The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-05-30

n few Reds, all are doing fine on the
above feed. Later we intend TO in
crease the feeding Of semi-solid but
termilk
Fresh water is placed before them
twice a day and three times day
would be still better Few people
realize the Importance Of plenty Of
fresh water. especially in hot wealth
or. II they could only see how eng
erly they drink Of this fresh water
when Il Is provided. Provide a suf-
ficient number Of drinking vessels
70 they never have 10 crowd.
/ Colonixing.
When the chicks are Z 70 10 weeks
| old we separate the sexas Most Of
| the cockerels 10 into fattening coops
/ for ten or fourteen days, and then
are sold a. broilcrs Up 70 present
time we have sold our surplus cock
erels. locally az the price Of soc each.
4 few Of the real early ones brought
15c each The latter ones we are go
ing TO have 20 sell at soc each.
The pullcts are placed in movable
5'xiO' coops and colonized out over
the farm in the corn lot, cotton patch
or pasture. The first few days in
their new location we confine the
pulcts 10 the house and q small COW
cred yard IN about week this yard
is removed and they are allowed
free range We scatter these small
coops all over the farm giving ench
flock Of l25 pullcts nice place 70
range over Pullets grown colonized
ont Ike this gain one great advnn-
nge, outside Of developing rapidly.
and that is they are 80 healthy and
strong they seldom contract such
contagious diseases as Group and
sorchoad
II Is indeed a beautiful view 10
see several thousand snow white pull
lets, ranging over ten acre pasture,
all enjoying themselves. Plenty OF
green food, grit. fresh water, shade
and feed in special feed boxes. These
pullets are much superior 10 ordinary
pullets raised in the ordinary way. .
Shade.
n rs beginning 90 get warm. and
already we are busy building artifi- /
cial shade for those not fortunate
enough 10 have natural shade. Nat .
ural shade IN much preferred We
have peach, plum, mulberry, fix.
China berry, and several varieties of
shade trees for the use Of the grow
ing chicks. but not enough for our
large flock so this year we are as.
ing the shutters from or the dwell
ing We place four stakes in the
ground about four feet above the
ground framed together on top. We
place the wooden shutters on this
fl4I FtstI NI.aa -.
cellcnt shade for the chickens. The
drinking vessels and feed hoppers
should always be placed in the shade.
We use wooden shutters hinged az
the top % swing out. one IN each side
Of the building. these ar ecpcned all
day and night. We do not use glass
windows.
The houses are blocked about a
foot above the ground. the place be-
meath the house furnishing a cool
and shady place for the growing
chicks during the hot part Of the
day.
All houses have one inch mesh
poultry netting over the opening.
Good padlocks are used 20 lock the
doors. Il pays 70 add these safe
guards.
Green Food.
AZ the present we are feeding rape
and turnips for green food. IN add.
ton 10 the green food they can pick
up on a pasture. Rape Is very ex-
cellent green food.
We have sown some sudan grass
seed, and hope u will provide green
food later in the summer.
Copyright by r. W. Kazmeier 1927