The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-02-12

trap nest. The trap nest is made Il
such a way that it holds the hen unit
released by the attendant. A recor'
is kept of the hen by means Of leg
asks: Is this practical for farm
poultry? Why should not the sam
rules apply in poultry as In our othe
farm animals? In successful dairy
ing the COW that produces 400 lbs
Of butter year Is not made to brinl
up the average OF the COW that pro
duces but 200 lbs. Why should tn,
hen that lays 200 eggs q year bring
up the average OF the hen that lay
but one hundred? Poultry raiseri
at the present time are going TOT
much on show and feathers. II thu
time ever comes when the egg record
is a part OF the score card at oul
poultry shows. then will the work Of
improvement be Of some value.
The trap nest enables us to keeI
track Of both the "sires" and dams
of the chicks, and thus we can pedi-
gree our stock. By the trap nest
we know which hen lays the non-fer-
tile eggs, and we can have her kind
eliminated from our flock. 1t Is the
only means the poultry raiser has Of
studying his flock, and there is nc
branch Of farm work that requires
more careful study and systematic
business methods than the production
OF poultry.
Perhaps one objects to the great
amount Of work required II a flock Of
200 or 800 hens is kept. While a
record Of flock Of that size would
be a difficult task, vet one can select
from that number q pen Of, say, a
score or more of the best. and mate
them with cockerels OF pedigreed
stock. In this way the flock is be-
coming better every year and the un-
desirable are being constantly elimin-
ated. A flock Of the 100 egg class
is changed to the $50 egg class, and
the $50 egg class to the 200 egg
class. This is impossible where the
flock record is kept and not the in
dividual record.
AT a recent poultry association
some one asked what they
did with the chickens affected with
roup and colds. The answer was,
"Oh, we just take them from the rest
of the flock and put them in an open
she'd" The question then came,
DO they generally die?" To which
1t was replied, mo. They generally
get better" This introduces what is
the important matter in poultry
house c0nstruction-fresh air.
Most people are too afraid of fresh
air. The modern construction of
poultry houses has sought to remedy
this matter by the use of the curtain
front house and the open front. For
we prefer the Tollman
Fresh Air Colony house. This has
been tried in every climate in the
United States and Canada and every
where has resulted in stronger and
more vigorous chickens. The con-
as you see from the photo
,raph Is very simple. 1t is a plain
lip-roofed building eight feet wide by
ourteen feet deep with the long
itch to the front. The south front,
nclosed with one-inch wire mesh is
pen day and night, winter and sum
ner alike. The caves are four feet
Ugh. A window is set in the west
lde and door in the east. The roof
nd the sides are shingled, which
lakes very snug building, and the
fresh air and tight CON
truction are proof against dampness,
fatal to the health of our fowls.
he roosts are placed in the extreme
orth end, and the carbonic acid gas
reathed off by the fowls sinks and is
lpidly diffused into the open air,
lille the warm air arising from the
lickens remains.
Whether you use this style of
'use or not do not be afraid to open
the windows daily and you will
I'VE more fertile eggs, stronger
icks and freedom from the diseases
at are the bane of the poultry bust |
ss.
Poultry raising, just as any other !
anch Of farm work, has its trials
d drawbacks. I
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