The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-06-06
CARE or YOUNG CHICKS.


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Raising Of Poultry.
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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 ever on its side.
makes an ideal most or coop prOvid.
ing some strips are added to the tor
10 keep the water out and one board
added ne a sort OF shed for the front. 50
that beating rains cannot blow IN
Add to this front an ordinary sellers
screen. such as you can buy az any
hardware store, put il on a frame. the
same size as the front OF your box,
and by fastening your chickens In az
night you have a safe place from var
mints Of every kind, and by cleaning
the box often, seeing that the mother
hen is fgce from vermin, you viii start
your chicks In the direction Of the
blue ribbon.
Wholesome food, properly mixed,
viii very materially assist You in this
direction. says Poultry Journal. There
az 81 AAAAAM nWAA ANNAE MMNEANA~NM ~
the present time that we believe Il
is cheaper. all things considered, 10
buy the feed than to attempt to mix
Is yourself. In Ease you are so slt-
uated that you cannot secure this feei
without trouble. we would suggest a
eiet of hne cracked corn. millet seed.
cracked wheat and cracked Kamr
corn. These cereals properly mixed
make an elegant food for young chicks
and they do wen on t..
II you have no feed that contains
grit. then Il will be necessary 10 add
either grit. pounded glass or crockery.
either OF which Is excellent Old
broken lamp chimneys. flower potn or
any Kind of dishes that have leen
broken around the kitchen are deal
poultry grit and il Is an easy igh 20
demolish it by taking a fat stone and
hammer and crush IL up. Some would
think that ground glass would be In.
furious 90 chicks. but we have never
found &c So. In fact the sharper tho
edges the better they seem 10 get
along with It as Il lodges tn the giz-
zard and a mill Of itself to grind tho
feed, then allowing Il to enter into
the stomach.
Where hens are confined In boxes OF
this kind while the weather is uncer
tain e Is wOll 70 make a small slide
partition SO that The chicks can 20
cut. but stiu retain the hen They VII
rup away for a few feet, bat will come
back constantly at the can Of the
mother and are free from cats or
other varmints They Will End their
way IN az roostlng time. as well as
when sudden storms come up
When chicks are reared %artinCialiy,
no more than 50 should ho given TO
any brooder, regardless OF size. II You
expect them 10 mature and develop
into prize winners. The greatest econ
omy is in having sufficient number OF
breeders 90 properly raise your chicks
90 maturity, aud it is not practical 10
change them from one location 90 an.
other after they have become accus.
toned 20 o plsco % roosune The
best results we have ever obtained
were where chicks were started and
grown to roosdng Size without chang
ing them from the bvoodpr or the DO.
s.tiou o. the rum, in fact the only way
20 make chickens grow Is 10 keen
them absolutely %conteatcd The con.
tented person Is almost Invariably fat
and healthy. while The who freis
aud Is dissatisfied ls Just the reverse.
and the same rule VIII apply TO an
branches OF I've stock. ANY animal
that is wen cared Tor and is con.
tented 81 it, 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 viii never give a good
report Of themselves and the sooner
they g moved 10 some other quar-
tors the better and the same rule ap-
plies to young chicks. N they are sat-
ished with their quarters you can al.
most q them grow while n cramp.
ed crowded and althy. you win meet
with disappointment