Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-06-10
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Charcoal is a great corrective Of In
digestion. II a hen is sick with bowel
trouble, she can be cured by feeding
her powdered charcoal and copperas
mixed with flour and moistoned with
water until 1t can be made into pills
These can be dropped down the
hens throat even II she isn't inclined
to eat Use about three times as
much charcoal as copperas, and flour
enough 10 stick together
When you are through Matching,
market an the cocks that you do not
intend to use next year They are
only bill Of expense, and It is just
as well to get rid Of them now ms
later They are not needed with the
flocks after the Matching season is
over.
Cleanliness is the most important
factor in the successful raising of
poultry, and It doesn't consist alto
gether in the removal Of dirt from
the hen house. In includes also plen-
~ Of fresh air, and the liberal use of
disinfectant,
Lice increase very rapidly on the
SITTING hen. Thoroughly insect-powd-
cr her before setting, and couple of
times during the sitting period. or
course you thought you had her free
from lice before putting her on the
nest but use the insect powder again,
for fear some have escaped the treat
ment
Raise a few more pullcts than you
will want for layers, then you will
have a chance to pick out the best
to keep, and sell the culls. In this
way you win improve the flock.
Don't crowd the chickens in the
warm weather, and don't put those
Of different ages together, The small
Ter ones viii not have a fair chance
and where they are crowded are apt
to be smothered.
Pullets hatchcd in May can be
brought to laying by November, If
they are properly fed and cared for,
and crowded as fast as possible.
1t cannot be done, however, IL they
are half fed, tormented with lice,
short OF fresh water or allowed to
become stunted for any other reason.
You viii be 10 the expense OF rais-
| ing them, anyway, and the sooner you
| begin to get returns for that expense
the better so give them tho best
chance to make good
Crowd the duckllngs and goslings
so they win make growth. They will
done, and in time you can material
| ly Increase the standard Of weight Of
your flock,
Keep the hens indoors when the
weather is bad. 1t is very harmful
| for them TO gee chilled. Give them
someth ng TO amuse them, and keep
them in the house where they will be
comfortable. Hang a sunflower-head
Just high enough so they win have
to jump TO get the seeds, and watch
how busy and happy they will be.
Feather-eating and feather pulling
are caused by combining the fowls, and
leaving them idle To prevent their
getting the vice, or to cure them
when they have acquired tho habit
/ give them plenty OF green food and
meat scraps, and give them plenty Of
exercise by making them work for
their food. Keep them busy. Rub
the fowls, that have been plucked,
with carbolated vaseline.
DO not overcrowd the duckllngs
/ Twenty in a flock are quite enough.
Their Joints are very tender and cas-
fly slipped out OF place, and for this
reason Il Is not safe to keep too many
I IN n ward II Ig also had p1an 10
allow other stock to run with them.
When frightened, a fat duckling IS
apt 10 fall over on It's back. and II
not turned over, II will lie there and
die, as It cannot get up from that po-
sltlon by itself.