Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-07-26
ANSWER.

should be given this medicine also.
They are evidently getting some
thing to eat which is causing this
poison.
Atlanta, Ga: / am very much in
terested in the work you are doing
through The Journal for the poultry
industry in the south. Your knowl-
edge of the poultry business will be
worth thousands of dollars to the
south If they will read and study
your articles and take advantage of
the opportunity you are giving them
to learn something about this indus
try that is worth millions of dollars
to our people of. the south.
/ want to ask you about the Barred
Rocks. win they feather fast
enough to make winter hroilers? Or
could you suggest any better breed
for this purpose? / am building some
good houses and 1 believe / can
raise a few thousand broilers this
winter. and want the very best breed
for, this purpose.
Can YOU give a remedy for my
Houdan cock? The last few settings
of his eggs have all been. practically
infertile. He seems to have back
or leg weakness and I notice when
he corpulates with the hens he al
most falls off and for few sec
( onds drags himself on the ground.
He is perfectly we'll except this.
SUBSCRIBER"
ANSWER.
1 am glad to have your letter and
thank you for the way in which you
feel in the matter. am giving the
readers of the paper the benefit of
a lifetime experience and am trying
to steer them clear of the man mis-
takes I have made. l had no one to
give me this information and / know
the necessity Of it and am giving
my readers the benefit of a lifetime
work. which / am glad to do, hoping
that It win help many TO steer clear
of the many pitfalls and losses which
Hhave encountered and help them to
have easier sailing. Experience, how
ever, is a great teacher and while
lessons cost dearly, they are the
kind that are the longest remembered
and usually bear the best results.
Barred Rocks make splendid broiler
but do not feather very fast. How
ever, this matters but little as it is
pounds and ounces that the public
is after and is the thing they will
pay for. There are but few varie-
ties of chickens that make better
broiler than the Barred Rocks or do
IT much quicker.
Broilers during the winter months
pay HANDSOMELY and if you have
your building so situated and con-
structed that you can economize on
labor and take care OF a.-lot Of broil-
ers with little work they will pay you
handsomely during the winter months.
The opportunity which presents IT
self in the south to raise rbroilers
during the winter months is GER
tainly great and those who are pre-
pared to do so can make handsome
profit if they will begin in Septeni-
Der and continue through the entire
winter. Winter is undoubtedly the
time to raise chickens in the south
but one must have comfortable quar-
ters to succeed well with them.
Evidently the Houdan cock refer
red to must have become weakened,
either from being infected with in
sects or from a general run down
condition. He should be separated
from. the hens and fed a variety of
foods and given the best of care. If
he has long spurs they should be
sawed off to about one-half inch IN
length as nothing interiors with fer
tiIity of eggs more than long spurs
on the male bird. The Houdans are
a heavy feathered breed and make
a. splendid harbor for insects and
YOU should dip every one Of them
in a solution of one part dip to %
parts water of any of the dips ad-
vertised in The Journal.
Would be glad to hear from you
further, and if 1 can be of assist
ance to you don't hesitate to call on
me.
Please tell me how to care Tor
pigeons and how to feed the young
ones.
SUBSCRIBER. Greenwood, S. c.
ANSW44R.
The best feed for old pigeons Is
wheat. kaffer corn. peas and cracked
corn and If this is fed in sufficient
quantities the old birds will keep
the young in good condition and
will grow fast. They should have
rock salt kept before them all the
time and the water at least once
each week should have small
amount of carbolic acid in II, say
a teaspoonful to two gallons Of wa
ter or a half grain of permanganate