The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-29
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The color d ths alin3 ana len kM
nothing to % with Tie quality Of the
bird q q broiler, but there are many
buyers who prefer such requirement.,
and for that reason the Plymouth
Rock is considered a good broiler
chick. The main quality in a broiler
Is plumpnesss and II a 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
lat on either side of the backbone,
which, although the bird has been
pressed in a barrel with a lot Of
others, will appear solid or firm when
taken out and hung on the rack, says
the Mirror and Farmer. One Of the
objections which comes from mer.
chants who handle broilers that are
incubator matched is that they are
sometimes inferior to those Matched
by a hen.' The fact is that the hens
do not produce any better chicks than
the i%ncubators, but they receive bet
ter care, and that Is what makes the
difference. If incubator chicks receive
careful attention they will, not only
be fully equal to the others but will
excel them, II they are brooded SO as
not to become chilled any time during
their growth. The miserable specf-
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
1t is difficult to raise chicks in winter
under any circumstances, as that is
not the natural time 10 hatch and rear
them and consequently they expect
the chicks to partially care for them.
selves al If they were Matched in The
spring. Brollers may be Matched
from now On during the winter and If
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 Ieg-weak-
nens due either to overlooking or damp
floors. The floors of the duck houses
should be we'll covered with straw
and it should be renewed frequently,
for ducks soon make their quarters
very filthy. AS no roosts are required,
the duck houses need not be expen.
stve The roof should be tight and the
noor high enough from the ground 10
keep It dry. If 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.
1t is an unwise plan to keep
troughs in which to feed the hens
during the summer season. All birds
thrive better If compelled to get at
work as soon as they come of the
roosts instead of finding 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 1t well with car.
bolated lime made by s%aturating pow
dered lime with crude NarbollC acid.
A simple remedy for worms is two or
three drops of turpentine on a crumb
of bread stuffed down the birds
throat.
Sitting turkeys should be far
enough away from sitting hens to pre-.
vent their hearing the peeplng of
chicks, otherwise they are apt to be-
come restless.