Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 80, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 January 1912 — POULTRY NOTES [ARTICLE]

POULTRY NOTES

Fresh air and sunshine are the best germicides. Do not keep eggs near kerosene or anything that will taint them. Feed breeding duck a crumbly mash twice a day, morning and evening. It is not necessary to candle good “■eggs before taking them to market. If any farmer is in doubt concerning his eggs, he should then candle them. The Spanish hen’s eggs, weighing seven to a pound, are the largest produced. A warm poultry house tends 'to make the fowls sluggish and unproductive. Indian Runners will lay from 150 to 200 eggs a year while common ducks lay only from 25 to 50. Dandelion leaves freshly gathered, when they are procurable, contain a valuable liver stimulant. A very common mistake made in keeping poultry is crowding the fowls into too limited a space. Too many poultrymen hatch their chicks so late that they have not time to mature for cold weather laying. •.A new poultry roost is made* of perforated iron tubing which has been soaked'in a solution deadly to insect life. ' ’ • The Pekin is known as the leading market duck of the world , and takes first place in the American standard of perfection. Many a person will give their chicks good care all through the brooding season and then neglect them when they go out on range. Cold eggs cari be beaten stiffer and lighter than warm ones. Before breaking them, drop in a pan of very cold water for a few moments. While pigeons t are always considered a nuisance by most farmers, If any at all are kept, keep only Homers, Carriers, or some pure breed. ■ .