Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-09
SHORTCUT TIME SAVERS
4. IN POULTRY RAISING
: Some OF the Homemade Devices
a. Which Will Safeguard Flock
- and Reduce Labor.
GREAT is RUNNlNG-wATER PLAN
How to Build Portable Fcncc-Its
Many NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. About
the interchangeable Pen Partitions.
Other Facts Worth knowing.

49, One OF the problems encountered
-.f II. SSolony srooders accommodating
l.. rom SEQ 10 SEQ chicks IN one flock IS
framplinE and crowdinS. The belief
was that the chicks would sleep around
a. these stoves IN circle. In actual
the chicks do this until they
- s-arc about two weeks old when they
.,.---aic likely to start crowdns into the
~ s7of darkness The noci being iargc.
this crowding sometimes causes serious
losses.
s,;,,,, To avoid trouble. a roll Of foot-hirh
-sr cellar window Wire is used ia the fol-
ST.. lowing manner when darkness ap-
= srl1proachcS the attendant taStcns "nd
.--.of the roll at one side Of The room aud
-'ssothen walks around the room. unrollinS
the wire and encirclinS the chicks.
81 The flock is thus kept as near the stove
G. as seems necessary and the danger OF
f fhe .hrL entrfy aN"ltSG h'h%nE ia
~ there is little Likelihood OF serious
results. Those pressed against the wire
case were they Crowccu against the
sides Of the room
Care should he taken not to confnc
~. he flock too closely 10 the stove. and
thus overheai the chicks
81. When the ends of the wire are
fastened together the fence viii stann
- by itself, thus eliminating other sup
ports, even when the chicks are push
Ists5rinG against ii. Usually such n safe
tesS-Euard is necessary until the chicks arc
;sEst-ire weeks old.
inexpensive Portable Fence.
'>Nrs Another device that poultry raisers
IND useful is a satisfactory portable
months whom it is desired to fence
flock OF chicks round a broodcr for
few weeks or 20 fence the ycuuS stock
- about . colony coop icr, short time
unti they become we'll enough
0uaintcd I" return 10 thcir ,oop wncn
,,,r iven freedom, such fencing is very
\ sa;isiactory !yre Of portable fence
ne,n OF rH'a OF orH1haty n"utrG
n Re" small pesf s'akS so made S OF IA -
mi, RI MT m. n "a
loot longer tnan the wire Is high: thus
threc-fooi wire requires iour-foot
49, To erect the fence. fasicn tho end OF
Ia the bale OF wire to tho side OF the COOP
stake every live feet and secure the
netting TO them. keeping tn" netting
close to tic ground and as tight as pos,
Sibic. The fence should he continued
IN this marucr until the roll Is trouS hi
hack to the other side Of the COOP amd
After the wire has been stapcd to
the house at both SIDES and 70 the
the Garth an inch or TWO more Th;s
50 viii tighten Nhe wire and bring the
7 bottom edge down against the ground.
- any remaining open places along the
notion may he begged down. In TINS
manner a fence OF amy size or shape
can he made quickly anG 4 small cost.
y To remove the fence, all that ia
necessary is to loosen the wire from
sks sdes me f"e' w fna h tho
them. In this WAY the fence can he
erected at another place without
4 gate may be made by mailing an
end of Ihe netting TO Il Nat board. in
- stead OF TO the coon. placing two hooks
= the board. one AT the TOP and one at
the bottom, and two eyes in tho side
OF the coop. hooking the board fast
TO the coop, Such a fence may tie buit
five feet high that Will stand consider
able usa%~. Its stability depends upon
i'll driving the stakes ntO the ground tar
49, enough.
81 interchangeable Pen Partitions.
.7r7 Another problem is the partitions
~ dividing tho pens in continuous poultry
The idea is 10 have - draft
n Pr nm !" sod pa anh s0S H"se
every thirty feet are necessary. IN lonE
.,lhouscs with ,open. fronts, and II the
li9 mems are smaller IT is best 10 nave all
the partitions solid for winter use.
.s'' The difficulty IS overcome by making
the partitions between pens inter
chanseahlc. having solid partitions ior
winter and wire partitionS Tor suns
,mer. They are constructed in the foi-
The portion OF tho partition al the
dropping board - made solid aud per
- ipancnt from the floor 10 the ceiling
and running from IN" rear wall far
OUT into the pen as the droppinS boards
II extend. ~ Tho hour--thrcc feet wide
TX in the4 paTtltion giving access TO each
pen. is situated at The 'front.' OF tho pen.
close 10 the front wall, and is perma-
nent The door is = light frame coy
cred with poultry netting. In winter
/; is made ait-proot by lacking ducls'
the remsinine portion OF The psr,i-
lion is made in!grch"neablc l, is made
wooden section ,iiinc the space to the
ceiling This uppcr wooden section Is
hseo IN winter. nul when summer
comes II is replaced by wire frame
Of the same size
The two-toot wooden bottom is used
10 keep the fowls from hEntinE 1t Is
made removable so that AL partitions
can be taken out II Two or more pcns
ARE thrown together These partitions
are quickly ana easily changed. as they
r. are simply set against a wooden cIcat
and held by few urn bucklcs. the
partitions are made OF white pine TO
save weight.
Running Water system.
Systems of running water fro
10 auentiE talked Of. hut VIC seldom run
49, across any Particular plans for their
install ,nssai1at," IN n%,nE ana hrffd'nS
impossibility because OF the danger of
~ freezing IN winter However. in
,r,l,running water is quite feasible
IA one pouiiry farm q MY acauaintan1e &C
!. system or nfteen hoycrs, later huiid
curing one Of nifty hovcrs on the same
Chick fountains were used and though
fifteen fountains wrrc not many 10
empty; clean and MI several times a
day. the uorn sufficient ia make
the proprieto- look for = system that
would reduce this labor in tn" large
house. There were mono on the market
so II Was necessary TO inVcnr q system.
After tho house Of h;ty hcVcrs was
hu,' on1nGh salrAn%.a nn@H %er@
The structure near The ceiling ana over
the hovcrs Running water from a
tank available. The hoTcrS were
built in pairs With steps between them
10 give access 10 tho scratch pens 70
each pair OF bowers was run quarter
inch pipe hrauchins INTO an inverted
u. terminal Of tho leading int
Teach OF the Two hovcrs IN J. was
~ placed tho side OF ga on pipe. with =
small brass spiGot arranged to deiivci
.,a a he water into Il small -sha ped trough
hung on the side Of tho hover
The trruEhS feet long, on
and one-quartcr inches deep a, Tho
front and Two an, tnrec-quartcrs
..sl,t inches deer at the back. An inch and
cne-haIf OF the raca Of each trouc 2!
'stA was made Nat 10 lie against the divid.