Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-03-15
ANSWERS TO POULTRY RA1sERs

ANSWERS TO POULTRY RAIsERs
The first point 1 want TO make is q
quote to all who have ordered eggs. n:
matter from whom ordered. this para
graph from the American Poultry Jour
nal:
When eggs shipped in from a distance
fail TO hatch. do not ne in haste e
blame the breeder who sold them
There are many mishJps which may
happen to eggs during transit that vii
spoil them for Matching purposes and
may prevent them from even starting
Common transportation troubles with
egg shipments are rough handling and
breakage. also overheating from being
placed rear hot steam pipes or heat
ers- re have known some eggs TO NJ
partially cooked in transit"
I. thus far. have had no complaints
from customers. I almost always sci
hen about the same time ! send of
eggs, and keep Up with the fertility
that way. Two letters are on my desS
containing complaints Of a well-knowr
dealer. These things are liable 20 hap
pen and the only thing TO do is 10 notify
the one sending the eggs and getting q
new lot. l am sure that for half price
another setting will be furnished
That is where the dealer in baby
chicks. has the advantage. Many man
or woman who sets a hen dumps the
eggs iuro any sort OF a nest. does not
see that the hen is free from vermin
OF a careful sort. and expects hundred
per cent hatch. \ woman kept COM
planning about the eggs moth hatchingi
finally 7 went to see what was the
cause 1 knew she had a good flocs
and saw no sense IN a continued run
OF spoiled eggs. She had not bought
I sr,e Had he o
the ones she had Don't you see the
hen is on the nest" she triumphantly
exclaimed
I saw that she was over the eggs, but
not covering them. she has mites.
was my answer. There was an indig-
nant denial. Hadn't she examined the
hen? took her OF the nest and care
fully removed the eggs and quickly
turned over the paper lining. and 1 de-
clare TO you I could have scraped up
4 teaspocnful Of the red. full sort. II
took eternal vigilance to combat them
all that summer. but she learned her
lesson. Mites have been called a hens
bedbug. for they seldom stay on the
hen. but torment them all night. It's
a sweeping assertion, but. as a rule, il
you find mites on the chickens you may
decide that the caretaker is not as tidy
as she looks
Some OF my correspondents want 20
know what to do about the low prices
Be thankful that eggs are now in reach
of poor people, because meat is thereby
saved. and eggs make a, healthful diet
II not eaten too regularly. Now is the
time to put away the eggs that will sup
ply your cooking demands in August
when the prices again soar. Don't get
discouraged, 1 told you how the price
would soar last winter. and the end IS
not yet This is the waterglass method:
Three or four-gallon stone crooks, or
wide Jars are best 20 use. Clean them.
and scaId as thoroughly as you do your
churn. An egg demands absolute clean
liness After il is scalded let lit get
entirely cool Then pack in the eggs,
Just as they come from the nests. using
none but celan. sound eggs If you put
in one that has even a tiny crack IN
the shell you will lose them all Pour
the waterglass solution over the eggs.
having the top layers at least two inches
below the surface
To make the solution mix one quart
of liquid waterglass with ten quarts of
water II can be bought in any drug
store The water should be boiled and
then cooled before il is added to the
waterglass. And be certain that il is
cold before you pour il over your eggs.
Try one pint OF waterglass and i've
quarts of the boiled water the first time,
for that is enough to cover about seven