Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-23

again; while those placed on our own table
Will be tar more saVory and sweet than
are the half fed starvlines We too often
see chirping for the feed they seldom get.
If We feed sloppy or raw cornmeal, we
do so at a loss, as not only Is the food in
a measure wasted. but 1t is sure to cause
bowel trouble.
A young chick requires no food the first
thirty-siN hours after leaving the shell, and
then a little soaked light bread, boiled po-
tatoe, with a change of dry meal, should
constitute their frequent ration. These,
with the addition of cracked corn. wheat
screenings, with plenty of pure water, as
they get older. l find TO be the most con-
dusive to their perfect health of any food
A movable f~eeding-coop with light cor
ner posts and lath. | find to be an excellent
means Tor feeding the young flock, as they
can here go in and out. eat and drink at
Will, without mOlestatiOn from the older
ones. All young ROSTERS not intended for
future use should be disposed of early, as
a growing cockerel has an enormous APP
loss.
For profit in egg production, we must
see TO 1t that every hen is strictly kept to
business. allowing none but those wanted
Tor the work 10 sit an unnecessary moment
IN a broody mood, as every hour means
loss IN flesh and fewer eggs. Catch Of an
evening and confine to some roomy lnclos-
ure; give n little more than half the usual
ration plenty of water, grit and green
stun, and in a few days they will be brOk-
en- OF the incubating desire, and after a
little begin to lay again: whereas, il half
starved 10 DEATH, as was the custom with
the common dunghill in our foremothers'
day, it will take them fully a month to re-
cuperate. And, as each hen is supposed to
lay, so each in turn will become broody, and
as her turn for isolation comes We can then
Know to just what extent lice (the large
gray louse) may have gotten a hold. Have
ready a machine can of kerosene and. when
catching, examine carefully; cut off all
soied feathers, and wet places, spray spar
ingly with the oil, for if too freely applied
II VIII cause a painful blister. This will not
nnIF "a "a EHHPn nNl rnaAlrr AaaWh . - NhA To-
but will Kill the life germ of the nit. which,
If infested, you will find thickly adhering to
the base OF the feather. 1t is also good for
the scaly leg, as II ~penetrates under the
scale and destroys the parasite that is the
source of the trouble.
Whether troubles with vermin or not, all
poultry buildings should for health's sake,
a y~ear-fumigated, whitewashed and fire.
quently sprayed inside with a hot emulsion
composed of a mixture of boiling water,
brine, Kerosene and crude carbOlic acid.
With a common hand sprayer one can thor
oughly wet every crack and Granny. and so
destroy any living thing that may be Turk
ing there. Have handy a box of Persian
per the settlers eggs every third day when
the hen is of for her daily feed and exer-
else.
Where a large flock is kept. I find it a
good plan to have a chicken hospital" or
roomy Enclosure. handy in case of acct
dent, as there is a much better chance for
recovery than If LEFT to shift for them
food, pure drink, grit and a daily mess of
sour clabber. a broken leg will soon knit
and a cankered mouth eventually disap-
pear.