Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 June 1912 — POULTRYNOTES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

POULTRYNOTES

Young chicks may be kept dry and warm. The early broilers always command the best market. Little chicks will not thrive if penned in a small enclosure. A ben needs nearly seven times more fresh air in proportion to her size than does the horse. Selecting the hens according to their laying qualities is to some poultrymen a hard proposition. Any one keeping poultry must, of course, have houses to protect them, from cold or stormy weather. Fowls intended for market should be cooped for a week or two and fed all the rich food they will eat. i. Fine gravel is not the proper grit for poultry. They want a sharp material with which to grind their food. The incubator should be located in a room where the temperature does not vary much during the day or night Eggs will become fertile in from four to six days after mating. The effect of mating will continue several months. < 1 It is necessary to feed the breeding ducks liberally, yet at the same time feed so as to keep them active and healthy. Poultry houses which have cracks In their sides or leaky roofs should be covered with some kind of prepared roofing on both roof and sides. Chicks sheltered from the weather and given plenty of good water will find much of their feed, and prove the ‘most profitable crop on the farm. Remember that the early broods must at all times have a dry place and room to exercise when the weather will not permit them to go outdoors.