Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14

housing these little fellows so thai
there will be no. setback to theii
owth. If once they become stuntet
| amount of working will bring
I'M up to what they might have
Zen 1t pays not to let these things
; happen. for no amount of regret viii
make the matter right. and often .
i whole eason's work is ruined by
| careleSsness.
/ If you are planning to do anything
with poultry this year make it your
| business to get all your Matching out
/ or the way during these two months
| or course it is even better if you car
| get all your Matching done with al
| one time.
! This. in fact. is the ideal way but
it is almost impossible with most OF
! us to do this. and we are contenteC
! If we can get what chicks we want il
three matches. Where they are matched
| at one time II saves a lot of time anC
! trouble working with chicks of diff
ferent ages and stages of growth.
Always examine the chick feed. care
| fully noting particularly that it has
not become moldy from dampness. 1t
! is always advisable to store the feed
| in dry place.
| A dreopy pale-face chick should be
closely examined for head lice.
Don't Put the chicks into the brood
| er until the heat registers % degrees.
| OF course the body heat of the chicks
will bring this temperature up. Keep
I he heat up to the 100 mark for the
first week. after which you can grad
ually reduce the temperature.
DO not attempt to ship baby chicks
after they have once been fed. Chicks
fresh from the incubator travel the
best on a long journey.
Keep the chicks as tame as possible,
Kindness and good care will tend to
bring this about.
1t pays to overhaul the breeders
often. Remove the chicks and give
it a good cleaning, after which disin-
feet thoroughly.
Feed the dry mash in clean. sani-
tary feed holder. constructed in such
a manner that it will be difficult for
the chicks to scratch out the feed.
Chicns. if given their way. can waste
more feed than they consume.
Chopped onions are very good for
growing chicks.
When the chicks are a few weeks
old they should have some form of
animal matter. Growing chicks on
the farms. where they have plenty of
range. will get supply of insects. etc.
but those kept in confinement must be
provided this animal matter in an
other form. Raw beef chopped up fire
or good grade of dried meat scraps
is the most popular substitute.
Sprouted oats is an excellent green
feed for the chicks.
Mongrel hens will not produce uni
fern marketable products.
1t is advisable to provide one nest
TO every four laying hens.
Remember. an egg eating hen will
not only cut down the egg yield. but
will also teach other hens to do like
wise 1t pays to kill such an offender
Do not crowd the growing chicks in
small, poorly ventilated houses Give
them plenty of room and lots of fresh
air.
If Leghorn cockerels are raised for
market purposes ii is best to market
them at one and "A half to two pounds.
Turkeys do not do well in close con-
dnement They are of a roaming dis
position.
Pekin ducks can be successfully rails
ed without a pond to swim in. Provide
them with plenty of fresh water to
drink.
Ducklings and chicks should not be
permitted to run together. Their hab-
it's are different and they require dit
ferent feeding and attention.
Chicks should be allowed to harden
for orty-eight hours or a little longer
before being transferred from incuba-
tor TO brooder, and should be trans
ferred at night. They will then not
wander away from the heat and become
chilled as they are liable to do in day
light. BY morning they will have be-
come accustomed to the location of the
source of heat, SO that they will re-
turn to it involuntarily when cold.
A convenient form of box, six inches
deep thirty inches long and fifteen
inches wide, is used by the Pennsylva-
mia State College for the transfer from
incubator to brooder. One-inch mesh
wire is tackled to the bottom of the box
and blanket topped by piece of bur
lap is placed over the wire. The burlap
is changed for every new incubator lot
of chicks, to avoid spreading disease
from one lot to another. One hundred
and fifty chicks may be comfortably
transferred in this box. The blanket is
50 arranged that il Will cover the
chicks snugly during the journey.