The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-02-16

We endeavor TO mate up our breeu
ing pens the hrst Of January. and We
believe that it g. safe as a rule to
save eggs for Matching ia four week.
Now II you have artificial heat In your
laying house, or II you live IN a cit.
mate where the eggs will not chill
you are In position To save eggs Tor
Matching and should reasonably expect
good results. A. this season Of the
year u Il hard 10 get setting hens. so
the Incubator comes into play for early
Matching ! think II the best. a. you
can put it Into a room In your house
and operate Il there while n would
be difficult 10 operate the sitting hon
In one Of your rooms Now by the
time the Incubator matches usually
the severe cold weather has gone. and
" you have a good grade Of a broodor
you can raise the young chicks very
nicely. Place tho broodor in pro.
teoled shed or uutbullding NO that the
wind Will not strike u directly. and
then be very particular 10 keep the
broodor well cleaned and ventilated
with temperature AZ about ninety a.
near ~ you can run H. and you will
have no cause Tor complaint n tho
chicks are properly led and vatcrod
The nrst week feed them four or hvo
times a day what they will eat up
clean each time. 40 that when you
come TO feed next time they appear
hungry and clad 10 see you.
For winter layers we much prefer
the March and April hatchcd chicks.
a. they are fully developed and have
the age, no that when winter comes
they are ready Tor business. and when
provided with warm living house
and rusiling place they do business
IN good shape; while with a later
hatch you may force the growth and
size, but you have not got the age or
vitality back Of tho egg machine 10
run II successfully OF course they
viii lay eggs but not with the March
aud April hatchea
Nov az 10 setting hens In cold
weather We use what we call sot.
ting box or nest u " movable. 20
that We can place lt wherever we
think Will best suit according 10 wealth. [
cr These nests are rs Inches square.
ls Inches hlgh on back and six inches I
high In front with hinged door to /
each nest We build four nests TO.
gether In this way. We cut the lum.
Der six feet We line the nests with
severni ihlckncsses Of paper. and thon
MI most full Of oats chan We also /
put In nests O few cigar stubs or about /
two ounces of strong smoking tobacco /
and this keeps the lice on. 80 you |
have no trouble with them
Now o. 10 the number OF eggs wo
place under . hon In cold weather. wo
would not put more than thirteen un.
der a eommonalEed bird Of the Amer.
lean class, and In warmer weather
say fifteen. Take them all OF To feed
az the same time and II cold weather
cover the eggs with some warm wool.
en- cloth 80 they will not become
chilled while biddy 10 On eating
We usually feed corn and barley.
with crit and water We think the
corn helps In keeping mp blddy'a heat
FOR the eggs Don't let them stay on
over ten minutes II cold or chilly. and
NOT over hitecn minutes any time, un'
less Il IL In warm weather In sum |
NOR. In this way one can feed half .
a dozen or a dozen hens as easily a. .
he can one, providing they ran to /
Ecther before you set them. aa they
viii not nght much, but II they ana not |
run together before they viii spend
good deal Of the time At FIRST finding
out who Is boss OF the crowd. We
prefer the Incubator to do the hatch.
ing. but like TO have hens ready TO
take thcm when the hatch comes on.
aa we think Il less trouble In this
manner. " you have a iO0.slzo lncu.
hator. four hens will usually take
care Of an that you will get out of
a hatch and In this way you save the
bother OF watching and cleaning the
cleaning the broodcr-J. G.. Bergen.
Humboldt Co. Iowa, In Farmers re.
View