A SELF-SUPPORTING HOME 



animal meal; especially if a piece of raw 

 liver is nailed up in the house once or twice 

 a week for them to peck at. 



Have a box about a foot deep and two 

 square, filled once a week with road dust or 

 fine ashes, put in a sunny place for the birds 

 to dust themselves in; also a small one, filled 

 with sharp grit. Hens have no teeth, and 

 must have something to take their place. 

 Neglecting to provide birds with this and 

 green food is the reason why so many ama- 

 teurs say hens don't thrive when confined to 

 the yards. If there is a stone-crusher in your 

 neighborhood, the smallest-sized stone, such 

 as is used for garden paths, makes a fine 

 substitute for the regular poultry grit. If 

 you have a small boy, he can get an after- 

 noon's fun smashing up all the broken crock- 

 ery and glass, to aid Biddy's digestion. 



There are a variety of drinking fountains 

 sold for so little that it is a pity not to have 

 a few. Still, I couldn't at first, and found 

 that, for the large houses, a butter tub thor- 



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