Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-12
OUR HOUSEHOLD
CONDUCTED BY LIZZIE O. THOMAS

another not to find Rocks, Wyandot-
! ties, or Leghorns more suitable. My
| advice is to keep the sort that ap-
peals to you, but to see that your
flock pays its way and at least ten
per cent on the investment.
Every year should see the flock
better than it was ever before, and
to do that we must ever be on the
alert. Nobody can toss out a little
feed and never find out which one
is eating all and which one is 'fin-
ky" it takes as much interest and
chickens as with any other bust.
ness, and even to furnish chickens
and eggs for a good-sized family
is good business.
L don't want to be Calamity
bowler" but L believe that we are
going to have some awful" weather
between now and a normal Spring
time. Its better to be safe than
sorry, and if this pretty weather
should continue, it VIII not be
against us if the hens have a good
clean house and are free from lice
and worms.
We are always on the lookout for
better ways of doing things. I have
told you about oopperas for worms,
and you have read of tobacco dust
but the other day L found what |
think will be a better way to give
the tobacco dust. / have not tried
it, but will do so as soon as I get
the chicks to the size that they need
it. Growing chicks always need it.
Now, listen to this, and if you have
note book in which you put little
items write this down:-To twenty
five pounds of mush use half a
pound of tobacco dust and give the
chicks over eight weeks old this
mash and no other kind for three
weeks. Many letters come to me
about chicks that do well up to that
age and then stop growing. If you
nave some even younger, and can't
tell what is the matter with them
try the mash and note the result.
Right now If in doubt about your
hens, try a dose Of copperas on
them. l put tablespoonful in two
gallons of water and let it set all
night, If you know your chickens
habits you know that the first thing
every morning they go for their
water. Have the copperas water
where they will find it right away
and the dose is taken. For twenty
four hours that sort is all they should
find convenient, and if the dog and
cat get it so much the better for
them, only too much will destroy
their teeth
At the last poultry show I saw
two splendid cockerels sent to the
discard because they had crooked
breastbones. SO / want to warn
you about having roost poles that
are too small. The chick will grasp
it with all his might and use its
body as a balance, and it is my
opinion that where the youngsters
crawl through hole under the
coop they sometimes bend the bones.
1t Is best to eat the ones that
have that deformity, if you are
expecting to make a record with
your flock, and in these progressive
times all of us want to be able
to have the best whether we put
them in show or not.
am finding many uses for the
colored leg bands. The first pullet
in q flock put on an aluminium
| band and in that little note book
that / mentioned 1 recorded her
number, then if she proves an ex.
cellent layer, size of egg and at
| least four week, she gets a red
spiral. and then l familiarize my.
self with her eggs and write her
name or number on each one. or
keep them in separate box.
Chicks can be pedigreed in a
similar manner, if you set the eggs
under hens. Twenty five cents will
get you a baby chick marker. it
does not seem to hurt them to punch
their toes, and you can tell whether
a certain hens eggs turn out well
or not, 1t is interesting to watch
results, and I want more of YOU to
get started right this year. Now is
the time 10 put in your orders for
eggs or baby chicks, even il YOU
want them in April. 1t will insure
your getting them from the breeder
you prefer, and when you can take
care of them.
I thank you for all the encourag-
ing letters that I am receiving. and
l want you to always remember
that it is a great pleasure to serve
you TO the very best OF my ability
I 60 not pretend to know it all, not
to know even half Of any thing.
but l have tried 10 live with my
, eyes open and all the knowledge and
experience that l have Is yours for
the asking.