Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-12-31

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FEED n" POULTRY I'D PRODUCER h'''S'
A correspondent writes that his chick
ems are in good condition and have the
free run Of the barn-y ard and farm, but
are not aging eggs, although the season
for laying Is at ha, d He asks what
he shall feed to his poultry TO produce
eggs. This query is an opportune one,
and the query may be of general inter.
est.
Before considering the question Of
food, il may be- well to state that 80
sson az the old fowls have ceased laying
in tbs autumn, and before they have
lost condition by melting, they should,
unless Hamburgs or BraLlnas be either
killed or sold eff and replaced by pull
lets Matched in March or April, VIII CHI
will hav. molted early. These pullets,
with proper food and housing, will all
produce eggs by November When
fowls are kept for eggs 1t Is essential to
success that every autumn the stock be
replaced with pullets hatched early in
the spring. BY no other means can
eggs be relied on. The only exception
to this rule is in the case Of Cochins,
Brahmas or Hamburss, which will lay
through winter up to their second and
sometimes their bird year.
A judicious system Of feeding is es.
seutial in winter. There is danger in
loverfpeding. A fat hen is not only sub
ect to dist asc but ceases TO lay. On
the other hand, fowls are not remune-
ratiye unless sufficiently fed. The al
most daily reduction of an article no
rich in nitrogen as an egg demands all
ample and regular supply of adequate
food. There is one simple rule that
ALWAYS holds GOOD with adult fowls,
viz, give them as much az they will
eaI eagerly and no more. When fowls
begin to feed with Indifference the sup
ply should be stopped.
iftbe fowls have ,un of moderate
extent so TINT they can forage for them.
selves. two meals per day will be found
sufficient, one in the early morning and
the other the las, thing before they
roost But when fowls are kent in con-
fnement they will require a scaut mid
day meal,
The morning meal should consist of
soft warm food, Small POTATOES and
potato pe.linps. boiled until soft and
mix.u with han or meal slightly scald .
ed makes an excellent soft feed. In
m;xin1 soft food aluavs mix It dry.
Tbo evening meal should he OF grain.
harley il excellent. and Indian corn
NAV he adyantapeously given every
ssc1nd and third Iay Buck wheat has
stimuiatipo effect upon the prodpc.
tio. of epUs and could IL bs obtained at
a cbsan enough rate would be recon.
nendpi Another imnor,ant article of
Ji.t !. green or vspe,shl. food give
c,hha,a ia.yas turnina ct, in small
Inuantities every day, In addition TO
| ,hair r.u,,Iar food II ia ne.dful that
| fnuju have sunnlv of lime in one
shane orapolber Old mortar bounded
| 10 .rc.llant an are burnt ovster shells
N.vsr leavethe fowls without pleuty of
cl.an water
Sns,S nav he ,f any form Int are
hest nIaced on or near the ground, A
fnr,n nf n.yt n,nrloved abroad and ad-
vant.genns hecausc readily cleaned IL
a haSL at .h,na nat on ons .idp and
hnmg low IN a nail in the wall These
ha,ssts are ~ wire hence do not har.
Ice var,n;n Tha straw nlac.d in tho
,,o.,s shnrId hn chanvaI 40 oft.n az
hsra 10 INV fan, or misty smell,
,,hn,,f Cd of ,in,as viii ha hama
H. al Wien the weather in warm and
,he nroduction of eggs abundant the