Milford chronicle., 1917-04-13
WHAT TO DO WHEN
THE CHICKS ARE MATCHED
By J. H. MeFAUL, Jr.
(AH Rights Rese,1sdl

The man who observes the various seasons il
the conduct Of his poultry plant is mere apt I
make the business q success than he who pays n
attention 70 when things should be done and ha
no particular time to do them. In other words tn
careless or Indifferent man is rarely ever able L
show a profit from the business while the maj
who has time for doing everything and then doe
il on time rarely ever fails.
While il is true that F. fbruary and March arr
the two months when the great bulk Of the hatch
ing is usually done. yet these are what might b.
termed incubator months, or when the machine
| hatched youngsters are gotten out. OF course
there are many hens which are brOody during this
season Of the year. bat these are few in number
when compared 70 the great amount Of incubation
INDUCED in.
As a usual thing. Old Biddy gets the fever for
Matching during the month Of April. and from
then well up into the summer.
| April, then, generally speaking is the most i'm
portant month for Matching by means of natural
methods or by hens. We have. however. dwelt
upon the time for Matching very recently and will
not go into a similar discussion at this time other
than TO remind you to get the youngsters out as
| We would like for this little while to touch upon
what TO do with the chicks when once they are
| hatehed and ready to face the battles Of life
Remember. above all things. that you are in
great measure responsible for their health and
| safety. The care and attention given the little
fellows by the breeder determines in a great de-
gree their value in after-life II you adopt and
pursue the wrong methods, then they amount to
very little profit producers while on the other
hand, If you will but do your part towards their
health and comfort the reward will be greater in
the end.
Reflect for a moment on the writings in the
Good Book, how the man with the ten talents,
well invested, profted and then reflect on what
happened to the man with one talent Be wise
like he Of the ten talents.
Remove the chicks from the nest Of Old Biddy
as soon as they have broken through the shell and
partly dried off There are several very good rea-
sons for this First. that they might not become
injured or killed by being trampled upon and
secondly. that the youngsters might not become
iufnutnd with lice fniy their ADJ
into the world
As the chicks are removed. place them into
box or basket provided beforehand and into which
has been placed piece of flannel. Cover them
with piece Of the same material that they might
be kept good and warm until the entire brood has
been hatched.
When the entire brood has come forth and has
been removed from the mother hen treat them for
lice before giving them back to the mother. For
this there is nothing better than camph orated oil.
This should be applied 10 the little chicks by wet
ting the tip of the finger and applying it to the
bird as follows the top of the head under the
bill down the entire center Of the back under the
head and breast and in the fluff about the vent
Old Biddy herself should receive treatment to
chase the lice before being allowed 70 brood her
chicks. For this you may use either the camphor-
ated oil or some good commercial louise powder.
No matter what is used. care should be taken TO
10 the Job thoroughly. This process should be re-
oeated at least once week for the first ten weeks
and if this method is followed. you will have but
.ew chicks that will succumb to the ravages of
his deadly parasite.
This is real strategy and the first step towards
uccess with chickens. If this part Of the program
s omitted or overlooked. and the chicks placed
With the mother hen without any attempt at lice
it will be but short time before large
numbers Of them will drop out Of existence and
ou will wonder why. This is. tsen the first step
o consider in the raising Of chickens.
The second. and also an important stop to con- n
ider, is the feeding of the youngsters We have r
ouched upon this subject many times. but it is
important to bear repetition.
Many chicks are lost annually through the prac-
icing of improper methods of feeding Every
hick that dies in its infancy means so much
l0ney lost to the breeder and as this is true the
nes you saved mean a profit. D
Good care and attention are Of as equal import e
nee as other of the foregoing requisites and Il
ndness will also go a long way toward your at "
lining success Rough treatment Of the birds
ever accomplished anything in the poultry yard
nd with it all goes an abundance of fresh air and
lushine. o.