which is made to occupy box near
by that she may keep them quiet by cl,,ck-
ing TO them when they become restless.
me percentage of loss is generally govern
ed oy the health Of the poultry. If proper
sanitary measures are adopted it will be
light.
10 get eggs OF pure Spanish fowls it
would be necessary to send East to snme
breeder of established reputation. We
would recommend the shipment of fowls
III preference to eggs, as eggs shipped SO
great distance are not apt to hatch well. |
AS 60 which is the best breed is a question |
that cannot be answered as there is no such
a thing as the best breed of fowls. Owino
60 the high price of eggs in Montana, we
prefer non-sitters. The pure Black Span
sh stand high, but we would prefer the
brown Leghorns. But the Leghorns and
opahish have common origin and the GEN
eral characteristics are the same. What ;s
,eeded Is breed that is hardy, feathers
foung, rustles we'll and is good winter
aver. Let our correspondent make his
election with these objects in view. and
manage well and success will follow.
ne cause OF failures in poultry-raising is
ot the fault of the breed so much as bad
management. ogrow poultry successfully {
Is necessary to take poultry Journals and /
cad them; read works on poultry. and IL t
'ct, gather information from every source
osslole, and put the knowledge when gain :
d into practice. !
we suhjoin the following from Fannie d
ield,' i'll the Prairie Farmer on tba s,h- :.
'ct OF lncubators which may be of some Il
aue to our friend: ;.
10 go back to the first question. | must 8;
y that don't think ineubators will pay ;.
le general farmer who only raises hun !"
GU Gu or 50 chlckens every year | have Y
~ say that you can hatch and raise Ron, :.
'ickens With hen mothers cheaper 1han :.
~ can raise half that number with inrn. v
TORS and artificial mothers. The cost of bl
Incubator is no small item, and bv tl,e s,
ne you haze paid for that and spoiled two i,
three lots nf eggs because tie blamed -
lng wouldn't work right" you will con- J"
ide that lncubators cost more than fbav 70
me to anyhow" After you have learned af
run the Thing. and hatclied lot of cbjcE- - -
$, you will find that you have an immense ~
on your hands. Just think of 100 little r,
lping lnotlerless chickens! Ii You have +,
ly average accommodations for your
'ls. aud lave no desire to get out more :"
m two or three broods of very early fic
cks, stick 70 The old hen, and vex NOT LIE
ar soul with incubators. BIT If YOU live an
ere you can market spring chickens, and si
MT to raise several hundred. try an iuc,t-
or. Get one early, and try your hand liq
small lot OF eggs to begin with. Ii inf
sht be as well to put few under the old -.s
at the same time. There is NOTHING s'r
having ''two strings to your bow; 8 Blu
If you are going to hatch out chicks vii
artificial means during cold weather. Won +or
st have suitable building to raise them ~,
no ordinary chicken house will answer sai
building must be well lighted, large of
ugh to afford the chicks ample room for co,
rcise, and warm enough so that the hrc