Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-12
POULTRY LORE.
r,,rse, from the Report Of the OTTAWA
tCaaad.l Experimental station.

tcaaadD Experimental station.
Two Of the worst vices which fowls In
confinement arc given TO arc egg eating
and feather pulling. Tho frst Is caused
by being kept in too great numbers In
limited quarters; a craving e. animal
food; the nests not being ozark enorgh,and
the eggs exposed 10 Wow In consequence;
the male bird being among the layers,
and breaking m egg; hens laying soft
shclled eggs. Tho second vice Is caused
by the absence Of blood food, such as
meat, fowls being IA too great numbers,
and not kept busy enough. Both faults.
once acquired, are very difficult to stop.
Prevention IN both cases is far better
than amy cure. The nests for the layers
should be as retired as possible. and a
little difficult TO approach. Eggs should
be gathered "a soon a. laid.
II the habit becomes general stop tho
hens from laying by ceasing the soft
food and giving nothing but oats. II
convenient, move the hens To q strange
pen. and that will aid In stopping tho
egg production. II there's an incorrigi.
BILE egg eater IN tho pen she should DO
lallcd. or she will teach every companion
to be- ~ vicious as herself. In feather
pulling q "hit" Is sold by dealers in
poultry supplies 10 go into the mouth.
another plan l. to feed the pullers moth
ing but feathers. and separate them
from ono another. with care TO have
the layers kept In small numbers. with
proper variety Of diet. neither Of these
habits should bc acquired.
a few points 10 remember are; Make
hens lay whom egill are dearest; breed
stock when eggs arr cheap. Keep non.
sitting breed 10 lay when dtiers arc
, Matching. aud pay expenses OF latter.
Breed az many chickens ~ possible and
as early as possible. They all represent
10 much money. Keep all tho pullots,
They arc worth 81 each as prosperity,
early winter layers. Kill or othcrwist
dispose OF I'll hens after three years Of
age. Breed the best nolh formers foi
market. Feed them up 10 rs great
weight as possible. Well faitoned. wei
dressed poultry win bring the best price
from the best customer. II not aocus
toned TO poultry begin with small
number. Learn 90 make success 81
tho few, then 80 on with larger mum
Der. Do not neglect tho little essential
TO success. such rs lime. gravel. meat
plenty Of cloan water, green food, dus
bath. otc., regularly supplied TO layers
Poultry. like all othor animals, an
subject to disease. But with n run
such as they would have on farm, Rni
proper care in tho cold. wet weather OF
certain portion OF the fall, diseases shout
be rare. Ono disease common TO Ioul
try Is roup Ia its different phases Of cold
catarrh and throat affections The FIR
symptoms nro running ut tho nostril
aud ncozing. In its moro virulcni forr
Il "a attended with swollen head an
closed eyes and most offensive dii
charge. IL Is better on detecting q cas-
20 kill tho bird NJ once and burn H.
neglected IL will contnininato NIL IN
others In the pen 10y dipping its, no
tril- into tho drinking water. aud 80 di
scminatc tho virus. II Is very cont
gious. A simple cold neglected will d.
velop into roup. Treatment for a col
Is TO inject with n syringe n small quai
tity OF coal oil. aud " handy n fc
drops (fvc or six)of carbolic acid addc'
Two or three infections ought 10 eject
cure. Isolate tho fowl from the other
Tho most frequent causes of disease M
keeping too many fowls together M
filthy quarters.