Milford chronicle., 1915-05-14


incu ubators), as during April, May an
: even June the natural methods are en-
ployed, or what is otherwise known a
hen Matched chickens.
And, after all, as it is the raising AM
not the Matching of chicks, to whicl
most failures are attributed, it might b.
well at this time to delve into this sub
iect and give few hints that may be o
value to all those engaged in the business
OF raising chickens, and particularly tC
the beginner or novice.
Never let the little downy fellows re
main under the hen until the whole
, brood is hatched, but remove them from
the nest and hen as soon as they are
thoroughly dried off, until the process OF
incubation is completed, which will prob
ably consume all of twenty four hours.
After the eggs are all hatched, remove
the hen from the nest and give her a
thorough busting with some good pow
der, rubbed well into the roots of the
feathers, in order to get rid of the lice
that have accumulated since the last dust
ing during the period of incubation, and
for the safety of the chicks. Also, before
! the youngsters are given to the hen, they
should be treated for lice. The best
method for doing this is to grease the
chicks under the throat, wings and breast,
down the back and about the vent with
camphorated oil. Do not neglect the
head, for it is here that the large gray
louise. or what is known as the head louise,
turks and this is very dangerous 10 the
little chicks.
II this part of the program of raising
chicks is neglected, the little fellows will
become infected with the deadly para
sites and they will soon begin TO drop off /
rapidly. As was hinted at above, the lob |
of fighting lice on the hen should by no /
means be put off until the hatch comes
off, but she should receive three or four
treatments during the period of incuba.
ton, in order that the work will be we'll.
in hand when she is treated prior to re
ceivlng her brood.
Probably the best method of applying
the camphOrated oil to the little chicks
is to wet the tip of the finger by fitting
the bottle and applying it with that
member.
Do not neglect the brood coop which
has been prepared for the hen and her
family. This should be kept clean and
sweet, and free from lice in order to at
tam success. A good method is to paint
the inside of the brood coop with a solu.
tion made by mixing one part coal oil and
three parts crude carbolic acid. Don't
labor under the false allusion that one
application is amply sufficient to last un-
I'll the chicks are token from the hen and
placed in their own quarters. Not SO, it
should be repeated ct least once a week
during the time the birds occupy the
brood coop, as must also the treatment to
both the hen and chickens, in order to
keep down the parasites.
If these details are rigidly adhered to,
almost one-half of your poultry problems I
Will be solved-at least as far as raising q
he chicks is concerned. The other half I
II the difficulties will be found to lie in {
he prevention of white diarrhoea and (
eeding. le
That part which relates to the proven /
ION OF, rather than to the cure of white f
liarrhoes or bowel trouble, will be ably
AIKEN care OF. If from the very start you
i've the chicks only water into which !.
las been placed carbolic acid. Into each l
uart OF drinking water given to the 7
hicks. place eight drops of refined car II
ole acid, and l will wager that bowel d
rouhle will never make its appearance
mong the brood.
With the second difficulty out of the
} the proper feeding of the chicks to be
,lved. This is by far the most difficult IN
the chick problems to solve but vet il y
m be done with apparent ease If one w
Ill but supply the food necessary for IN
leir welfare. 1t never paws to stint the te
tile fellows in order to keep down the w
'od bills. Half starved, improperly fed
ncks never amount to much as hens oa
on must supply sufficient food, and the IN
ght kind, to keep them growing all the co
me if you want to raise birds worth uE
eeping, and that will be a source of
-ott to you after they mature IN
After the hen has hatched the entire
rood, and both she and the chicks &C
ave received treatment against lice, the re-
may be given to her, but do III
1t allow them to have any food for at
ast the first thirty six hours after hatch Wis
g. For this reason it is best to feed
ID Bddy Literally just before placing DC
,r chicks with her in the brood coop Hy
hich should be equipped with a wire
n. be
The first feeding for the chicks should we
nsiSt OF toasted bread crumbs rolled :.
le,oi stale bread treated in like manner. hi
his may or may not be mixed with
ated hard boiled egg according to your 70
ste. The bread crumbs may also be an
oistened with milk hut must not be an
d sloppy. If the milk is used, only sal
oisten the bread crumbs and then
ueeze as dry as possible. Continue this gu
eding for five or six days, after which
ey may be given finely ground grain, ro'
llch may be purchased under the cap l"'
IN of 'Chick Starter" 500
Alter the chicks are two or three days ms
th the hen, place before them sifted ou
an and sifted beef scrap. From the OBJ
ry start, however, they should be fur col
shed with fine grit and charcoal. Into
e run or feed way, you should scatter
light litter such as cut alfalfa, into
lich the grain food should be scattered
us furnishing the little fellows exercise. off
After the second week, the bran may ev,
substituted by growing mash made dis
TWO parts bran, one part middlings, act
part meal one mart Ont nlo,,or - 81 III