The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-08-29

can offer no hing 20 them. We do
not believe 70 necessary 20 go 20 the
extreme Of cleanliness because i
costs money.
Some hen houses we have seen
were overcrowdcd with old and
young chickens, roosting all over
the inside, rest boxes, drinking yes
sells, etc. The house was poor
ventilated. and the animal heat when
the chicken had all gone 20 roost
was alarming ard stuffy. The chick
ems had TO Dr. driven inside and it
was easy 90 Understand why they
had rather rOost i'm trees than roost-
ing in such a stuify close and filthy
house. IN these houses soon n roupv
0dor makes II appearance and then
the mortality increases.
To raise chickens successfully IL
IS necessary % consider the welfare
Of the birds. We have seen many
farm flocks that could have had
free range penned up In a small and
dirty yard year after year. We have
seen many more farm flocks Of
young chickens raised year after
year In the same yards This is a
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very vigorously. because II any
where. surely on a farm. the chick
ems can be- raised on fresh ground
each year Scatter the coops out
and give the chickens a chance 20
DIE IN fresh dirt as much as pos
sible
We believe 20 better 10 keep the
fowls inside hen house al the
time the entire year around than 70
le' them run on small wet and dirty
yards. It is az least possible 90 clean
the houses There are many ways
Of cleaning yards The first is not
% 0vercr0wd them. and the next
is t0 pillow them mp frequently and
SOW or plant thcm into something
green and growing Growing crops
quickly purify poultry yards. Lime
may also be used regularly 20 adj
vantage.
Place the pullcts In small movable
cOons and move them out into the
corn or cotton patch, or even the
orchard. pasture or wood lot The
idea is 20 get them away from con-
gestion and where they can rustic
insects and pick mp many choice
morsels Of food they would not
otherwise get Pullets raised under
such conditions will develop into
profitable layers.
When 10 comes 10 disinfection,
remember that sunshine is the
cheapest and best disinfection. I
Worlds Of fresh air viii DO much I
10 keep the hen free from foul I
odors and smelling sweet Get the
fresh air into your hen houses Al !
this season Of the year, II you want |
20 prevent sore head and chicken |
pox Get the chickens OFT the ground /
and upon roosts especially the grow
ing chicks This is very important /
and should receive your personal |
attention now before il is too late.
We are beginning To get many re-
ports 81 chicken-pox and now liz the
time 20 prevent II. Open up the
roosting quarters, clean out and get
plenty 81 fresh air inside; do not
worry about drafts, because they
won't hurt the fowls AT this season
Of the year Isolate all affected at
once
We have never found patent poul-
try medicine Of any value. The I
money we have spent on this has .
been clear waste. The wise poul-
try keeper does not invest heavily 4
in drug store poultry medicine, out
sde of such common drugs and
really valuable. like epson salts,
potash permanganate. sulphur, qui-
nine, aspirin and tincutre Of iodine
and one or two others.
II Is much better 70 try TO kill /
the diseasc germ before il has en-
tered the host than afterwards. Be
fore they have entered the host,
they are lurking in the building or
grounds and may be killed by dis
Infection. In disinfecting our object
is 20 kill any disease germs that may
be on the premises before they have
had time 20 attack the birds
We have also recently tried So
called patent medicine TO be placed
in the drinking water for the pur-
pose of killing all kinds Of lice and
mites We have not found il salts
factory. One man fed sulphur 60
his hens so extensively that YOU
could smell IL many feet away from
the yards. In spite Of this the hens
were still full Of vermin.
One Of the best ways of disinfect-
ing drinking water TO prevent the
spread OF colds and roup is by ad-
ding enough potash permanganate
TO turn the water light wine color.
NJ. VI. Dupre, superintendent Of
Lubbock Schools. returned Friday
from Austin. where he has been