Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-12-29
Conafry GenticmAn.
HOW To RAISE CHICKENS.

Couafry GenucmAn.
now To RAISE CHICKENS.
Evefy one wh0 has fosl.. Al hsiching
season. l. auxipas - hriug fofth ffom hi.
ssg. the largest possible numn-r of chicks
To 10 this successfully, rqllr.s gfvsi
care snd = strict ah-.rvsuce 20 The snail
csi dstsil. an Intending - raise ahout
,lght Hundred chicks this ycar, and Will
glvs my mode of managing fosl. fof N"
h.usot ~ those who msy dssir. - Try thi.
mosi profitable hrsuch ~ The farm.
Before the sgg l. laid a. XII of ihs
breeder masi be- exercised % OVsfcom-
The macy OBSTACLES which arc - formlis
sl~ % The csr.l.s. farmer. Aui no 90. can
hop. % succeed withpat psying strict al
t-ntlon to ne carr of III. nsis s.i-ct
thr nne.t hens anf mate them - nv mo.t
desirable cocks. shi allow each p'n full u.
sFty part ~ each lay. unl-.s ton stormy. !
kssp standing a. al times sqasre hnt
slth sn outlet fof the grsiu a. ihs hoiiom,
hsiiing oue hash,l feed. from Oct0nef
to May. sh.at screenings sith an occas.
local hashsl ~ cora. al the ppsisFri cal.
clnszi ff-.h bpns thsy will az snich qlNu.
uty l. sufpfisinel sni refuse nat from
the hatcher From May % O-to1-r.
coru whole snd cracked ouiy, Nth fun
ilhsfty
some breeder. say 10 .. irlanoas % keep
f1oi At al times hsf1rc the f1sl. that
th.y eat thslf on Aud then loaf ADout th~
foo.is. plcking thsir fcsthsrs % amu.-
thrmssls.s d'fr from these g~utle.
men, suf thlnk that The t-iiou. ronilne of
scaliiug and cooking vafious Ingredients
Or one DAY. with whole grain % various
kiut. flr The usIt. ~ be ri ~ strictly
regular times. l. llttle steep fof the far
mr. who has hls time - well occupied a.
haichlag sssson, aud can more pfOitAhly
psy every n-.fful sttsntion - ths fowls
wlthout emptying hl. Sifr's tss.kettl~,
thereby ofsn disturbing diuner, A. well a.
the serenity ~ his d-sr helpmsie. 10 orisf
20 encourage his fosls - remain sitilng
upon our leg high 10 The regions ~ dream
lanf. only - awske n that Trsciis hour
Which brings ths food. and then sPes'illy
- soar 90 th- roost.. 90 retake The broken
thread % their dream.
A. soon a. the hens become hrOOfy, l
take LITTLE boI-s. having . shding-d0or OF
abput ~ iuchss ia With. With lille
by OF straw 10 The bottom. ani place q
h~u In zach, slssys slioslne the heu -
r.main hfoofy frw days 10 hsr ncst pre-.
yinus.y-seiilng tso OF more Al once.
always remove 20 the boxes Al ulght AT
tsr tlrse DAYS of incunsilnu, fab each
h-u wlth large hAnifal ~ sulphur, which
I r.p~at twice before hAtchiug-carc h~ing
t.krn not % dusi later than the seven
t-.uth DAY. a. 10 will certainly close The
young chicks EYES N 10 gets IN them. A
= a. - - ~ =
oucc day. IL indisp-usshle. close ne
ioor upou the fowl. l~ssiug snail hol-s In
Il fsr air. and Al noon Allos them liberty
ffom Ten minutes u thrrc qlsrisrs of an
hour, accorilng % the warmth of the
dsy. ia ben frfas-s % come out. on'
nge her % DO 80 when the chicks sp'
par llf valasblsl | remove from the hen
when Dry. and place them In basket hy
The stove, q be- Feiurnej when the hen l.
ready q come of
10 spite % all this care. In some oOops
he. wlu app-sr. ani the chicks will CON-
msBce 20 droop They are readily Dis
c-rui1le ~ u.log heu's feather trimmed
short, win which run back the dosn on
the heals Of The yoang chicks. and close
scrutluy will discover ths long prOwnish-
h,ckei parasite driosing The iifs.blooi OF
the voung chick have tri-i msny rem.
sflr-, such a. insect powders. sulphar and
lard. etc but none will thoroughly destroy
the nlis. although thy are sure death "a
the gro~n lou.c Ten days Afterwards
ja.t a. many will sppear. I nod ksrosens
Oh lightly rubbed 10 With q leather surs
d~.,h % bit- or eggs a. well A. The old
Il seem. like harsh remedy, sud ! have
never seen IL advised. bot | have used u
upon chick. from tsO days old and up
sari. aud have found u comparatively
harmless. rarely losing any, care however
should ~ taken Of the chick's eyes, which
II will close A. tight a. sulphur writs'
10 . poultry paper says "llc- isy ihsir Eggs
or ult. Ia the nnsirils Of the chick which
hatches aud produces worms Ia the throat,
| causing the rcourge knOsn - gspes That
| chicks are suhj ct to the gaps Il certain
bot doubt hi- theory 0f the origin OF thr
worm My experience inform, me that
the nlts or eggs are laid Ia the hollos on
the top OF the chicks head alongside ol
the conn, aud under the blll al the extr-m m
ity Of th- down. and you eau observe th'
young of al slE-s. from the nit or th'
white-bsckei yoang l'us- up u the terri
hle black louise. Thst they grow up ice,
breed lice aud die lice, l. my belle,
A. the pr~s-ut time | have hstehed Ahoul
slr hundred chicks. averaging shout III 81
chick. n each hen; most Of our sltlsr'
have hstchsd every egg. sni sxp-ct th'
same proportion from Others nov -ittins
A. soon a. the hen has hstched, take tbs
sane box aud place lsth 10 the doorss,
/ % keep the hen In aud set the box Ia
warm. sunny place. DOT OF doors, sllowinl
| liberty Al sll times for the chicks 10 run u
snd cot I place the bores In row snt
Al plght shut Oot rats and oth~r intrud-rs
opening when the dew IL mostly on th'
grss. in the morning For the nr-t feu
days feed meal baked brown, then sesld
"a m-sl
Nv fowls are chiefly Light Brshm~
Brown L-ghorns. Silver spsogl-d Han
burgs sni Common stock Crossed With th'
cOck- Of the sDOve br--i- have ., pre-
ent lees than one hundred fowls, bat shal
keep some two hundred aud fhy nsxt year
I an keeping . strict poultry account
which thiuk will compare fsvorsbly Will
any thst have seen 10 poultry p'p~rs
will fOrssrd Il 70 the COuniry GeHnemd'
Al The end ~ 'hs year. c.
TTasydri Hsrea, Mas