Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-14

Ono Of the problems encountered with
colony broodcrs accommodating from 3nN
tn 500 chicks III one flock is trampling and
crovdinp The belief was that the chicks
would sleep around these stoves IN clrcie.
In actual practice the chicks do tins until
they are about two weeks old, when theN
are likely 10 start crowdlng INTO the cor
ncrs Of the room at tho approach OF dark
ness The flock being large this crowding
sometimes causes serious losses
To avoid trouble roll of foot-mgb
ccllar-windov wire is used in the following
manner: When darkness approaches the
attendant fastcns an end of the roll M one
side of the room and then walks around
the room unrolIng the wire and eneireiing
the chicks The flock is thus kept rs near
the stove rs seems necessary and the
danger Of crowtling entirely avoided
Although the chicks crowd against the
w,rc there is little likelihood of seriolis
results Those pressed against the wire
secure a,r which would not be the case
were they crowded against the sides 81
the room.
Care shonld he taken not TO coniine the
flock too closely 20 the stove and thus
overhead the chicks
When the ends Of the wire are fastened
togcthcr the fence will stand Is iiSeft
thus eliminating other supports even Wheh
the chicks are pushing against y snanY
such a safeguard Is necessary uptli the
chicks are FIVE weeks old
INEXPENSIVE PORTABLE FFftF
Another device that poultry rnIscrs find
,,yaf,,l i i satisfactory portable fcnce
| During the spring and summer months
! ,,hcn I !. desired To fence flock 81 ehcks
r,,,nd = broader for few weeks. of -
! fonre the Young stock about colony
| coon for short timc until they become
| well enough acquainted 10 return to th'lr
coon when given freedom, such ieneih9
| Is very ncccs' AIRY
| satisfactory type 81 pefthfl' l'f'e
| consists of = roll nf ordinary ponil net-
ting some large pointed stak's ana : -"
small pegs. Stakes made 81 ~ @-theh
~tuT arc best They should he po'h'ef' -
,,c opd and made about loot longer
than The wire u high, 'iltls ~ :
| reouircs four-foot stakes
II erect he fence fastcn the end oi nc nc
,.lo of wire to the slde oi the coop WIN
sta,,Ics ther cnr,l the wire. drFe =
.tate eyerX five feet and secure 'hf net
~, ~ thcm keeping the netting Close
~ fh,, Ground and rs tight as po7,lnie
| The f.nce should pc continued in TINS
u
| manner until The roll IS brought bae1 %
| ,bo other side of the coop and fastcned.
/ Aftar the wire has been stapied 10 the
| housc nj both sides and 10 the STAKE, me
| stakes should be driven into ne carr n an
| ,,,cb cr two more This Will t1eghten the
| ,,ro and bring the bottom edge down
| .,,,,nst the ground Any remaining open
| nIaces along the bottom may be pegged
| 1oun In this manner a fence OF any Size
- shane can be made quickly anu 81
To remove the fence all that Is neces-
| .,ry i to loosen the wire from the sldes
II the coop and pull up the stake leaVihg
| the wire fastened To them In 1Ai> "aN
he fence can be erected n another place
without tro1Ic -
\ gate NAV be made by nailing an end
# the netting To fiat board, instead oi o
| the coop, placing two hooks on me oolId
| me AT the top and one n the o"tto anu
,,,,o owns IN the side OF the coop, hookin
| tho board fast tn the coop. such tence
NAV he built five feet high tllat Will stand
| considerable usage Its stability depends
upon drleing the stakes INTO 'he eioui'e'
far enough.
Notwithstanding PIN PARTITIONS
Another problem is the partitions di-
| viding the pens IN continuous pollitF
| houses. The idea Is O have dra!t-prooi
pen in winter, and cool house In sum
| mer Solid partitions at least every 9u
| feet are necessary III long houses WITH open
| fronts. and If the pens are smaller IL Is
best TO have all the partitions soaa ioi
| winter use.
The difficulty is overcome by making
rho nartitions between pens interchange
able having solid partitions for winter ana
| wire partitions for summer lhey are
| constructed in the following way
| The norton OF the PARTITION at the
| dronDing board IS made solid and per
manent from the floor To the ceiling, and
| running from the rear wall as lar out into
the pen as the dropping boards extend
| The door-three feet wide IN the par
tition giving access 10 each pen, Is situated
At the front of the pen. close 10 the front
wall and is permanent. The door Is a light
frame covered with poultry netting. In
| winter il is made draft-prooi by tacklne
duck over the wire.
The remaining portion of the partition
is made interchangeable II Is made II
two sections-a 2-foot-high wooden
section nearest the floor. above tha'
another wooden section filling the space
to the ceiling This upper wooden section
is used IN winter, nut Niith 9uililiiti 'oatiS'
it is replaced by a wire frame OF the same
size
The two-foot wooden bottom IS usct
to keep the fowls from fighting Ii IS made
removable so that all partitions can h'
taken out if two or more pens are thrown
together These partitions are quickly ant
easily changed. as they are SIMPLY Sc
against a wooden cleat and held by lev
turn-buckles The partitions are made Q
white pine to save weight.
RUNNING WATER SYSTEM.
Systems Of running water are fre
ouently talked OF, but we seldom run
across anv particular plans for their in
stallation. In laying and breeding houses
running water is practically an impos
sibility because of the danger OF treezln
in winter However. in hrpoder house
where there Is heat, running water |
quite feasible
One poultry farm OF my acqualntanc
started with small hot-water broode
svstem of Is hoyers, later building o Q
50 hovers on the same plan In the sma
house the usual chick fountains wer
used. and though Is fountains were no
many to empty, clean and hll seveta
t times day, the work was sufficient I
make the proprietor look for a syster
that would reduce this labor in the larg
house. There were none on the market
so it was necessary to invent system.