A SELF-SUPPORTING HOME 



After many experiments, it has been gen- 

 erally conceded that by withholding food 

 entirely for three weeks, and then feeding 

 heavily the rations suitable for the formation 

 of feathers, the moulting season can be con- 

 trolled. The last week of the month mature 

 hens are turned out on free range to forage 

 for their own living. About the end of the 

 second week in August flocks are returned 

 to their respective yards, roosters being kept 

 in a separate enclosure until the breeding 

 pens are made up in January. 



Feed a morning mash of equal parts 

 wheat bran, ground feed, and oil meal. Noon : 

 meat scraps, vegetables, or some sort of 

 green. Night: wheat, corn, and oats mixed. 

 The first few days give only half meals, as 

 the excessive heavy feed might cause indi- 

 gestion after the semi-starvation. By the 

 10th of September the birds should be in 

 possession of full new coats of feathers and 

 robust health. Three weeks after reyarding 

 change the diet to regular egg rations, cut- 



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