The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-12

under her with her bill and giving heI /
body that peculiar shake that IL un-
mistakable proof OF settling down 10 |
business. II she Is n young hen, and |
| can not leave her where she Ia. | get |
box and Ok nest. putting In TIE
eggs want her TO sit on, take Il 20 her
nest late In the evening. gently remove
her and feed her well. placing the box
In her old nest. She viii soon take
possession OF the new nest and be-
some quiet. After dark move her
where I want her 10 stay during In
cubation. placing a cover over her uh
the next evening. then remove and let
her see where she r. and become IA
mlllar with the surroundings. and she
seldom fails TO get on and eat and go
back 10 her nest without further rou-
BILE Treat them kindly and they VIII
appreciate Il by behaving nicely.
have set them and moved them three
miles on the nest. and they did well.
A a general rule early puileta VIII
give you more eggs during the winter,
but old hens viii get broody hrst ana
make the best mothers. II IL better 10
set three or more hens at the same
time. and when the eggs have been sat
upon ten days. examine them between
the eye and a strong light. or take the
lamp after dark. II the egg looks clear
Il will not hatch. II Il looks dark,
with the air sack large Il contains the
embryo OF a chick. After the fertile
eggs have been separated from the
clear ones they will probably go under
two or more Of the hona which will
bring out full brooda. and You will
have one hen that can be given fresh
eggs. II the hen IA sitting on the
ground In a dry place. sprinkle the eggs
with tepid water q few times the week
before Matching. and you will not md
90 many chicks dead In the shell. When
she IL through Matching let her re-
main on the warm nest with her brood
Tor twenty-four hours. The chicks will
DOT eat before that time. and they are
gaining strength all the time. Then
feed them light. nutritious food. al
Ways cooked. Hard boiled eggs and cat
meal or bread crumbs rubbed up to-
geiher are excellent. coarse corn
meal mixed with sweet milk and baked
Il good. Feed often and a little at Q
time. with a good drink Of sweet mill
two or three times a day. but never LEI
Il stand BY them. When a month old
they can be given cracked corn Of
wheat, but always that which IA good
wheat IL better and cheaper thar
screenings for chicks. II IL mistake
10 underfeed the growing chicks. Thel
require more solid and varied food q
proportion. while growing. than a, an
other period OF their lives. Like an!
growing animal. they require plenty o
good. wholesome food. supplied oftei
and beautifully. TO enable them 10 gro'
rapidly and develop properly. II yol
have the AslAtic fowls and have prop
eriy mated and cared for them. al w
months old, you viii have some 4
|, each brood large enough for brollerI
4 Then az the early bird sets the worm.
you will receive the best prices 10
your early chicks Another advantAg
/, Il that they are Oh before the he
weather comes on and the poultry
pests begin 10 multiply BY the millioi
In the hot summer comes the bar
. work to keep your breeding stock q
the next year healthy and free froi
vermln, always remembering that poo
shelter. care and feed viii In a IL
generations make scrubs Of the hne
e thoroughbred stock. Thoroughhr'
a scrubs are little better than nati'
q scrubs. and the farmer who rails
4 either will always be poor. nreedlr
X the best stock and keeping Il In q
n best condition possible pays the large
J. profits. About the hrst OF June ! sh
p an the chickens out Of their hous
Il and ios them stay. night as well
n day, In cool sheds prepared for the
.e adjoinglng the house. Il Il no trouh
u 10 change them, and they are FAR mo
, comfortable OF warm nights. The
X they have plenty Of shade. and elea
N cool water twice a day. and II q
a yards get foul take plow or spa
,e and turn the earth over. and Il "
p give the hens plenty Of employment
IL level Il according 10 their own motto
- now close the house perfectly ug
and fumigate with birthstone. q
leave shut up for a week. or perha
all summer. Then Il IL vhltewaah'
and In October. when the nights gr'
cool. I open Il and let the fowls a
chlcka In for the winter. hrst seei
that they are free from vernln. 10
them we'll. a. before said. and a. %
I a. they are through moulting you y
ID have an abundance Of nice fresh eg
Gather them regularly every event.
ana. n you want to sell them, you Z
get ave cents above the market prl
N you have the Aslatlcs. a. their Il
are larger than those Of smaller hree