Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1889-08-29
AMONG The POULTRY.
Notes on tho Management of Chickens,
Turkeys and Geese.

Notes on the Management Of Chickens,
Turkeys and Geese.
Too much corn will give the ducks
tho cramps.
rable refuse makes a valuable feed
for the poultry.
Care should always bs taken 10 have
tho house for tho ducks dry.
Better let part OF the fowls roost
in the trees than to crowd them into
an ill-ventilated house.
Egg-cases are best for shipping
eggs; but II shipped in boxes or bar
rels use cut ryo straw, II is dryer and
bctter than eithor wheat or cat straw,
The mistake is too often made OF
attempting to keep too large a num-
Der of poultry without giving them
the attention that is necessary.
The establishing Of new breeds re-
quires considerable work, but can
not by any means be considered as al
ways profitable.
II choice can be made always
select a light, sandy soil for the loca-
tion OF the poultry-house. A clayoy
soil is nearly always damp, and for
this reason should be avoided when
possible
Both the nests and the roosts should
be made movable. IL will be neces-
sary to clear them out and the work
can be done much more easily and
thoroughly II they can bo taken down
readily.
Usually the latter part OF summer or
early fall is the best time to buy
breeding stock. Decide as nearly as
possible what you want and then buy
in good season.
Wood ashes even II dry should not
be used for n dust bath. Road dirt,
plaster or slfted coal ashes with q
small quantity OF air-slaked lime will
be much better than wood ashes. IL
will be found n valuable aid for the
fowls to rid themselves OF lice.
There is no sure cure for feather
pulling, and, as the hens are more
liable to get into the habit at moult-
ing than at any other time, good
care should be taken at this time, and
at the first indications, separate the
guilty fowls from the rest Of the
flock
With poultry as with other classes
OF stock, disease can be readily trans
mitted in breeding. Hence great
caro- should be taken In tho selection
OF the breeding stock ID Use nothing
but what you know to be healthy,
vigorous fowls.
The eggs are favored more or less
by the food that tho fowls eat For
this reason care should be taken not
to allow the laving hens to eat too
much garlic. onions, putrid flesh, or
to working over the nanore heaps.
II Is worth repeating, the best place
for the poultry in the farm is in the
orchard. Shade grass, fruit and in
sects can thus be secured for the fowls
while they will be benefit to the trees
and fruit.
In summer there is no special benefit
in overlooking tho Turkeys. They are
naturally Of a roaming disposition, and
IL allowed the run Of the farm will pick
up a good part Of their living and will
keep In better health than II they feed
on corn or other grain at home. Feed
good ration at night; this will usual
ly be sufficient
In the fall is a good time TO make a
start with a good breed OF poultry.
There is usually more time to arrange
the house; better selection OF breed
ing stock can be secured at less cost;
there is better opportunity for get
ting exactly what you want and OF
gaining considerable experience be-
fore time for setting the eggs and
Matching chickens in the spring.
More or less experience is necessary
70 make the business a success, hence
the better plan is to begin on a small
scale first and then gradually increase
as this experience is acquired. II is
much easier 10 figure out on paper
what the profits will bo than It is prac-
tCally to secure them, and in order to
avoid serious loss the better plan Is TO
60 slow at tho start.-St Louis Re-
public