Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 73, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 March 1917 — POULTRY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

POULTRY

When you see your fowls picking the feathers from thefF mates, it’s an Indication that they want animal food of some kind. When fowls begin the practice of “feather-pulling” they become almost worthless. See that they are provided with meat before they get the habit. It’s not how much you feed, but the kind and the manner you feed it. If you have a hopper, you can feed enough to last the fowls several days. If you feed in litter, make sure that the litter is deep enough that the fowls will have to work long and hard to obtain it, then you will get eggs. It’s the loafing fowls that introduce evil habits, such as-egg-eating, feath-er-pulling and such things. Make them work for a living and you will escape such evils. aliens which are not Moperly fed and do not have pure air to breathe, suffer from the cold more than those which are well fed ancFkept in well-' ventilated houses. An uncomfortable hen is not a good layer; therefore, make the poultry house comfortable and cheerful, If you want to get the best results from the food you feed. = Although geese and ducks are water fowls and often will swim in the coldest water, they must have the floor of their honse_Avel£ bedded with dry material or they will not be healthy.