The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-08-09
Agriculture.
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means visot. 40 updsrsiE a tifi o. any
breed csnnoi to visoroas bird. IL
tskes sirong, heslihi or vigorous biris 70
mske good lsyers or 10 breed and tstte
beslthy. quick growing chickens. IL eosis
no more to isise large bird taeu u does
smsii one, except ss 10 a iriaipa ela :
ence 10 feed. which 10 f.r more than ever
bslsuce by 30 Increase 10 weight. Reilly
heslthy, quick growing chicken large
for the breed - costs less TO raise. 10 the
brailef or rooster tigs, than stunted, slow
sroxins one does, for ii resebes the vel, bi
80 ,ner. Then sssio, strong, q uick grow
ing pnllet will reach fall development, and
lay long before the less vigorous one sill-
The important question bow arises. To
1et o, breed this vigorous stock. 1t will be
necessary 10 have strong, healthy psrett
stock. Like will beget like. therefore he
careful to breed only iron the best aud
strongest Of stock. Right here let me say
that We csnuot have strong healthy stock
uoless We We take care OF II and keep The
lies down, and this means keeping the
quarters or coops clean.
Nov the next etep is to hatch the
chicks early, None Of the medium or
large breeds ought to be hstebed after the
tbirtieth Of April, nor the smaller breeds
sitter the tbiriietb Of May. A chicken will
make more rapid growth early in the ses
son than after the weather gets quite
warm. Right here is WHARF many make a
mistsks by giving toe many chickens to
one hen. Late 10 the season it does not
make so much difference. but earlier,
when the nights are cold, IL chicks are
plenty for the average ben. There is no
economy 10 sivIag o hen more than she
can fully cover. for IL they are crowded,
the weaker cues will get chilled and die Of
bowel disease This is natures method OF
rectifying our mistakes.
Now TO continue in profitable poultry
culture, we must crowd these chicks as
last as possible, by feeding good whole
SONS food on clean sweet boards. Feed
often. but only what the chicks will clean |
up in five minutee. Loss will surely |
come by feeding soft or sloppy food. raw
corn meal, or by feeding too much at
time. Bread made OF corn meal, bran,
middIiDes and sifted clear ground oats,
parts, 10 best for the first ten days.
After that it will do simply to scsld the
feed. but only use enough hot water or
bot milk TO make the macs crumbly.
Leave it tightly covered. after mixing, for
half an hour. to cook. A little ground
mea. aud bone should be added at this per
Iod. Cracked corn and whole wheat can
also be fed after ten dsys, but the soft
food should be used for the principal
leeds.