Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-05-12

Mr. SOuders, from a few choice " yandutte
pullets and cockerels, has raised aud is rails
ing "A flne yard of this famous breed OF pOul-
try, which Is rapidly coming into favor and
popularity in Lancaster county. Mr.. Harry
Schroyer of this city, ~ also ono of tho
breeders of this fowl and III. NJ. Stauiier, at
Bareville, Lancaster county. Mr. SOuders
also has few Golden Spangled Hamburgs
aud Mr.. Staufier has Langshans and Il. &.
Il. Leghorns. The Wyandotte eggs have
gold earlier in the season at g per setting of
thirteen, and now can bo had Tor sl.
This breed, of which our cut affords a fair
picture seems tO be equally iavOrite for a
flesh fowl and layers, and combines all tho
points OF highest excellence. No other
breed of fowls ever gained public favor so
rapidly a. this one. They grow three weeks
quicker than the Plymouth Rocks and fully
one month quicker to roasting size than the
Light Brahma. They Will not fly over T.
foot fence. The hens make good settors and
mothers but are not so persistenty broody
that they cannot be easily broken up as
winter layers they excel all others, laying
through the coolest weather in fact, as all
the-year layers they have no equal, surpris.
ing all who have bred them at the amount OF
eggs they lay. The general appearance of
them and markings OF plumage may be
learned from our illustration. In color they
are black and white. They do not get their
best plumage until after they moult. They
have clean, yellow legs and low rose combs.
Cocks weigh about 81 pounds hens, bi ;
cockerels, ~ and puilets, 81.
\ Good Record for Plymouth Rocks.
Geo. w. Gundaker, of thus city, No. 22l
West Chestnut street, thinks the Plymouth
Rock fowl as good as any, and his experience
iustifies that belief He has one cock and six
hens and in two weeks in April they gave
him ~ eggs. lie brought two eggs of "a more
recent laying down TO the lNrELLIGENCER
office to-day they each measured d inches
by 7, and were certainly pair OF beauties.
Care OF Hens and Chicks.
Where there are a large number of hens
kept II is not wise plan to allow all the
hroods 90 run together. A hen may be very
stupid at first, and may not be able to dis
tinguish young duck from 'chick before
she comes off the nest, but it does not require
long time for her to find out strange
chick that gets among her own, and she will
destroy 1t II she has an opportunity. Hence
where there are several broods the hens
should be separated, and the coops placed far
enough apart to prevent the chicks of
ditlerent broOds coming together. The
hens should be confined for two weeks
after they come off the nests and under
no circumstances should the chicks he
allowed to run in the grass, or upon wet
ground. The matter oi feeding chicks with
hens should be carefully attended to. Young
chicks need feed often, but every time they
are fed the refuse OF the previous feeding
should be carefully removed, or the result
will be gapes. Gapes and lice come from
filth, and the countryman can save himse
much annoyance by keeping all tho sur
roundings clean. Be careful not to attempt
to raise chicks without guarding agans
hawks 1t is better not TO raise them at al
than To waste the eggs, and devote the time
of the hen TO batching them, IL a large portion
of them are to be devoted to feeding hawk X
Better raise them in little runs altogetho
than to suffer the loss.