Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-30
simple DEVICES THAT
REDUCE THE DRUDCERY
Water Barrel and Push Cart Will
Save Great Deal of Unnecessary
Laughing and Lifting.
FEEDING FRAME GOOD THING
1t Is Easily Built-How 1t Is Done.
The. Hook for Catching Chicks
Serves Good Purposc-Numcrou
Other Hints.

bottles will become obscured by dust
and cobw webs. through disuse.
we cannot raise stock wholly with
amount of grain very materially by
. abound everywhere at this season.
Feed them.
Night is tho best time to catch
fowls. One can lit them off the
nave to be caught in tho daytime,
which becomes quite task. especially
II the flock has considerable liberty.
The catching crate is useless outdoors.
ana running marathon about the
premises is poor practice 1t fright
they are injured by dying against OBJ
lects. and the operators patience is
seldom improved.
Hook That Clutches Shank.
~. \ catching hook should be provided
wooden handle about three feet long.
70 which is added length Of stout
the end of the handle, making the de-
vice about five feet over all The
i .,an end I'd Of the wire is bent in the
- ~hich Is to pinion the fowls shank.
With a little practice a great deal
or deHS ,t can he gained in the use
quietly among the, fowls. holding the
hook against his body, and when hc
sees the object of his quest in a favor
able position quick movement of the
hook is made-slightly ahead Of the
birds shanks, then pulled back at the
!, right instant. and the bird is caught.
that. will hold its shape. Soft wire
bonds TOO quickly. And see that there
might injure the fowls shank Kun '''a'
circular net on the end of a long
handle, after the fashion of a crab net,
is also used for catching chicke ems; but
me objection to this Gevicc is that it
frghtcns the flock Off before the net
can be brought into play.
Feeding Frame for Chicks.
In general farm focks where old and
young chickens, ducks and perhaps a
few geese and Euineas or turkeys are
aaliowed to run together. or on the egg
aSes is reared on the same range. pro-
visions should be made for feeding the
young chicks without molcstation from
tine grown birds, which arc frequently
i. given TO bullying.
- Chivalry and etiquette seldom exist
hocks Of ducks are Observation-Disclosures "Sy
= ducks in particular. Their code seems
to be that might is right and the devil
little concerned with whether the
other fellow gets his share or not.
The, strong birds often prosecute tho
weaker. younger birds, until the latter
, arc half starved.
=. Young poultry, so bullied DO not
they do not receive their riEhtfu nes shass
OF food. And growth is very i'm
por,ant at this stage if the pulets are
S,
those which are stunted in the first
few weeks Of their life, seldom mature
Unto profitable fowls
- aside from protecting the young
stock against the older birds. Il is
NJ economy to give them a special feed
(. ing lri1 ,pi ace, aoung poultry should be
feeds which TOO expensive TO feed
TO the grown stock Consequently they
- feed cannot be stolen by the old stock,
Guineas and turkeys are notorious rob
pers OF feed intrmued Tor cn.tNe.
Chicks Crawl Under Frume.
solution to the problem Is readily
: found In wirc-corered frame built
close to the ground, which will permit
~ the chicks to crawl under at will. but
: Such frame is easily contrived from
odds and ends OF lumber and poultry
WIRE wire netting, 1t can be made any
moved to fresh ground from time TO
. time. This point is essential. in that
constantly feeding fowls on the same
spot is likely to result, in contaminat-
Ing soil, due to an accommodation of
= droppings;
: u5 The fra;ne SHOULD be bull, with solid
WOODEN sides, about six inches deep,
mounted on legs. four or six in num-
5er. Depending upon the size Of the
tween the ground and the lower edges
of the sides of the frame, in other
Words the opening through which the
inches. A trife lower for very small
> chicks. The top of the frame is Gov.
cred win poultry netting. Inch mesh
without risk of saSEng in the center
frsn nraee or Two VIII strengthen the
" wracked on, of shape
r.. frame six feet long and four feet
wide Is a convenient size Feed in
= tended for the chicks is thrown on
:, the ground within the confines Of the
frame. and only those small enough
= to crawl under the sides can get access
Shade. Shelter and Refugc.
- If desired, the feeding frame can
be covered with a light water tight
roof. A-shaped, with open Snds or
treat for the chicks on hot days also
; a shelter in times Of sudden storms,
and place OF refuge from crows.
hawks and other predatory creatures.
Where large numbers OF chickens
are reared on range that is some dis
tango from the drinking water supply.
furnish this water. unless il is con-
veniently TRANSPORTED. Toting water
:, in pals is likely TO prove too onerous.
< :tains are neglected thereby.
- 4 hundy device is easily made from
barrel mounted old pair OF
buggy wheels. fitted with shafts 10 he
g horse drawn, or with a suitable handle
:: for. pulling by hand. The, higher the
- soil.
II numerous small fountains arc to
- be. nlled, draw off the water from the
barrel by means of faucet. Another
good plan is "a have IA barrel on the
range, laid on its side. fitted with a
tap. from which a constant supply of
water trickies into pan or other re-
ceptacle from which the chickens
DIR ink. With this plan the barrel on
wheels is pulled alongside the range
barrel and the water drawn off by
means Of a length OF hose arranged
AS siphon or by faucet. While
the water is heinz transferred The at
tendant can go about other duties. such
as feeding and so on.
push cart Is tho companion 10 the
water barrel cart for handling feed.
litter and other supplies. II is also
useful for cleaning. transporting spray
II ing equipment. fuel for breeders and
poultry appliances. A push cart is the
most OverWorked implement Oh ihc