Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-15

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perienced breeders realize the neces-
slty Of carefully melting the fowls.
The amateur pays no attention to this
phase of his work, but allows nature
to take her course If the birds were
growing under natural conditions in a
woods, or in a sheltered location they
would select if allowed to roam at will.
then, they would emerge from their
hiding place in the fall with the same
beautiful plumage that we so much ad-
mire in our game birds.
But, when we erect fences around
our poultry plants and prescribe GER
tain limits in which our birds must be
content to live, we give them no OPP
portunity to select sheltered hiding
places in hot weather and protect
themselves from the rays of the sun.
Poultrymen have been advised to imi-
tate nature in feeding and caring for
their chicks and mature fowls, but this
has been taken to mean simply the sys-
tenn of feeding. the value of exercise
and range, and the need of fresh air
and ventilation. Why should we not
Include in these requirements the fact
that, we must initiate nature in provid-
ing Shpitprpd placa for orr FOULS in
the summer months?
No bird with faded feathers or broken
feathers Is fit to enter a show room
not considering at this time other de-
fects that should similarly debar then!
from public exhibition. 1t Is a simple
matter to overcome these defects and
produce such satisfying results that
every one will find pleasure in doing it.
The first requisite is to provide shade
for males and females. If you can sep
arate the males and put each in a small
pen. so much the better. We were not
able to do this, but we obtained good
results by keeping six males together
in each pen and preventing any fight
ing An old bird was selected for the
master and he was placed in the pen a
couple of days before the other birds
were added. In this time he became
accustomed to the new pen and felt at
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We're added their feet were tied to-
gether with a cord giving six inches
play This allowed the birds to stand
up and walk around. but hampered
them so much they did not think of
fighting After the master had assert
ed his supremacy the cords were re-
moved and the birds watched for an
hour. In case any began to scrap a
slap on the head would quickly put
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ward there was no further trouble and
they lived together ever happily-as the
story book says.
If you keep AsiatiCs, or any breeds
with feathers on their feet. the floor of
the Noting pen must be covered with
cut straw or some other substance thai
will not break the young feathers.
We provided shade by placing roofing
paper over the yard in front of the
house. A space of II feet was arranged
in this way. The pen was one of our
breeding pens with good ventilation in
the front. Any one can easily make a
melting pen along similar lines. At
or o'clock every suitable evening, the
males were allowed to run over the rest
of the yard, and on grass when posi-
BILE
The pen for the females was SINH
larly arranged and in it ten hens We're
placed. The hens should be separated
some distance from the males, so that
the latter can not hear them and try to
get Out.-The Poultry World.