The Red Cloud chief., 1880-03-25


hsve h~~a r~sisiag tho~uuzb-bred
poultry frr several y.a->. SD I think 4
Il o vrss appropriate business Sc Az
sorsn II ds,icz:s hsalfh. Ike Esy-h
The basines. - both p~icasarxsir and
profitable. I have the Light bnsAazss
and Partridge Cochins, add also The
pure While Bantans. Ny BrzhnaAs
and Cochins are very nsor aad argv
| gvs nv Psrtrstgr Cochins from =
breeder Ia Sew jersey. and ID. L1ghi
Brahmas,A part from oho and \ part
frvm this State IIndizna). n csr-r
they co.; considerable, bat we czn not
81; par. fowl .s-es for = rer. susg |
have tsu pens ~ Light BrahruA. and
one 81 PsrtridS. tochin.. - - 10 have
the eggs pure fOr setting. and also 10
.eI- Last spring ssld ccEs n ont
dollar per sitting % ;hirtsen. and The
other day sold \ thoroughbred rooster
for rs doiler. Al th.sc rates think
the business pays quite well The Szy
4 do II 20 save NV egg very carefully,
and each kind separately, and k~p
them where they viii not e. chilled IA
the cold nights u spring For hes,si u-e
soap-boNe-, q Y boxes about has size,
| pu; them Ia convenient. cool places. =
little up from the ground. though
not too high. / sprinkle slsckrd lime
in the bottom If each nes;, and, after
the weather il wsrm enough. | place
ground IN the bottom also. Then for the
nest place | put w.lEmashed straw or
hay in the box, sprinkling sulphur over
the same. find that n hest attended
Ia in this way will no; be Bothered with
lice. Biddy will not 10 inclined "a leave
such a nest before her brood j. Matched,
n Is often the ease when such pgecan-
tons are neglected. When the brbOd i,
Matched | thoroughly cleanse the box by
burning the old straw in IL; and then !
renew with lime and fresh hest material.
The box is now ready for the neNt time.
never lit n hen until she remains "a
The nest after her mates have goue Ia
roost; and then know she j. in earn
est and means business. And i, is quite
an item Ia know this when n has val
liable eggs 10 lit that cost n dOllsr or
two. When | have a hen sitting | al
way close up the box - that there will
bee no trouble with other hens having in
the nest. | also gener lily mark the
eggs which | put under the sitting hen.
80 if a hen should happen 10 get = box
open and depo>i, 4 stray egg, | viii no
tice II IN take IL out. ] always select
the time when the chickens outside
have gone Ia roOst 10 feed my sitting
hens. And those that will not come off
by themselves | lift off carefully. |
then see il the eggs are all right and the
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a hen of with "A brood If young chick
ems, | take "A little lard and mix it with
"A little sulphur and coal oil, and grease
the old mother hen on the head. under
the wings. and wherever the lice are
likely to be found. | grease the little
chicks, with pure lard only, the first
time; on the head and under the wings
using IL sparingly, and then | give them
a coop in a dry, sunny place. And If
fed right aud kept dry they will do well.
Never feed with sloppy. mushy stuff,
unless you want them To sickcu and die.
| thoroughly scald the meal and mix IL
moderately thick and dry. | usually
feed the meal warm. 4 great deal 81
the time ] bake corn bread for my flock
| also save all the small potatoes aud
potato-peelings. The way to do i, To
cook and mash them, and then thicken
with corn-meal or bran, seasoning with
cayenne or black pepper, and occasion
ally mixing in a small quantity of slaked
lime. ] chop onions and turnips fine,
and feed them raw n or twice "A week
for green feed. For drink | give all the
milk | have TO spare, and plenty of pure,
clean water, with camphOr gum DC.
~casionally placed in the water. This
will prevent the gapes. i thoroughly
clean the coops oncee every week or two.
and sprinkle lime on the bottom and
around the coops. II any get droopy-
which they generally do when their
wing feathers are growing, which weak
ems them-I take the scissors and clip
off the wing feathers and tail, and they
will soon revive and be rs lively a.
ever. treat young turkeys the same
way, and find it works like a charm. /
notice my young chickens when about
the size Of partridges and larger: il
they stand around much Of the time
picking themselves, it is a clear sign of
lice take lard, mashed sulphur and
a little coaloil, and mix them. but am
careful not to get this too strong. With
this | grease them sparingly on the
head. under the wings, and wherever
the lice are liable 10 harbor. After such
treatment l always clean the coops
well, sprinkling in and around them,
and they will be clean Of lice. The
lime helps tn prevent gapes, and chol-
era also. l CREASED $50 chickens at
one time. II was quite a job. but it
paid. ANY one would have said 30 who
could have seer what 4 nice lot of
chickens | had in the fall. | have win
dows on the south side of my poultry
house so as to give them plenty Of light
and sunshine. Light | find is detrimen-
tai TO vermin. l also have my rOosts
low for large fowls-not over two feet
from the floor. l have my hen-house
cleaned once a week My husband
hauls the hen manure 10 the garden. Ii
is a No. 1 garden fertilizer and pays
largely. l sometimes put coal oil on
the rocsts, but a cheaper and surer
plan is to build n fire and draw the
roost- poles across the blaze slowly.
This is sure destruction TO the parasites,
and this remedy is within reach of all.
After the house is cleaned, / throw lime
over the floor and roosts and up the
sides of the wall. Every two or three
weeks it is 3 good plan to take sulphur,
copperas and corn-eobs and put them in
an old iron pot and set fire to them, sit
in the hen-house, close the doors tight,
and give it a good fumigating- The
smoke will kill all the remaining lice.
| always open and air my house wei
before il is time for the chickens TO 60
TO roost. l also treat ms coops for my
small chickens the same way Bat.
when burning sulphur and copperas, be
careful and inhale as little smoke a.
possible. The first time l tried this
plan l became so stiff and sore that l
could scarcely walk for several days. /
suppose the inhaling Of too much smoke
was the cause Of it.-Mrs. II. u Lanfz.
ia The Cincinnati Enquirer.