Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-06
WATCH CHICKENS
IN WARNMONTH THIS
They Need a Little Extra Care.
Famous Woman Breeder
Gives Some Hints.
Rv MAS. &. ?. HINTON

The hot weather of summer makes
more work in the poultry yard if one
Is to be successful as there are many
little things that do not seem Of much
importance, yet when neglected will
cause disastrous results.
The breeders should be well cared
for. l find the best plan is to separate
the sexes, putting the males in a good
roomy yard and turning all the fe-
males on free range during the months
of June. July and August, mating
again in September. this lessons the
labor of caring for them and gives
the hens a rest, and the change does
them more good than the amount of
eggs one would sell during these
months would be worth.
Gives Simple Remedies.
When the range is short and green
food is scarce, l feed them sprouted
oats every day and keep a mixture Of
corn chops, bran and meat scraps be-
fore them all the time, supply them
an abundance of fresh. clean water in
drinking vessels that are kept clean
and disinfected. as a preventive of
disease. put a little EPSON salts in
their drinking water once a week and
once each week | use in their drink
ing water enough Permanganate of
Potash to turn water a light red-do
not use salts and potash at the same
time, | use these simple remedies in
drinking water for all fowls. both old
and Young. OF course ] do not use as
fpV rai plr In for
the grown ones
The males that are to be kept for
breeders another season must have
the best of care by supplying them
with choice food and plenty of shade
and water, the males are half the flock
and if they are not kept in the pink
of condition they will be useless as
breeders.
Fowls Of all ages require abundance
Of shade during the hot months, and
where one has no natural shade, arti-
fetal shade must be supplied. A large
grove of trees supplies ideal summer
conditions for the fowls, as it provides
shade and scratching shed both.
Free Range Is Best.
The early Matched chicks will have
out-g grown their brooder quarters ere
this and should be moved to colony
coops of ample size to accommodate
about thirty. | like free range in a
grove of trees. but when free range
can not be had they do we'll yarded.
If the yards are of good size and plenty
of green food is supplied. Young
chicks must be kept steadily growing
at all times and this can only be done
by not allowing them to become crowd
ed IN their roosting quarters and by
giving them plenty of shade, fresh wa
ter and feed. and last. but not least.
keeping them free from vermin and
keeping their houses clean and disin-
fected The open front houses are the
only successful kind to use here in the
South.
find where the chicks can have
plenty Of range, they do well on corn
chops that have the meal left in
using two-thirds chops and one third
bran with a little meat meal ! keep
this in hoppers for them at all times.
In addition feed sprouted oats once
a day. great care has to be used in
sprouting oats in summer to prevent
them spelling
Shade Is very important item in
caring for fowls In summer. hot
weather seems to sap their vitality
unless they are made comfortable.