The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-09-02
Success with Chickens
(Kansas Farmer.)

thing worked with, and to ike Tue
work necessary to this certain tnlngs
welfare So this is the necessary re-
ouirewents 10 having success Win
chickens. ,
The question Ii not which breed OF
fowl must you have; it is which breed
do you like best :,
The kind of fowls you like best is
the kind you will succeed best Win
And II YOU care not for any particular
breed and had much rather nave
mongrels or scrubs, that Is the k'nu
for Won TO have. But II you prefer
scrubs to pure bred fowls, as pre-
canton I would advise you not 10
preva!l on your neighbors VINO Keep
pure bred fowls for chickens ana eggs
to infuse pure blood in your scrubs
Especially when you prefer TO ex-
change eggs with them or buy young
cockerels at market price instead OF
Offering them the consideration they
ask for their Efforts and expenditure
in keeping up flock of pure bred
fowls.
Whether you set hens natures way
! or with an incubator, you should pear
In mind that both hens and Incubator
demand your attention You must
make up your mind when you set an
incubator that you will be obliged to
give it more attention-than the In
struction book seems'to say. Al any
rate. follow the instructions to the
letter in the little book that comes
with the incubator, unless you are
experienced and really know better
way. And when you set hens remem-
Der you must take az active part 10
the task yourself.
A good place to set hens Is In d
room off Of the main hen house where
nothing but the sitting hens stay
Tlis room should be clean and well
Ventilated, also cool or warm as the
season REQUIRES. Several trips TO the
hen house should be made daily 10 see
that the hens are on their proper nests
and to see that there is plenty OF
fo.d and clean water, also grit ana a
dust bath in their yard or room IL
would be best If hey have a yara al
to themselves. The nests aid sitting
Mace should be clean and Tree OF
lice and mites. Insect powder may
he used 10 the nests occasionally
while the hens are sitting to keep
them free f.om lice.
When the chicks hatch out put
them with the mother hen in any
suitable place you have where they
Will get plenty Of sunshine and In
Mace where the water will not stanc
when IL rains. Give each hen her owr
flock and rather let nature have lt'
way; leave the mother hen to do mel
own "oossing" After you have KEEP
them in their coops sufficiently ions
for them to kaow their places, three
DAYS is generally sufficient, turn then
out. See that they arecW early eacf
morning and do not shut them up o
an evening until they are ready 10
bed
Incubator chicks require more at
tention aud better quarters thar
chic ems raised by hens; but with ,
little forethought and experience
both incubator chicks and chickens
raised by hens will make rapid growtt
with little losss
Success with small tbickehs is no
| determined by the number Matched
but by the number raised. Therefore
especial care should be given TIT
; little dowpy fellows after they arr
Matched. Opinions differ greatly a
90 the proper feed for small chicks
But I would suggest that the prope
foed for young chicks is the kind o
food you have fed young chicken
several years with good success.
Having used corn chop number o
years with coed success, woult
recommend it as an all round FOOD
Have never used the prepared CHECKER
foods on the market which are mao
up OF mixed grains, etc., but woulc
recommend any dry uncoeked food u
molsten or cooked food.
The whole story In short la proper.
feeding young chicks is dry food
plenty of It, plenty of clean water an'
; also grit.
A feeding coop should be provided
for the young chicks. This COO
should be so constructed that nothin
but the small chicks caa 20 into IL
and feed should be kept 10 1t so tha
! the bddies can help themselves at a.
: hours. The drinking vessels snoul
be near the feeding coop and $
situated that the sun will not shln
on them In the heat Of the DAY.