The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-04-06
$RU/T THEEG
(Grundy's poultry house and plant.)


there is u inch board at bottom to
keep chicks in. Some prefer II inch
netting, l inch mesh, at bottom. Eth.
er will do. Each yard has a foot gate
next to the house to admit horse and
pillow. Cherry or other fruit trees are
set near together at lower end Of
yards and partly along sides, outside
the fence, and one apple tree at front
corners of house. Both yards are
plowed early in spring, No. l heavily
seeded with millet, No. 2 with rape
Plow No. l again in October and SOW
rye.
AT north or west end of yards is
house, feet high in front, ~ at
back, 10 II feet wide. Plain barn sid.
ing battened, int rior lined with 2-ply
tarred sheathing, and roof covered
with 3-ply tarred roofing felt This
makes it wind and rain proof Floors
and earth raised few inches. House
is painted and looks neat. The build
ing is divided as follows: ais anopen
scratching shed IL feet long; front IS
boarded down feet from top. bis
henhouse with door at each end.
Perches are IS inches high, hinged to
back wall, and supported in front and
center by legs which stand on the
floor. They can be raised out of the
way and hung to the ceiling when the
floor is swept. There is double row
of nests, II by II inches, one above
the other, separate from the house
and can be moved about or taken out
for cleaning. els chick house, 16 feet
long, door at each end. There is a row
of coops, IA by 81, at back for hens
with chicks. The partitions between
the coops are loose and can be drawn
out so the hen can be passed along
when a coop needs cleaning. The floor
of the coop is a single inch-thick piece
and lies loose on inches of gravel or
coal ashes. Front is fitted with a slid.
ing door made of inch mesh netting
attached to wood frame. One hen
will SUCCESSFULLY care for 20 or more
chicks in these coops. The window Of
the house is low and large. A small
sliding door lets chicks into the yard.
dis shed II feet long, containing
covered feed bins resting on blocks or
bricks. 1t is boarded down in front 3
feet. When open, as shown, it does
not harbor rats or mice.
In the Matching season hens are set
in pairs; one gets the chicks and the
other is reset Matching is done in
tight coop Is inches square covered
with roofing felt, with wire netting
run IS inches wide and 4 feet long in
front of it. A good nest of straw is
made in the coop and Is to 10 eggs
put in it. AT night the hen is carefully
placed on them and the door closed.
The second night the door opening in
to run is opened and corn, grit and
water kept In it all the time. A hen
will hatch two settings and keep In
good condition. Thoroughly dust her
with insect powder once a week
Hen and chicks are cooped two
weeks, then have run of the yard. No
chicks are lost by storms, as all are
In the yard and can be housed in five
When well feathered they
are given range of the farm until sold.
The first three weeks of life they are
fed coarse, steel-cut oats thrice daily
in their coops, where the larger
chicks cannot get at them. When they
range the yard they have cracked
corn soaked in water 6 to ~ hours.
Grit and water are supplied in abun-
dance always, the latter In quart
tanks, see small cut. These tanks or
fountains are made of quart tin fruit
cans. Punch hole inch in diameter
IL inch above bottom of can, then sol
der on cup, trough or lip that ex-
tends 10 inch above the hole. Solder
on the top and tank is ready, afford.
ing plenty of water and no drowned
chicks
In winter the hens have the run of
entire building and yards. Oats are
kept before them all the time in COW
cred trough, and corn on the ear is
given once day and they get all par
ings and straps from the kitchen with
plenty of shells, grit and water, and
they keep healthy and lay all winter.
All chicks are sold as soon as large
enough to bring Csc, so the yards are
never crowded or over-stocked.
Statuary.
The Younger Qne-Oh, he looks
just like a Greek god!
The Elder One-The only Greek
gods ever saw were decidedly hard
looking characters. = Indianapolis
Press.