Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1882-08-18
Chicken Triangles.

Perhaps nothing is more important to
success in raising chickens and eggs
than the method of inclosing and shell
tering them during spring, summer and
autumn. They need fresh range. and
yet the welfare of the garden demands
their being fenced in, to prevent dam.
age from their scratching and picking
where scratching and picking are not,
like a motion to adjourn, "always in
order" Three sixteen-foot panels OF
movable fence for triangular yard can
be made as follows: Six wooden strips
an inch and a half thick and three inches
wide form the main frame. Two hun
dred lath added to this constitute the
chief material required. A panel is
made by taking two of the strips and
mailing lath across them about three
inches apart. The mailing should be
done so that the edge of one of the strips
will rest on the ground. The other, or
upper strip, may be placed so that the
upper ends of the lath will project a
foot above it. Three stakes, each five
feet long, should be driven in the
ground at the corners, and the panels
fastened to them either by stout screw
hooks and eyes or by short bits of rope
A tent for roosting, shelter and nests
may be made by putting good stout
roofing paper on two light frames each
five feet wide and seven feet long, and
painting it with mineral or with zinc
paint. The ends of the tent can be
closed by triangular frames also covered
with painted roofing paper. The edges
of the tent resting on the ground can be
secured in place by little stakes driven
at the corners. After the tent is up the
peak may be made weather-proof by a
long, narrow triangular cap of roofing
paper inverted over it and lightly tackled
down with carpet tacks.
Here is tent and an inclosure for q
dozen fowls, which can be moved once
month or oftener, to fresh, clean
ground, in half hour before breakfast:
A little system in moving will insure
thorough and even fertilization of
ground occupied. The movability also
makes it possible to have the fowls far
enough away from the house to prevent
unpleasant odors in warm weather.
Sir Chanticleer and the ladies of his
Court seem to consider it something
really quite high toned" for them to
luxuriate in summer establishment.
ror eaitu tncy Jake klnuly 10 q nall
bushel of weeds fresh pulled. They
don't like wilted vegetables any better
than other people. For recreation they
seem to enjoy gymnastics under, over
and among the branches and twigs of
an oak brush-heap, if one is pro-
yided for them in one corner of the tri-
angular "park-ette. The ground un-
der the bushes is their favorite place in
which to scratch and fill their feathers
with dust.
1t is well while they are on triangle
of ground to deeply spade a square yard
at time. They like the loose ground
best for scratching and picking, and
spading it helps to expose the bugs and
worms they want for food, and which
their owner wants destroyed. Scatter
ing and very lightly raking a few hand
fuls of small grain over the spaded
ground seems to add to their interest in
scratching and picking.
Unlocking an end of panel pro-
vides gateway or door of entrance to
the "Chicken-Trian gle. ."-Ohristian
Union,