The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-03-01
Management of Young Chicks.

In the rearing Of chicks, particularly
early ones tho hen must be confined
during the pleasant portion of the day,
no that the chicks may have the advan-
tago OF running and scratching in the
open air. This Is an important means
20 success, In former years | used
coops 10 keep the hens confined but
finally gave them up, During the day,
when the hen was confined and tho
chicks abroad there was constant
struggle on her part 10 got out, She
was restless and impatient, aud @ In
all broods, there are some little ones
more delicate than tho Others these re-
qur0 the tender nursing and broodlng
OF the hen. Her attention ls directed
toward the smart ones, aud her whole
desire Ia 10 bo abroad with them, con-
soquently the puny ones suffer
Early broods nccd protection, and
must bo housed In buildings nt night.
OF late years, have tod the hen In n
warm, sunny locality, on pleasant days.
give her n string about u yard long,
fastening II securely 10 pin, post, on
tree close 10 the ground. / use " piece
OF soft "listh about half an inch In
width. mako moose In the end, and
slip the hons leg through II, The
harder The fowl pulls, the tighter tho
loop but belug sOlt and broad, docs no
injury, When first commencing this
operation, place the chicks all safely
In n basket and cover with blanket
W that thoy may not escape, and then
allow tho hen 10 try her best 10 escape,
At first II hen that IN new 10 the business
will lly, tug NJ tho string, and use her
boaH TO loosen ~ but the more furious
her trials TO escape, the sooner she
gives up and submits, My fowls aro
gontle and accustomed 10 being handled.
and aro not ouslly frightened on my
approach
When soborcd down, | place some
food before her, and give her tho chicks.
Then she IL delighted, and clucks and
calls them up 10 her, AZ the garden Is
contiguous, anchor her In one corner
whore she can do no damage by scratch
Ing, and bo under supervision II any ac-
ci1ont occur She soon becomes Nc.
oustomcd 10 the business, and becomes
quiet She has plenty of loose Ourth.
aud scratches II over day after day,
while tho little ones run among tho
early vegetables, and gather many IN
scots aud worms, doing no harm what.
ever keep her In this one place un-
til the chicks are w0Nncd which will bo
IN the course of three or four weeks, ne
cordlng 10 tho age of the hen, and the
quantity OF food allowed her. A young
hon will woan her chicks soonest, offer.
too early for their good, Aftor the
chicks are woancd, tho hen Ia put into
tho yard with tho layers, aud tho chicks
keep ON In lhclr old runs. the lettering
post being their feeding place In this
manner they miss the mother very little,
and do not pine NJ Nll,
My method, perhaps, Is n little differ
ont from that OF the majority, but II IL
simple aud we'll adapted TO my con
vonlences and purposes, All may not
understand that fowls should cnrly bo
trained In the ways thoy are 10 gu, /
do not put my chicks ont when young
and the season Ia chilly, until the sun Il
well up, say ubout eight, nine, or ten
o'clock, according TO the warmth Of the
weather and age Of chicks, have n
building for the purpose Of housing the
chicks NJ night When young, they 40
In at two p, ~, are fed aud put to roost
In the basket and covered. Al four D,
M they are fed again aud put to roost
for the night Cor Country 0entio
man,