The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-09-15
THE RAISING OF sRolLIas.

The color of the skin and legs has
bird as a broiler, but there are many
buyers who prefer such requirements,
and for that reason the Plymouth
Rock Is considered a good broiler
chick. The main quality in broiler
is plumpness, and If chick is not fat
it will not look well in the market.
An experienced buyer can tell a good
broiler, for 1t will have a streak OF
fat on either side OF the backbone,
which, although the bird has been
pressed in barrel with lot OF
others. will appear solid or Arm when
taken out and hung on the rack. says
the Mirror and Farmer. One CT the
objections which comes from mer-
chants who handle broilers that are
incubator-hatched is that they are
sometimes inferior to those hatched
by a hen. The fact is that the hens
do not produce any better chicks than
the incubators, but they receive bet.
ter care. and that is what makes the
difference. n Incubator chicks receive
careful attention they will not only
be fully equal to the others but will
excel them, II they are brooded so az
not to become chilled any time during
their growth The miserable speci-
mems OF broilers that reach the mar
kets sometimes are the results OF
careful Matching but careless brood
ing. The winter season seldom wit
nesses the Matching Of broods by hens,
but the incubator will bring them OF
at any time during the year. Most
operators do not seem to realize that
it is difficult to raise chicks in winter
under any circumstances, as that is
not the natural time TO hatch and rear
them and consequently they expect
the chicks to partially care for them,
selves as If they we're hatched In the
spring. Broilers may be Matched
from now on during the winter and IL
given proper treatment will realize a
good profit for their owners.
As compared with chicks ducks are
very free from disease. They are.
however, at times subject to leg-weak-
neIts due either TO overlooking or damp
floors. The floors Of the duck houses
should be well covered with straw
and II should be renewed frequently.
for ducks soon make their quarters
very filthy. As no roosts are required.
the duck houses need not be expen.
sive The roof should be tight and the
floor high enough from the ground to
keep it dry. II the floor is made OF
boards, so much the better. II ducks
are kept dry and clean they may be
made very profitable with very little
food.
II is an unwise plan to keep
troughs in which to feed the hens
during the summer season. All birds
thrive better II compelled to get at
work as soon as they come on the
roosts instead OF fnding a trough full
of food waiting for them. Clean the
troughs and put them away for the
summer and dig up the ground and
put the fowls TO work.
Worms and maggots kill many
squads. They come from filthy, wet
nests and never occur where the nests
are kept clean and dry. When a nest
| is cleaned sprinkle It well with car.
bolated lime made by saturating pow
dered lime with crude carbolic acid.
A simple remedy for worms is two or
three drops Of turpentine on a crumb
of bread stuffed down the birds
| throat.
Si''i~~ ''"'.~"s sro"'t be far
enough away from sitting hens 70 pre-.
vent their hearing the peepiug OF
chicks, otherwise they are apt to be,
come restless.
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