Evening star., 1916-04-16

the hens laying lots of eggs and the
incubators turning out lots of broilers
but when calamity comes and disease
takes away most of the flock 1t is apt
to discourage almost any one. 1t Is the
person who sticks to the business in
spite of adversities that generally
makes success of the business. One
of the best preventives of calamity in
the poultry business is to see that ev-
erythtng is kept perfectly clean.
Hens require protein. Our common
grains are deficient in protein, and it
must be supplied in the form of pure
beef scraps. meat scraps, milk. green
rabbits. All these feeds should be
fresh and pure, otherwise they will
cause trouble. Do not feed tankage.
Keeping the temperature as even as
possible Is one of the first essentials
with the incubator chicks. Sudden
changes from heat to cold and over
feeding are causes of bowel trouble
Sour milk is a splendid growth pro-
ducer for chicks, but should form a
steady diet and not be fed spasmod-
ically.
Better to Gull the flock very closely
and Keep only the hens that can be
comfortable in the building. They
must have room to exercise and they
must have plenty of fresh air.
The laying hen demands lots of ven
tilation. but must be shielded from any
draft of air.
The Aylesbury duck is preferred in
England to any other breed. 1t is
claimed that the Aylesbury will attain
killing size fortnight sooner than the
Peking and month sooner than the
Rouen.
In six weeks a single pair of lice.
under favorable conditions. can give
rise to 125.000. When they multiply
that fast it certainly takes an active
poultryman to keep ahead of them
The poultryman who fails to keep an
accurate account of his transactions
is travelling over the road of uncertain
ty that leads to failure.
4 roughage ration of any kind is not
sufficient during the winter. little
grain helps out wonderfully.
The successful poultryman possesses
ability. determination, never loses cour-
age and has perseverance.
Hens must mot be allowed to become
too fat before the breeding season
When the gobbler becomes too fat in
fertile eggs result.
Don't forget to give your hens grit and
charcoal.
A hen that is laying needs more food
than unproductve one, and you may
possibly get the latter too fat to lay
| After the hen once gets started to lay
! ing she must have feed enough to meet
the demands of her body and a surplus
for egg production.
Geese are often good breeders up to
twenty or twenty-five years of age
though
sooner
Gobblers should be changed every year
! Milk is good both as an egg and meat
growing food and the chicks are fond OF
| it.
AS it comes to the breeding season be-
gin to Gull your flock closely.
Keep the fowls indoors during bad
| weather and especially when there is
snow on the ground.
In storing eggs for Matching. avoid
| too low or too high temperatures
About As degrees is the best tempefa
| ture Then avoid too much handling
We have strong doubts about the ad-
vantage of turning them while in stor-
age. Any advantage in it is, we think
| offset by the risk of soiling the eggs
and closing the air pores.
| A surplus of foodstuff fed to a fowl
or an animal of any kind above that
digestible and convertible to it's needs
| is a waste of food and an injury.
| 1t is just as important to keep a
| hen in laying trim it is to coax the
| dairy COW to keep up her flow of milk
| The poultry manure is valuable
| asset. The most satisfactory way of
storing 1t is in barrels.
! Select the best shaped eggs for hatch
| ing purposes.
Set the eggs of the good layers and
eat the drones.
| There is no profit to be made on hens
| that are not well taken care Of