Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-12

In my last ON this subject | spoke Of
those having fowls anu wishing 10
utilize them. Now there will be some
who desire 10 change what they have,
and others wishing 10 make n start.
To such 1 would say, procure barred
Plymouth Rock, or silver laced Wyan.
dolte, or white Plymouth Rock
or White WJ andope whichever
way your fancy runs, either for
Ozark or light-oolored fowls, but take
ono Of these 10 make your foundation
stock, because for tho farmer aud aver
pgo pOultorer We shall have ~
cross TO obtain tho best terult, ~
eggs are wanted anu tbs beet
marketable bird when iatlened.
When you have decided ~ 10 color,
you eau prooure.,wolor three soltings Of
eggs Of eitheI,varirty named for about 81
per setting OF Thirteen, OF lair hvcfAgo
stock, probably rot OF the very best
where they have been bread for fancy,
but n not bred TOR fancy you VIII DO
more liable 10 procure the business ben
who Will bo anu egg.layer ana not
fancy feather or oomb-grower. You
will want some carly settlers. Now
this II often the troublv-Hhe won't cit
but you can help make her at. You
will have some motherly hens who
were among the early layers tnuI In
your breeding pens, these we must feed
30 aa to put oil this incubation ~ long
~ potsiblo) when they have laid say
about twelve 10 fifteen eggs., Feed them
little more Of that mofing mash, anu
20 start with make one OF their grain
feeds whole corn, and la few days
two meals OF whole corn aud dOn't
a. sHm Ia
they viii become fat and then biddy
will want 10 sit. But In doing this you
must watch your fowls very close for
you are forcing Dame Nature, sud ~
you crowd too much, instead OF sitting
mems you will hAvo dead ones, as they
will TALL of the roDst with apopluxy.
You aee this means observations aud
work, work.
Bet ~ many hens ut one time 50
you caD,eyen II you have to wait with
some OF them on tho nest n week.
Whitewash those nest boxes with lime
hlaked and mixed with tobacco water;
grease aud dust your hens when you
set them, and dust hon and nest twice
more, once at half her time and once n
day or two before the hatch comes Oh.
Now II you set 10 II Al n time whom
they have set eight days make your.
selves a good egg.tOatef. 10 h your
coop nj dark anu have IN Attendant
with you. Let him or her hold the
hen as quietly as possible while you
test each egg; the eggs that look black
when neld before the light ara tho ones
as q rule that contain the chickens;
the clear ones are not fertile and should
DO taken away. by this means usOh
hen should come oil with good hatch.
or course MI up your nests from tho
Others and when you are through test
ing you will have several hens without
eggs. You can then put fresh ones
under them anu by this means viii not
lose their valuable time.
DON'T worry about feeding your
young chicks from . 10 "a hours after
Matching. Give them comfortable
quarters, ami move the coop often 70
ifesh ground. After the first day OF
two your chloks should be- fed every
two hours, but no more than they viii
eat up clean. Put them where they
can procure green food NJ their will uf
else see that you give II 10 them, and
don't forget tho grit, which should DO
good sharp coarse sand, Make your
mash for youTRrowing chicks IA little
richer mammal material. Damn fec
the mash sloppy; you can adj n small
amount OF corn meal to II; feed good
sound grain and keep them ousy--if
you have no scratching material
scatter your grain fgr and wide, 10
mako them exercise, which they viii
do by running after II. IL you feel
them food too concentrated ana give
them little or no exercise they will
have what IL known 40 leg Woa sntss,
anu II ono should TALL DOWN upon ~
back or knees DOME got alarmed, but
look well after your chickens and upon
the met symptom catch the bird and
rub with turpontine or n none, with
coal oil; don't rub inlO their foathers,
II ifritatea the SAME Us " would II
rubbed Into the hair Of your head.
These chirkens viii grow very last.
Look out Tor lice, they are votsoi1us
eaters and they eat tho blood OF the
chick; and though the latter eats II BOD.
II DON'T grow. These chickens should