Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-05

poultry success "''
fully. Lots Of room
is good and free gLo
range is better INC
especially for the
! f5 any 5ara :5 ,@st In. S ne Poultry
average city man
or woman can
keep a small q a93 Doctor
tied space. During
the present season, partly as an expert
ment. I have kept pen Of Bun Ut
Dinptons in a house six feet square
with that amount Of floor space, a
dropping board under the roosts anu
six feet square Of yard rooted in. rms
particular pen has produced as many
eggs as any pen l have and is IN as
good condition now as birds on range
NV city friend, you certainly can
spare a parcel Of ground six by twelve
feet can you not? You can invest
from SO TO IS in an empty piano box
and materials to build a small poul-
try house. can't you? sure thlns'
Most every one could do this much.
Anyway here are a few directions.
Get a common piano box. They can
be usually purchased for $3.50 to
50. so each, a roll OF wO-ply tarred pa
per, which can be purchased from 80 to
rs cents a roll; some nails, your ham
mer and saw and begin. Law the piano
box on it's back on some suitable
temporary foundation (such as couple
Of two by four pieces with the sloping
portion to the top and south. Take
out the sloping piece and hinge 1t at
the top or upper side; pull all the
boards out Of the south end except one
at top and bottom. and cover with
piece Of muslin; cover the top and
sides of the box with the tarred pa
per Make nest box or two and set
in one corner and your coop is about
completed If you care to, you can fit
a wire covered or muslin covered frame
under the sloping door and prop open
your door as may be necessary, accord
ing to weather and temperature Now
about SO feet Of 6-foot wire netting
and six or seven posts and a gate are
all that you need.
By laying the piano box down on its
back you have something like %
square feet Of floor space which Is
ample for six to ten fowls on the in
tensive plan. The main thing is to
keep the quarters clean and about
three or four inches Of dry litter in
the bottom.
Next get your birds. You can buy
yearling hens Of fair quality now OF
reliable breeders at a little more than
market price. Settle on thoroughbreds
as It will be TO your interest and en-
joyment to own them.
For these kind Of quarters I should
recommend the larger or quieter breeds.
such as the American breeds the Asiat-
les or the Orpingtons. A couple of sacks
of feed and your table scraps will
feed a pen Of six or eight hens a long
time. and If you feed and water them
carefully and do your part, you may
confidently expect to get from two to
six eggs a day.
\ few nice. fresh eggs. eggs that
you can swear by as being strictly
fresh, form the basis of a pretty good
breakfast. One for your wife and two
for yourself, Of course. and if there are
a few Riddles" you may have to in
crease the size of your ilock and the
quarters
I should like to see every family
throughout our cities and villages.
where it is at all possible, keep a small
flock Of poultry. There is nothing
that will pay you a higher rate of in
terest than investing a small amount
Of your earnings in this way Now is
the time TO get busy Today-Poultry
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