The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-06-06
CARE OF YOUNG CHICKS.
Important Features In the Successful
Raising Of Poultry.


Raising Of Poultry.
There are many simple methods OF
rearing young chicks naturally with
out much expense. An ordinary store
box. about three feet long by two
feet high, turned over on its side.
makes an ideal nest or coop, provid'
ing some strips are added 70 the TOP
10 keep the water out and one board
added as sort OF shed for the front, so
that heating rains cannot blow In.
Add 20 this front. an ordinary sellers
screen. such as you can buy at any
hardware store. put Il on frame. the
same size as the front OF your box.
and by fastening your chickens in at
night you have safe place from var
mints OF every kind. and by cleaning
the box often. seeing that the mother
hen Is free from vermin. you will start
your chicks in the direction of the
blue ribbon.
Wholesome food. properly mixed.
will very materially assist you In this
direction. says Poultry Journal. There
are 80 many good feeds advertised az
the present time that We believe n
Is cheaper. all things considered 10
buy the feed than to attempt 20 mix
Il yourself In case you are so sit
uated that you cannot secure this feed
without trouble. We would suggest a
ciet OF fine cracked corn. millct seed.
cracked wheat and cracked kafiir
corn. These cereals properly mixed
make an elegant food for young chicks
and they do well on f..
n you have no feed that contains
grit then Il will be necessary to add
either grit pounded glass or crockery.
either OF which Is excellent Old
broken lamp chImneys. flower pots or
any kind OF dishes that have been
broken around the kitchen are ideal
poultry grit and Il IL an easy Job TO
demolish Il by taking a iat stone and
hammer and crush it up. Some would
think that ground glass would be In.
furious to chicks. but we have never
found IL 50. IN fact the sharper the
edges the better they seem TO get
along with Il a. 1t lodges IN the gif.
zard and a mill OF itself TO grind the
feed. then allowing IL TO cntcr into
the stomach
Where hens are confined In boxes Of
this Kind while the weather h unccr'
tain Il Is well 10 make a small slide
partition so that the chicks can 60
OUT. but still retain the hen. They VIII
iup away for a few feet. but viii come
back constantly M the call of the
mother and are free from cats or
other yarmints They Will find their
WAY IN az roosting time. as well az
when sudden storms come up
When chicks are reared artincially
no more than 80 should be given %
any hroodcr. regardless OF Size II you
expect them 20 mature and develop
into prize winners. The greatest econ.
omy is In having sufficient number Of
breeders 60 properly raise your chicks
10 maturity. and IL Is not practical 90
change them from one location 90 an.
other after they have become accus.
toned to one place Of roosiing The
best results We have ever obtained
we're whore chicks we're started and
grown 90 roosting size without chang
ing them from the brooder or the %
sltion Of the run. In fact the only way
70 make chickens grow Is 20 keep
them absolutely contonted Tho con
tented person Is almost Invariably fat
and healthy. while the one who frets
and Is dissatisfied Is jast the reverse.
and the same ruio will apply TO all
branches OF live stock Any animal
that Is well cared Tor and Is con.
tented IN is home viii do well and
give the very best results
Breeders viii often notice one or
two females In a pen OF mated birds
that are constantly trying to get out.
These birds win never give a good
report og themselves and the sooner
they aer moved 10 some other quar-.
tiers the better. and the same rule APP
plies TO young chicks. II they are sat.
ished with their quarters you can al
most see them grow. while n cramp-
ed. crowded and flthy, you will meet
with disappointment.