Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-09
MANAGING A BACKYARD
FLOCK IN HOT WEATHER
Systematic Care Needed in Order az
Overcome Intensive Conditions.
The Stitch In Good Time.
FOODS AND TIME FOR EXERCISE
Make Sure OF Cleanliness at All
Times, Especially in Hot Weather
Guard Against Ncrmin and Look
Out for Thieves.

Times, Especially in Hot Wcnthc,
Guard Against Vcrmin and I.ooE
Out for Thieves.
Back yard work with poultry mean:
limited SPACE. There is need fol
studied and complete SYSTEM of opera
ton.
rhis is UP TO you. Take the spac,
you have and the flock you are hand
ling and work out the most perfect
system OF daily procedure within your
power. Then live IN TO il.
Regular Cnrc mud often.
The layns stock is just as important
a much interest in keeping them in
Al condition in every respect in mid
summer as ~ mldM inter This Will pay
YOU, not only on account OF the eggs
account OF The larger satisfaction YOU
viii experience IN Keeping Your enter
prise right without regard 10 times and
seasons
Blu, the regular care and often
should apply more especially 10 The
very young chicks and TO the rapidly
dey ~ lopins young stock .
work with poultry. That means that
YOU are undertaking TO handle the
maximum numner OF birds on the mini
mum extent OF space.
Let them loose in ! ten-acre field
and they Will work Out ;he.l physical
destines in fine form under the tute.
laSe OF careful mother hen. Eut YOU
have no such feid You must. there
fore. intensity the cultural efficiency
OF your sixteenth of an acre or less SO
that it vii! produce as Coou results as
the larger ranges
This can come only by the constant.
systematic care.
The broody biddy may he blessing
or pest, according 10 what YOU de-
sire. How exceedingly attractive she
is If YOU wish to set on Gluten of
egEs! Otherwise what disgust YOU are
likely TO have for her.
II you wish to raise "a brood set
two hens the same day. and at hatch
ing time combine the two nockS. 10
be cared for 10y the more morthcrly of
the two sittcrs
This distinction as to motherliness
is a matter OF Importance. There is
he born mother, the other may have
a peculiar animal genius for leading
her young into danger
Set the hens III retired places. Let
there be no possibility OF their being
disturbed during the period Of inCu-
baton. Nm Enclosure Will he more
certain TO bring YOU good results than
open nests Who're sittcrs and non-s,
tiers may ngHt daily for possession OF
the eggs
BrcakinE ur sitting Hens.
The problem OF breaking up the sit
ter that is undesirable is At the front
almost daily during hot weather.
The broody bird should not he per-
mitted TO remain on the nest more
than one night. Such an oTense should
convict her beyond doubt, Taken
thus in time the breaking ny viii he
an easy task.
Put her in a cage with, Slated
bottom or in any strange place where
the suggestion Of the nest and the
possibility of sitting are completely out
OF her mind. Feed her AS YOU would
IL you desired her to lay every day
TWO or three days OF such kind treat
ment should make her forget To cluck
In better laying condition than before
she decided 10 raise family i'c
patient with her. Try to set her poinl
of view.
Henhousc and hencoops must he
cleaned moro Frequently in hot wealth
er. Filth accumulatos with astonsh-
ing rapidly during the summer
months.
Prevent That is the word 1t is
hundredfold better than all the doe.
tor!ng and dope.
Disease leaps fun srown from hl,h,
whether in the hen yard, hog pen. or
everything about the birds clean. Turn
up fresh earth frequently. See thai,
The little is Kept DRY and sNee' SGs!t
water every Few days
Beware of Ncrmih.
slca things s-e ta- wc.e dangerous
in surnme: Than IN winter ..l.= and
mixes "!.4 ..i-ra!4. NOV . GUY cn!cH-
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