St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-29
AMONG THE POULTRY.
Pickings From the St. Louis Re-
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Pekin ducks do best where there is no
water.
Eggs cannot be produced without lime
for the shells.
The earlier the puilets are Matched the
sooner they will begin laying.
The beginning of the year Is a good
time to begin keeping accounts.
Extra care is needed with the chick
ems that are Matched early, but it will
pay.
In small yards two cocks are worse
than none on account of lighting.
Success with young chicks demands
warmth, dryness, liberal feeding and
pure air.
A few days in the spring will make
considerable difference in the price; try
to be early.
The best market usually for large
turkeys is during the holidays; after
that medium fowls sell the best.
When the fowls are confined, as they
must be largely at this time. scabby legs
will De more prevalent.
In comfortable quarters poulty will
fly down off their roosts as soon as it is
light enough to see well.
For setting pick out smooth. medium
sized. well-shaped eggs from hens that
are over year old or pulletS that are
well matured.
When the weather is cold, if the eggs
are not gathered frequently they will
become chilled, and this ruins them for
Matching.
When the ducks commence laying
they need TO be fed on coarse, bulky
food; too much grain will induce too
much fat.
1t is not necessary to feed the breed
is best is to keep them in good, thrifty
condition.
With many there is one good point in
having the better breeds of fowls, and
that is they usually receive better care.
Chickens first Matched in the brood
and those with the shortest legs are the
easiest to keep growing and to fatten.
1t takes less time to look after an in
cubator that will hatch 200 eggs than to
look after one or two old hens that will
not hatch over thirty.
There are 6S standard breeds of chick
ems, 10 of ducks, of geese and of tur-
keys. not counting those that are not
considered III the standard.
One of the best preventives of disease
among poultry is carbolic acid. 1t can
be used with the drinking water. in the
whitewaSh, or sprinkled On the floors.
Ducks will usually commence to lay
when six months old, but as rule it is
best to select eggs from the more ma
tured fowls for Matching.
Sour food should not be given to fowls
as it is not healty food, especially for
young and growing chickens.
If is of more Importance for the
breeder that is raising fowls for market
to know how to prevent diseases than to
know whether fowl is up to the stand
ard or not
Hens that moulted early will nearly
always lay we'll during the winter if
provided with comfortable quarters and
are properly fed. Give them oats,
wheat, bran, scraps of vegetables and
avoid too much corn.
When the hens appear droopy it is
good indication that they are suffering
from lice, indigestion Or colds.
A teaspoonful of earbolic acid in
gallon of water given regularly for
few days will aid materially in prevent
ing disease.
Although the ducks will usually begin
to lay very early. it is not good plan to
set eggs for Matching much before the
first of March,
Because there is plenty of scraps is no
reason why more should be fed than is
necessary to keep the fowls in good con-
dition.
Ducks will begin laying when about
six months old, but, as rule, the eggs
should not be used for Matching.
Keep the chickens in the broods grow
ing rapidly by supplying them with a
good variety of food and feeding regu-
larly.
If eggs are to be bought for Matching
this spring send in the order early SO as
to be sure of getting them when you
want them.
The eggs from pullets that are just
beginning to lay should not be used for
Matching; they will not batch we'll and
the chicks will lack vitality.
Very fat fowls are fit only for the
table.
To thrive best. fowls need green food
during the winter.
Dark feathers usually cover a dark
skin.
If you have choice poultry give them
good treatment.
The eggs can be increased in size and
richness by feeding.
When breeding fowls for profit, preed
what the market demands.
When poultry get no attention they
soon get so that they are not worth look