The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-31
DO WORK ahead
FOR YOUR POULTRY
THOSE WHO WOULD SUCCEED
URGED Nor TO PUT OFF UN-
TIL TOO LATE.
BRooDERs IN ORDER
INFORMANT THAT THEY SHALL BE
READY FOR THE LITTLE
CHICks-PICk FOWLS
FoR BREEDING.
NY CLryELY p. MILLER.

by CLINELY r. MILLER.
In q previous article we carefully
reviewed the question OF producing
fertile eggs and In this We will plan
a little for the future instead Of wait
ing until the last minute and then
have to rush out the necessary work.
Work In the poultry yard should be
planned at least q month ahead OF
the time they should be actually need!
ed. Perhaps 1t Is q new brooder to
be built. Is 1t not better to have It
ready q month ahead of time instead
OF having 1t half completed when the
little ones are coming out Of the ehell?
Or perhaps It II Q new yard for q
special mating. II IL far better In the
poultry yard to have everything ready
month ahead OF time instead OF Z
day behind. II II Ii n new building
that il to be had In February. why
start It now, and although We may
be delayed. there II still q good chance
of It being completed in time. First.
1t takes timc to have the lumber and
other material upon the ground. and
II you are not going to build 1t your
self It will take time to secure the
necessary labor TO erect same. And
then again buildings that are erected
ahead OF time have the chance to
become thoroughly dry. and especial
ly II they are TO be whitswashed. 1t
IL almost imperative that they should
become thoroughly dry or dampness
and It's consequences will be the re-
suit.
Bu1la Psns New.
II new pens are to be built II 10 well
to build them now. We may have
other work to do just ct the time
they are mostly needed. These long
winter evenings can be used to good
advantage just now. Look over the
breeders; there may be some broken
glasses to be replaced or parts to be
repaired. Clean them up 70 - to
have them in readiness when they are
needed. Look over that old roof Per-
haps the snow standing on 1t has
found 4 leak. II It 10 Of tar paper
patch 1t before Ii becomes larger.
Have your timer or handy man SOL
der the leaks in the tin roof. These
little defects remed!ed In time may
be the means OF saving you many
dollars later on with sick fowls or
rotten timbers Clean out the
scratching material and replace same
with clean. sweet straw. Convert the
old Into compost. II 10 worth the
trouble. -
Did not the young stock suffer with
gapes during the past season? Then
change the location OF. the brooders.
Lime the old ground and cultivate
some crop thereon. II this Is done
the old trouble will hardly crop UP
again during the coming season. We
hardly ever find our old birds In
fected with the gapes, but this car
ries of an almost Incredible number
of the young ones each year. IL you
have never seen this little worm that
clogs the little chicks throat and
makes it gasp for breath. kill one OF
the badly infected chicks, and care
fully examining its windpipe. and you
will find a large mass OF tiny works
ciinging to the sides. The worms
multiply very fast and soon clog the
windpipe, Irritating It and causing In
tiamrnation, which In the end suffo-
Gates the little chick. Keep the brood
ers out OF the low. damp places and
lime the surface we'll and we will
hardly become affected with the gapes
in q large number.
Feed Male BIRDS Well.
II the male birds are still running
with the flock remove them now until
you require eggs for Matching. This
should have been done q month or two
ago. Some OF them are not In the best
of condition Often they will suffer with
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