Evening star., 1915-03-21
Poultry Yard Notes.

The earliest chicks are out 10y TINS
time, and the little fluffy balls of down
are, or should be, well started on the
path that leads to the laying houses
or the fattening pens. 1t is easy ehoush
to hatch chicks. if you have any klhd
of incubator, or if you put the eggs
under a reliable old hen. The nara
part of the poultrymans job is raising
them after they are Matched. IL the
chicks are brooded artificially the
brooder must be kept properly neateu,
neither too hot nor too cold. fieh.s
of ventilation must be provided. as
fresh air-but no cold drafts-mean
health to the chicks. just as the ap-
sence of it means heavy mortality;
Proper feeding and watering ana
scrupulous cleanliness are the othei
factors that make for success
Chicks cannot grow and develop
properly if they are housed in dlrty'
vermin-filled brooder. Clean the brood
or daily. or not less than three times
week. putting fresh, clean sahd OF
dust on the floor, with an 1nch ana d
half to two inches of fresh. cleah. soil
litter under the hover. Dlslntect the
brooder before placing the chicks IN IT,
painting every crevice with a reHapie
insecticide to kill all the Vermln that
may be lurking there, as well as TO
kill the eggs of the Vermln
The proftableness of poultry raising
depends to large extent on the abllitE
to keep diseases from gaining a root
hold in the flock, thereby checking egg
production and causing heavy mortal-
lty The successful poultryman Is the
one who knows how to keep his fowls
thrifty, vigorous and free from disease.
A sick chick or fowl stands around in
a droopy position. lifeless, slow and in
hos, al
ers. little If any appetite, and is very
Indifferent 1t appears to be dead to
the world. The characteristic feature
about sick or ailing poultry is that they
are willing to die without struggle
Remember the success of poultry
raising depends largely on being able
to keep the birds thriving, vigorous
and healthy. They are machines, being
fed the raw material and turning out
the finished product In order to bring
about this transformation most ef-
flciently and economically they must
be kept in perfect health and in the
pink of condition. knowledge of the
nature of the preventive and curative
remedies is necessary to successfully
check disease.
4 healthy chick or fowl is lively. has
clear eyes, Il red comb, is quick and ac-
tive in its movements, has good appe-
tltp, ana It's organs are peIlOT
their functions in a natural way
A disease is anything, germ or bac-
teria which attacks or undermlnes the
constitution of the afflicted. Its mis-
sion is to tear down and waste the
body tissues. The air is full of these
disease agents, and all life is daily
being attacked by these forces. with
more or less vigor. These agents are
continually on the lookout. so to say.
spying for constitutionaly weak
bodies, with the intention of attacking
them because they offer the least re-
sistance and the greatest opportunities.
Disease and health can be considered
as being weighed each day. Health is
a factor with a disease resisting and
tissue renewing army of agents. Dis
ease is d factor with disease causing
and tissue wasting and tissue tearing
down army of agents. Life is con-
tinual battle between the two. The
final result depends upon the number
of agents comprising the respective
armies. favorable and unfavorable con-
ditions brought about by the weather
and other earthly agencies.
AS stated before. life is on a balance
each day, either one way the other.
If the balance is in favor of the disease
| resisting army of agents the fowl is