The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-10-26
&c MouLrlNe srAson.
u Is Time Of Severe Drain ana
Testing Upon the Fowls.

AZ no time during the year ave
fowls under So heavy a drain upon
their vIeor as during the mouung sea-
SON At This period if there is any
weakness among individuals of the
hCck. it rs pretty sure TO manifest it
SELF Unless the fowls receive proper
lood and attention poor after results
may follow in lack of egg production
or weakness in the chicks from that
stock the following year Fowls are
also more susceptible no the atncks
OF lice aud mites during this tinis.
During thc moult egg production
fails of. or practically ceases for
awhile. Owing TO the decrease la egg
production there Is sometimes ten.
dency toward a diminished interest In
the poultry ON The farm. and they are
lett pretty much to themselves. and
yet at no time can right care and
attention be bestowed to better ad.
vantage than during the mouuing sea.
SON
rows on free range are able to do
with less attention than those i'm
yards. because Of the variety of food
they pick up, in the worms and in.
se2ts says Orange Judd Farmer.
sun. they would do much better for
Their owner IL he gave them more
attention It is weH 70 remember
which hens moult early, and dispose
OF tAs late mouting birds when the
time comes To kin or sell.
hnd chat by Keeping the fowls IN
iairly warm house aud feeding well
with the right kind ot food at about
moultIng time that they viii moult
easily and az the right season. Fowls
that roost ON trees or I'm sheds exposed
r. the winds. are apt to moult much
Ater ! believe forcing am extra early
neault has grave disadvantages The
duction ot an entirely new coat of
feathers requires the Cunsumption of
a great deal of Tho right Kind of food.
or this food / consider sunnower
seeds and beef scraps or Insects.
worms ETC. highly important sun.
towers are easily grown. and their
seed can he used to great advantage
during the moult The oil In the seed
Is Considered good, not only for the
growth of feathers but also TO nut
upon these q fine gloss without giviag
the creamy tinge I'm white varieties of
fowls, which corn Is apt TO cause at
times Fowls in yards should have
plenty of meat either IN the form Of
scraps or meal during this period:
th4es ON free range do not need SO
much
During the moulung season. heavy
feeding can be given with little danger
of any of the fowls becoming too fat.
and viii have tendency TO mako
them moult freely easily and quickly.
! do not mean by ths 10 keep the
fowls yarded and feed heavily with
corn as the principal food for this
also will tend to make them moult
late but by giving them variety OF
grain. oats being especially good in
this respect and the foods mentioned
above best results are obtained.
The main things to bear IN mind
are 10 have the fowls in comfort.
able, warm house. 10 foed well TO lot
them get insects etc. or supply thi-
animal food with meat I'm some form.
To feed sunnowor seed or else small
quantities of oil meal. 10 use oats
with the other 9raius, and carefully
TO watch the fowls during the tMJ.
and notice which moult early or late.
and help those that moult hard by
penning them by themselves and Civ.
Ing them special attention