Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-07-14
JUST A CHICKEN TALK.

Almost four days of iucessant rain,
and the lowering clouds even now 90
not promise a let up. The creek that
flows through this valley is higher than
any except the oldest citizen ever saw
it. The early corn is flat and all that
was planted in the bottoms is probably
lost. Some that grew on the banks of
the creek and was source of pride TO
the owner is entirely covered, even the
fence posts are out of Significantly.
The farmers wheat and two other lots
had Just been hauled into an open field
for the threshing machine. OF course II
was stacked we'll enough for an ordina-
~ rain, but wind that broke trees ana
took off limbs and did all sorts of NOV
ing was no respecter of mans handiwork
and that wheat will probably be used as
hog feed. Even chickens must be care
fully fed musty wheat.
And mentioning chickens reminds me
that l had a turkey just beginning 20
hatch, and hen due the Sth. They We're
some distance from the house, and after
/ mired over my shoe tops in my ef'
forts to get to them l decided that they
would have TO obey their own instincts.
The turkey sat through it, but the hen
finally decided that discretion is the bet
ter part of valor and left her nest. The
only two hens that I've ever let set off
from the house, 'as nature intended I've
been so often told, lost every egg, so this
is my last trial that way. The farmer
reminds me that such a siege will hard
ly come again in my lifetime; but 1t
will be something else the other time 1t
was some thievish creature hunting sup
per.
AS soon as l can get at it / shall begin
chicken house cleaning. The places
where the youngsters roost are sights.
All day | kept them under the houses,
had dry mash under there and they have
come through beautifully, the hens have
laid right along, but the boxes that tho
youngsters sleep in are wet and foul A
barrel of lime, some disinfectant and
sunshine will remedy the dampness, Fut
in the meantime the chickens must have
red pepper in their evening meal and per-
manganate of potash in their drinking
water, with a close watch kept on them,
and as fast as one develops the sniff
files that one must be taken up and Civ
en- a good dose of vaseline and the head
dipped in water made purple with the
permanganate of potash. Hold the head
under water till the bubbles come up,
That shoys that it has breathed the
stuff into its nostrils and it's time 10
give il air. Any of the reputable roup
remedies can be used. I've tried several
with good results, out the peTIndnBdUettS
is cheaper for it takes such very little
to color the water
/ have seven turkeys that probably
weigh a pound each, after the first
nights downpour l brought them to the
house and have had them in a box. I've
been a bit uneasy about their foster
mother taking them back after such an
absence, but this morning when l took
them to the cotton patch she heard
them and went flying to welcome them
Raising chickens is not an unalloy ell
pleasure anywhere, but when one has to
contend with mud and sticky mud at
that there is an added drop of unpleaS-
antness.
At this season all of the poultry, pig
and little should be on the range and
suitable shelters provided for them to
flee to when a storm comes, but even
then a close watch must be kept on each
flock for all sorts of things will occur.
noticed one with every bit OF the
skin OFF of the back of its neck and te-
tween the wing joints. OF course !
caught it, creased ii well with carbolated
vaseline. kept il in a cool box all day
and / noticed yesterday that il is as we'll
grown as any in it's bunch and its 1ecl. is
almost we'll.
One cannot run to coop and throw
in a handful of any old stuff and make
chicken raising a success. Not every
day of course can one pay individual at