Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-04
CARE OF TWENTY-FIVE
rr4.> CHICKS IN THE BACKYARD
Provide Suitable Coops, Clean
Quarters and Grassy Range.
Brooding With Sitting Hens or
by Artificial Methods.
Ry NJ. T.. { hapman
Judge. breeder and Writer

In answering the call for volunteers
10 increase the meat supply Of the
country. thousands of small nocks Of
chickens will be established in the
back yards i'm conjunction with vcge-
table gardens These 1ocks have
been aptiy termed Victory f0cks.'
Most of them will have their incep
ton from the purchase Of hatchinR
eggs or baby chicks. and they will
average about twenty FIVE chicks To
the flock 4 flock Of twenty five
chicks. given proper care and feed
ing, should develop into flock large
enough 10 supply the average family
with eggs and an occasional r0aster
10 fhc beginner It IS mystery how ia
care for babv chicks, aud how ~ feed
tlrflultil thcv reach the age Of sig weeks
Il - during fhc first SIX we"ls tllaf chlcl =
nced careful attention aa II during hl-
time that they aro subject 20 illness But
Il fbey are kept warln nud dry and not frd
too much There Wili be trrp htflc trouble
IN grtflng them over this precaroHa try,
IN Important condition IL sucesa ini
chlet roaring = the provision ~ s'u'.
alle equipment far th' work Nalr.
shlfi appanrcs ere often tie eAusr oi
failure Il must no' t,o aasuued taR
over that II necessary a. buF m
elaborate equipment Whether fhf
rlaeLs are - he raised uith hena or
hl. artifGpi meaus unthug hni hrst-
elass caopa and braodrr- sharrld be
iscd Thrrr = no s,hJectinu r. harnc-
matle appliance Il thcF ara we'll ruadc
and suitable lar The various purpose
4 common objection however hat
thcy tra not madc r. withstand the
weather chauges which oocur during
IT. spring nnuths and rs a resdt th"V
sometime earae failures
r4sI3a eplrra nv n.y.
far tbase who nfend 81 rafao iwsn'v
hve efHets Il fnas be hctter iaf thcm
~ r. helr hrnndug Hfth hch[ lhis
method requires aniY fe i'apIe-' cup
utent and hut mali antiHY y raah
Rv u.ing hons suall lots af chicks enu
4. rearad tith comparatively fftle ffcu-
ftln s..tlae tbr han Follow .np her nat-
ufai hfandinp instinct RIi seop hc
.t.eas b9-4 and protected q aii tacs
ffe number ~ ehieks ttat naF- ac
gg#rn faa hon ,Itf~nd Upon Tie rafh-
rr conditions md fho s1ro al thr
her ar Pound hon vl bo tbe -
aarr fer affoen rhleee but Hher h"re
lr,. tvanf. itsr chet Wa baus houli
L, a4cai. and fho ctiet .Heldoi hefw"en
theu
gaere hens .ra 3-a Important
that .hes bc placed - 4 brood COOP
vfach wl iE3rI III fat5f"n 'ram #.
kIuds 81 weather. hc op -haGId Fl
surrounded sr small fence aoppa-ed
If board anr font nigh lHs trd
VII st.p H. eAuks eathu aogad- nd
aeep ham frlm trtung .aa ar from
.H.f
enough ~ flr lptr fbr enclosure .hrv
4re lsialiv strong enough - bc ll!ow"d
d. freedom II .ao 9ari
aRoon ooar Rrot iRtur.Ts
The brood coop hanld he r4rcfnliv
prepared iar lac ehtra~ he 'oor a"ng
.ufora alth rut -tr1v ar raat lag
seed ar mos ortWng- MAKE m excel
irut hitter TOR u.ul ehteE ttc small
-ceI 4rn au .udac"ncnf far he n'Hrhs
H tarE near fue acn i! Il" eoop las
been qsed before i ho4t4 i" thor
aslri4tv slcaned amt ali corners and
,.rstse.z painted Nt'h dauli itstu-
lectant i4r ar1nd coon sha1iid ~
narcI 10 ir Gnuv 9lae" .1r tie
'lr.t see,4. a1t too far from h. iou-e
IF - attena4n good grass plot
tn rdeaI o.~lG9u iHit ae sure .he grass
-.elit fairly aar' There nothing more
sIarstli!l - -ua.l euteks man ong grass
r weeds Amen thev arc W.T.
Nacn broedIng z>lth a.n- i must
fl5s ,tpre,lated fhat tncre great
f.,.,..#,-. fer secfIng ioWu h, 4esetoI,-
t4ent aI l,., The asu ia her ar3oIv
3aaftfou IS more likely - aeroH" m
feste, 44fb yerIaIn. ou account ii aer
hunted ir,eaom nd aer onunuai bower
uZ ii 'ne hiekS And when be- nen
f5sc0tue~ infested ~he invariably H-
TESTS ne chicks II impossible ia
H. nck- that trt infested Altn .Ire
or Glsfes .tHd iii nfsts should 10
dHs.rd Ns.H ~, powder tni Httic
grease tsf.sd .tt0 ae feathers III h.
top :. t.etf asni ID eoop Shouts. ~
moved - urN ground 81 least every
05ts> 4aI 4 should H. regularly aua
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