The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-05
BASHORE WRITES
ABOUT POULTRY
DRAWS COMPARISON BETWEEN
RAISING CHICKENS m CON.
FINENENT AND THOSE
NOT CONFINED.

/ a. J. Bashore the WeI known ioccl
poultry fancicr. and secretary of the
/ T.. =. Poultry associatiCu. has written
an Interesting article on the raising q
chickens % which ne draws COM
paris0n between chickens raised in
confinement and those allowed lfce
range. Mr.. Rashore r. a regular cor
tributor ta several poultry magazines.
The articles is as follows
To c0nfne or not o. conhne the
fowls Is becoming quite an issue The
advocates Of both systems present
quito p'aus Die theories 90 prove theI
contcruons Perhaps they are bot
rieht who knows?
The man with "a farm ana ,onsc-
lueniN plenty Of room for free range
a1veuises the fsctsthat his stock has
free range. consequently are more
hardy than the other fellows vino
keeps BIS fowls confined He claim
than the birds are bigger boned. more
rugged and that his hens lay eggs IL
better fertility and more OF them
The breeder on the city lot vino
raises his young stock without runs or
az most. very small ones and who keeps
his grown fowls in continual close con-
auemcnts meets an these arguments
with ones that are just as plausible.
AS J saiu above. perhaps they are
both right. 10 a certain extent II has
been demonstrated tD nfy satisfaction
that hens kept in house with Ao
yard and properly fed. will lay fully
- per cent more eggs than they Will
On free range / say properly fed.
! should also say properly housed and
cared Tor. II is not hard 10 reason out
why this should be so. II they are
properly housed they viii always be-
comfortable and dry They will not
have TO hunt the ice side Of a building
On a winday day and stand around
bumped up. securing only half their |
rsual amount Of feed and water. They
win have plenty of dry clean litter 10 |
scratch in which viii keep them busy
and happy and promote good health. !
They VIII have beef scraps or green /
bone for meat food. They will have
sprouted oats or cut clover or steamed |
alfalfa for green food They will nave |
q good, dry mash 10 furnish protein
and bulk and good scratch food TO |
make them hustle and consequently be 1
In good health. They viii also have
plenty uf fresh water "a an times ana /
'uppiy Of shells ard either sharcoal or
hard coal ashes. | omit grit because / !
nave proven conclusiyely that it il a |
waste Of time and money TO furnish II. |
Don't give IL to them as chicks and |
hey viii not eat il when they grow up. |
Il only takes up valuable room in the |
digestive system which can much bet
er be used for food do not con- |
end that grit is harmful, but / do
noW that II is useless.
II has also been demon strated 10 my Il
that hens on free range 4
viii lay eggs that hatch better than II
hose in confinement ] account for II
his from the fact that hens on range II
viii generally moult late in the fall. II
ihcy viii not get in condition to lay II
igain until well towards spring when Il
he days are getting lcnger and the
natural breeding season is at nand. II
They viii then be in the pink OF ply
.icai condition while their sisters in
confinement who have been sheI.ms Il
tut eggs al winter are somewhat run
town. Then too. the contact WITH |
mother earth seems 10 add 10 fertility. i
Why this IS I dc not know. unless it is
ust because II is chicken nature"
Now as 10 raising the yourg. ri
rave had excellent results by both
'lans. have raised IS per cent Of my |
latchcs keeping them in continual con |
lnemeDt until they were ready 20 go
nto the laying houses. They were |
hardy and laid plenty of eggs. but | |
believe that following this plan Tor
; number Of generations would tend |
10 make the fcathering too light for |
.cverc winter weather.
When young chick II placed ont on |
-ange as soon as IT is large enough 10 !
ook out for itscE and eft there with |
no shelter but an omen front coon, until |