Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-04
PREPARE PULLET FLOCK :
FOR THEIR WINTER WORK

FOR THEIR WINTER WORK
Much Of the Years Success Depends
Upon the Good Work Accom-
plished at This Time.
SKILL IN FEEDING IMPORTANT
Overhauling the BuildiLgs-Com-
pounding tho Laying Rations.
Fall Of Year Harvest Time Of tho
Poultryman.
Many poultry raiscrs maHe the
in tho colony coops until bad winter
weather sets. in. whereupon :he hir'is
mus must BE- be rushed u: into winter quarters
Tor tho rest of the winter. Nothing
! viii do more damage to the productive
ness of ones flock than this last minute
let's are wcll started In laying. there
gore moving them from range to con-
anement entirely upsets them.
The advantage of moving the flock
| INTO winter quarters early In the fall
| is that laying is started In the new
quarters. white the flock can have OUT
! doOT IEeeuOiu. 1ncn, as winter CLOSES
IN, the flock can be gradually confined.
"ence the changes a. made moderate.
Alter the winter quarters are In
the number of fowls his housing ac-
eommodations will allow him to keep
me temptation TO overcrowd is very
IN IN extra large flock or fine pullets:
However, results will DO far better II
one Keeps only as many fowls as the
,ousing Will accommodate without
trowdirg.
Necessary Floor Space.
The floor space required depends to
Der Of fowls kept in one flock. Flocks
OF from twenty TO twenty-five birds
should have about five square fee, OF
twelve feet In size.
Where fowls arc kept, in iocks Of
100 birds or over, from three and one
pen OF 100 birds is twenty feet
asransene:.; Of 100 bi.ds to pen NJ gives ives
maximum results with the minimum Of
labor; Larger Jocks cut labor to
| is usually reduced by housing too many
| fowls together.
There is such a thing as having too
| with too much space the fowls cannot
develop sufficient heat to keep warm.
This is especially true OF small tiocks.
OF ten hens or less. However. with
proper housing even fewer fowls than
ten can be successfully housed In
Make Hou.e. Draft-proof.
one OF the most important things at
lhis time IL 10 see that the roosting
lnartess are in good condition for
winter Any cracks that may have de-
veloped from the summer heat should
DC gone oyer and every effort made to
ne Thse ,as ariaf.pro1t roostinS quarters.
built against the rear of the pen run
ming the length OF the back or the
house forming a real closet
hanging curtain Of muslin in
, ,nd ,o OF The roosts that can be raised
For flock of 100 hens in a pen twenty
feet square the close; should be twenty
f fee; Jon long and have dropng boards
three twenty-foo roosts. ono foot
apart and allowing n foot from the
rear perch to the back wall. a roost-
ing closet OF this type will keep a
nonk or 100 hens comfortable on tho
| me roosting quarters should be built
pTf1Sportionately smaller.
From the standpoint OF results It has
eee1 round that adaptions of the open-
from. tyne OF house are best. Many
successful plants arc using the she'd
ss fss se w1h and am he ish
front by five feet in back, with the
front constructed of about one-third
covered openings. This type Of Con- con.
struction has given excellent results.
po, SKIN In Feeding Important.
ant thing in caring for the young puI
let's is feeding. AS usual thing the
ns.:t has had nothing but growing
be changed to more concentrated ra-
ton in order to stimulate production.
sshs fhs sa basn Plan With
Us Ter number Of years with good
On coming on the roosts in the
litter. This grain consists of equal
parts corn. wheat and oats. although
since the high price of wheat this
parts cracked corn and oats, with per-
haps the addition OF a little kaffsr
i iorni The grain allowed at this feed
five hens. varied, OF course, 10 suit the
sppeti.es of the fowls Hunting and md
hochs busy until the house " has n.s Warned 5nS
up: About ten o'clock green food. CON
n maneIss OF (. GS cal sprou,ed oats or
gies are allowed in such quantities as
the flock will clean up during the
a aay In feeding siss sprouted oats suc:i
IN ten or fifteen minutes
~ noon moist mash is fed. CON
SOUNDS OF OF the following materials 200
iinseed meal. 100 pounds gluten. 100
po9nds OF alfalfa, 100 pounds oats
and 200 pounds beef scraps TO four
b bucke,s or this mash Is added one
s. has been soaked in hot water for
SeteraI hours. The mash and short
wh hShpe tbs tr c%, The no, water in
the mash warm for feeding. The mash
a ~ maze only moist, not sloppy. An
mems Is about right. This quantity, OF
course. must be varied TO suit the nm
ditions. eo"
a. o'clock, the hens are again fed
cram IN deep litter, in about the same
n ,pm Esoa as IN IN the morning. This feed
go TO roost. when grain is once more
iSeat'ered In tho litter for the morn
breaking In the PulIets,
When this method Of feeding Is used
,or young pullets Just starting to law
me me linseed meal, giutin meal and beef i
sGsaps are used In half tho quantities
.o Il, Is not so great. The richness