Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-29
SUGGESTIONS ON FEED
/ AND CARE OF CHICKENS
crsonnl Interest in tho t'lork's Wei.
faro OF the Greatest
Importance.
close ATTENTION TO DETAILS
knowledge, and Not Luck, Required
To Bring Desired Rcsults-F.rrry
thing Should BE Prepared Before
Chicks Reach the Broodc.
ny J. RAY Nu\D ESSi,Eit.
prn,.IiCnl l'nmIIrNmun.

- Success I'm broOdinc IS ChicHy mat
iSr Of know ledge and close personal in
sSreSt. and not a matter Of luck, as
sf>me would lil," 80 believe or these
:SNo factors. the matter of personal i'm
sercSt is hy far the most important.
as even a Wild" knowledge or poul-
as'y viii accomplish ljttlc If the per
Sopal element is iarkinE Personal in
,Si'cs' enables the r"GitriInan to ac-
s,on,plish the endless necessary details
af each day without thought of the la
soor involved, aud j, Is the l,cN "f this
sror. than anything else that frcVucnt-
sT brings failure
!:
:. To he successful in rearing tn" Young
H,ock. we must begin n tho incubator
Nth tho removal Of tho chicks ~ Is
nf tho utmost Importance that this
seemingly insignificant part of tho
Nork he done with great care" for
s:h;liiuc the chicks at tins time is very
Nften the cause OF bowel troubles Of
rhc first two weeks Of hroudinG RoN"s
four inches deep. eighteen inches Wild"
and three t.ct long Hn.d with heavy
Got,on flannel will b" found hes, for
Nhs purpose Such a box viii hold
dna chicks without crnwdinS
- Before tho chicks roach tho hroodcr
everything should he in readiness The
Equipment should h.N" been run long
Snouch 10 have tn. quarters thorouc h
az warm and All regulations made. pur-
Ding the FIRST few DAYS. % heat Of from
rs To 100 dcSrces i not too high NJ
1.or that. a temperature Of - degrees
nhould hc nigh enough and this may
nc reduced each wcoN as the flock
arows older However. no set temper
Hiure can ~" given a. Tho ""ircct
amount FOR fock "f a certain ag" as
1his VIII necessarily wary with the
hoaIth Of tn" flock and the season Of
s.hc wear.
wow no REGiI.ITE
], HEAT or rIIt: HituunEI,
|! Tho very best plan to follow ia the
snat1cr OF heat regulation. and tn" one
followed by all pouiirymeu of expert
once. - :" make tn" chicks comfort
n BILE. with the hover typcS Of br"odcrs
rhe heat can he considered right when
nhc chicks lay under III" bowers nm
crowded. som" Of them with their heads
but II the chicks leave the hover. tn"
beat is too great. and when they crowd
around the center. tho heat is TOO low.
.'f the two evils the latter viii cause
Ihc most trouble.
g. with colony hrooder stoves built on
She plan Of large hover the same
CLAN Of regulating the heat can h" fol
lowed. but in stoves Of the dencctor
Iype. both oil and coal huruinc. som.
difference i'm methods is necessary nv
the dchector tHp" IS meant colony
Stovcs that arc built 10 detect a warm
Sircle "f heat about the stove and HAY
I,E no hover /" retain the warm air.
9TH" big oil burners are all QUILT in this
manner and about y" per cent of tho
coal burning coiony h,ood.r stoves arc
constructed on tins plan. With these
the idea should J." 10 keen tn. chick.
from croWding about tho stove hy.
leepnr ia" heat So that the lock viii
nni sufficient "A ir =,