The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-01
THE RAISING OF RRolLERs.


The color of the skin and legs has
nothing to do with the quality Of tho
bird us broiler, but there are many
buyers who prefer such requirements,
and for that reason the Plymouth
Rock Is considered good br1iler
chick The main quality iii hroiler
is plumpness. and If a chick IL not fat
it will not look we'll in the market
An experienced buyer can tell good
broiler, for Ii viii have 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 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 hatched
ny q hen. The fact is that the hens
DO not produce any better chicks than
the ineuhators, but they receive bet,
ter care. and that Is what makes he
difference. III incubator chicks receive
careful attention they will not only
be fully. equal to the Others but will
excel them, If they are hrooded so al
not to become chilled any time during
their growth. The miserable speti
mems Of broilers that reach the mar
kets sometimes are the results OF
careful hatching but careless brood
Ing. The winter season seldom wit
ncsscs the Matching OF broods by hens.
but the incubator will bring them off
al any time during the year Most
operators do not seem to realize that
ii ts difficult to raise chicks iii winter
under any circumstances, as that Is
moi the natural time TO hatch and rear
them and consequently they expect
the chicks to partially care for them
selves as If they were hatched in tho
from now on during the winter and il
given proper treatment will realize q
good profit for their owners.
As compared with chicks ducks are
very free from disease. They are
however. at times subject TO leg-weak
nt,e due either to overlooking or damp
f&crs The floors of the duck houses
should be well covered with straw
ana ii should be renewed frequently
| for ducks soon make their quarters
very filthy. As no roosts arc required,
| be duck houses need not be expcn.
siye The roof should be tight and che
! floor high enough from the ground Ia
| keep it dry If the floor is made OF
| boards, SO much the better If ducks
are Kept dry and clean they may he
| made very profitable with very little
food
Ii is an unwise plan to keep
troughs in which to feed the hers
during the summer season. All birds
thrive better if compelled to get at
work as soon as they come off tie
ruogts instead of finding a trough full
OF food waiting for them Clean the
troughs aud put them away for the
SIMMER and dig M the ground and
1 PIT tEo fowls to work
worms aud inaggots kill many
So. a TEay come from filthy, wei
| nests md never occur where the nests
rla kept clean and dry. When a ncst
is cleaned sprinkle 1t 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 bird IS
throat
Sitting turkeys should be fat
enough away from sitting hens to pre-
vent their hearing the peeping OF
chicks, otherwise they are apt to be-
come restless.