Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-06-04
AND ANSWERED.

most blind. She has been lavinS
all the spring until few days,ago.
when she began to stand around
with her eyes shut. She eats
hardy but just droops around. It
seems that her eyes are the worst
trouble with her. I-have lost sew
eral little chickens the same wav
VIII be glad if you will tell me
"hat is the matter with them. and
sure cure, for Is5don't want 70
lose any more. This is nv fret
experience with Rhode Island Reds
win appreciate ii if Won will
give me a little advice on how n
ones. Aoi large
answer as soon as possible. as
want to stop the disease hefora -
,hllls any more. Any suggestions
ana remedy you may offer will he
greatly appreciated
y MRS. w. p. J.
80 ANSWER.
The hen has probably gone b1ind
from some nervous affection the
same as person will often do. and
from no apparent cause. There is
no remedy or cure for her. The
best thing would be to kill her. IT
does not pay to doctor a case of
sickness of this kind. It is posi-
Die that the little chickens that
were affected in this way were her
chickens and inherited her weak
ness. No one can afford to breed
from stock of any kind that IL
likely to impart the same weakness
to their offspring.
have had dozens of articles in
The Journal stating how to feed
and care for both old and young
chickens If you will read these
articles regularly you can get much
information on this subject. The
main thing in the, successful keep
ing of old and young chickens is to
use ordinary judgment in the care
of your fowls, the same as one
would care for his family. If you
will send me your address, 1 will
mail you a little sheet on the prop
er care of young and old chickens.
You did not give me your name,
like many others who fail to get an
immediate reply to their inquiry by
not doing so.
Meanwhile, Ga.-As am a reader
of your poultry department in The
Journal, come to you for informa-
ton through the columns of same.
1 have the Rhode Island Reds and
like them fine. Please tell me where
I can get Aunt Patsey Chicken feed,
as 1 notice you use it. Also tell me
If can keep pullets that are Matched
as late as July for winter layers
-. ffah oa
March and July Matched ones.
Tell me if different colors of the
feathers on some of the Rhode Island
Red hens shows any degree of mired
breed. as 1 have some hens that are
a little lighter in color than others,
although they came from the same
stock Do you think that keeping
three or four mongrels with my
Rhode Island Reds would cause
them to mix up any way in breed
ing.
Thanking you in advance for this
information, / am
Yours respectfully,
L. L. w.
ANSWER.
You can get Aunt Patsey poultry
feed of Kelley Brothers, Atlanta, Ga,
if you will read The Daily Journal
you will see it advertised in the
poultry colmns and ofte ma list of
the different dealers in the south
who handle it is published.
Pullets Matched in July, If we'll fed
and forced, should be laying in jan
uary and eggs are usually higher
then. March and April Matched pull
lets will begin laying early in the
fall and will lay through the entire
winter and will cover longer du-
ration of time when eggs are bring
ing the most money. They are usu-
ally easier to raise when they are
Matched early and develop faster.
Rhode Island Reds, that is the
average of them usually breed in
many different colors as they are
crossed between Buff Cochins.
Brown Leghorns and Games and a