Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-14

Sow is thc tme te $3.50 Euur pnnl-
trp house the attention TO needs Tor
winter You surely are Hs anxious
us auy other poultry owner ie nave
your h.rd- par snnd winter rini 4
but b is Impossible fuf ihrW in u'
so n thcH ara compelled o. Use ih
quarters fhat are ull ul drafts have
broken windows leaks ROOF "f SO
dirty floor
However. rs not sct hc mea that
IA new house Ia necessary lt i- Is
wrong notion that tn tr surtce-i ul
in raising poultry one must have e
new HOUSE and nrH fztures wan
"a little work. such aa anyone cam d".
almost any ordinary hnusr can i'
made sn comfortable that the birds
30 shelters vill be glad % pay Tor
their board
II Son now have q poultry house
DIT ua gcr then iusf what SOU must
do to make 30 into good winter
home for your birds
Perhaps one side 0f ihe house
faces the south or southeast lt so.
make this the front of ihr house and
put more windows in That side. This
will give enc greatest amount 81 sun
radiation during the DAY. and hy
placing the roosit along the opposite
wall. the birds win he FAR enough
away az night from the cold windows
90 be comfortable.
The windows are likely 90 be tho
cause Of considerable winter sickness
unless they are every one sound ana
close fitting % will therefore pay
YOU rs 20 over them carefully ana
tighten up any loose panes Of glass
and replace broken ones with new
glass or stretch muslin across the
frame.
There may be cracks OF holes IN
the walls Of the house and these WIZ
be Just aH big a menace 70 the htahh
Of your birds as broken windows
You should stuff every opening WIN
old rags or better still, cover them
tightly with good heavy buildlnB
paper. II the north and west sues
Of your poultry house are entirely
exposed. they ought to have bundles
of corn fodder. Or something else
that will serve as Wlnd-break'
stacked up against them
Poultry is no more able than hu-
man beings 10 keep well and healthy
N they have 10 live whore rain ana
melting snow drips on them There
fore. don't fan to examine the roof
u your poultry house very carefully
ana make sure that Il is absolutely
waterproof
When you have gone this far the
outside % your poultry house VIII
be Ia good shape for winter and you
will find that Il did not take great
deal Of work 20 make II go. now
comes The Interior and it VIII not
take long 10 get that la good shape,
The wallis are great place 20
hnrbor disease germs, and for lice
and mites Go breed SO u VIII be .
good idea to give them q couple OF
good coats az whtcwaHh. II TINS is
not done. they should be thoroughly
sprayed with "a good disinfectont, as
should also the rOosts and nests.
Ii the floor Is an oarthen one, YOU
should remove the entire top 20 the
depth Of several inches and put IN
fresh sand or gravel Earth floors,
when too lOW, often get Shiny ana
sloppy n you have this trouble.
shovel out an foul soil and till 10
ak or eight inches of river sand,
which viii then drain away the slime
and water II the floors are wood or
concrete these should be thoroukhly
scfaped. we'll sprayed with "A disin-
feetaut. and then thoroughly dried
The old poultry mouse VIII now ue
in rozy shape and all ready for Mrs
Hen Go move In and spend busy
winter. She viii do much better Tor
YOU if she SIS not crowded Each
bird should have about four square
feet of floor space, go figure OUT about
how tnanv your quarters VIII accom-
MEDIATE comfortably and cut your
flock down 20 that number II VIII
be more profitable % Gull out all
backward OF poor laying birds and
market them
Even though your poultry house
~ getting rather dilapidalod, IL VIII
De we'll worth your while Go fix II as
as suggested Your hens viii then
be comfortable and happy through
the entire winter ana the Increased
number Of eggs you are sure To gel
will be a pleasant surprise.