Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-07-23

sos damp that it. Is almost Impossible
TO raise large per cent of young.
chickens in July and August.
1t would be a good idea for you
to divide your chicks into small
docks. Thoroughly cleanse your
premises, using air-slacked lime ana
drv. sand and with the permanganate
of potash in their drinking water
wiz hep YOU to keep down con-
tamination and at the same time
give strength to your growing chicks.
A general change in the feeding ana
treatment all around is what they
need. The moment anyone mas
heavy, death loss among their chicks
they should at once change their sys-'
tenn of feeding and treatment
II have been a chicken crank for 10
wears. bat have not let everybody
ilSnow- ii. Have been breeding Nv mite
Iyeehorns and have had very good
success with them l Matched about
80 Fin March, and all / lost of them
was by accident. In May j. purchased.
a sCyphers incubator, it-being the trst -
incubator 1 ever saw. i brought II .
home without any instructions, put 1t
up and put 1872 eggs in; tested them :
down the first time to 81 and yon the =
rs of them; up until now all growing
nicely. I set it on 1872 eggs from
scrub stock, tested them down to LOG
and on July'4 got SO fine little chicks.
They matched on the 10th day and
STAYED in the incubator 30 hours. 2
took out and kept them at about 100 {
degrees, next morning fed them some
hard boiled eggs and bread mixed
with sweet milk Gave them some
nice clean sand and water; then be-
gan feeding them some chick feed,
which purchased from w. f. Cham
berlain, the kind always feed. They
moved on as nice as 1 ever saw until
the seventh day, then some were
droopy and every day for three or
four days about ten or twelve would
die Gould not see anything wrong
with, them-only droopy, until a few
minutes before they would die. They
seemed to have a bowel trouble, but
not white. Some Of them left now. =
have bowel trouble. They would eat
hearty all the time till just before :
they died. What do you think caused
sthis trouble and what will be a. good
remedy for what is left? VIII ap-
,preciate any advice4you can give me. =
-e --s MOSES SUDDERTH. =
Buford, Ga. at- ~q -~~
e.. yrft ANSWER. t.~- nn.-
You have been unusually success .
sful in your efforts, with poultry. /
think one Of the 'ashings that has
brought about your trouble is indiges-
ton, caused-from not feeding enough
Of a,yvariety, The boiled eggs should
not have been given to your young
chicks sespecially at this season of
the year. With everything favorable
to their growth they can usually live
and exist under most any kind of
reasonable treatment, but during, the
summer months it is problem to
raise young chickens as your experi-
ence proves conclusively. In addition
n to the Chamberlain feed. which is
good, your young chicks after they
are. a week old should have kept be-
fore them all the time in self-feed-v
ing hoppers a. sufficient supply of
Aunt Patsy dry, mash which is a ball
,apced ration. for both old and young
chickens. This is, not only reason
able in cost, but will help you to
raise a larger per cent of chickens
and keep their digestive organs in
good shape The temperature of your
brooder should be kept lowered dur
ing the summer months and every
thing should tbe kent scrupulopsly
clean.A When hesHttie chicks begin to
take On their boat 0f feathers at a
week or ten days old is the trying
time for them and it is almost inn
possible. for them to. take enough in
to their system of the food to give
them sufficient strength to grow their
feathers and keep their systems in
good condition, A variety of food
and plenty of green food, just what
they will eat up clean every day is
very Important, sea s...s {s..a,s
The boYel trouble indicated that
their digestive. organs are not in
proper working order and a variety of
feed and cleanliness. are the only
things that can keep their. systems
in good shape. ~, M,
Atlanta, Ga: What method do