Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-06-05
Among the Poultry.
Red combs indicate vigor.

Kerosene the roosts once a week.
Set goslings in the pasture when
they are week old
Do not allow a few chickens to mo-
nopoliIe the roosts.
Dry dirt and sifted coal ashes make
a good dust bath.
Sour milk is treat both to hens and
to little chickens.
II only one thing is used, coal oil is
probably the best to use for lice.
Whenever the brood of turkeys is
strong enough, give them the run Of
the meadows.
Laying hens should be kept sepe-
rate from those that are being fattened
for market.
Provide shelter under which the
young fowls can run whenever it rains.
After warm weather sets in it will do
no harm if some Of the fowls roost out
of doors.
Damaged grain or fermented food
often induce disease and should new
er be- fed.
Ducks should always have dry quar-
tiers at night if they are to be kept
thrifty and healthy.
Lack of gravel or gritty material is
nearly always the cause OF the fowls
getting cropbound.
If quick growth is secured it is
very necessary to give the first feed
in the morning early.
Do not keep too many brakes; one
to every five ducks is enough. More
than this simply adds to the expense.
Nest-egg gourds make good nest
eggs during the winter, but they should
not be planted near the squashes or
other vines.
Feed the fowls enrly in the morning
before they are allowed any water;
feed well and water afterwards.
When large number of fowls drink
from the same vessel it is liable to be-
come filthy, and good care is necessa-
ry to keep it clean.
Turkeys can, to a considerable eX-
tent, be given sweet skinned milk in
| place of water, and if the drinking
vessels are kept clean will be all the
healthier.
If the hen does not wean the chick
ems by the time they have all their
feathers they should be shut away
from the hen.
May and June are the best months
to hatch out guineas. They are very
tender when young and do not thrive
well if Matched out too early.
Too much grain is detrimental to
ducks; they need during the summer
plenty of grass and coarse, bulky
foods. They do not bear confinement
well, but should have good range.
II the hens are kept in coops with
their broods it will pay to move to a
fresh place every two or three days,
in order to prevent one place from be
coming too foul.
AS far as possible arrange so that
the drinking vessels can be kept in the
shade, so as to keep the water cool.
Young chickens, especially if they
are to go to market as {soon
as they are ready, should be fed all
that they will eat up clean. This is
necessary to make rapid growth.
Young turkeys need considerable
care. 1t will not do to depend too
much on the mothers, especially tur-
Keys.
1t will aid materially in lessening
the work of keeping clean if the nest
boxes are made movable, so as to be
readily taken down and cleaned out.
1t is often the case from the amount
of young poultry sent to market the
prices get very low, and when this
happens at this season it will pay to
feed longer, as the growth can be
made at a low cost.
For market, at least, late Matched
ducks rarely pay. The best profit is
realized by selling them when not
over months old, and this age should
be attained before the hot weather OF
summer.