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should be disposed of, unless of special value. It 
is poor policy to feed a lot of useless roosters all 
Summer. 
The chicks should be carefully shut in at night, 
so that they will not fall victims to rats, skunks or 
thieving cats. It is better to use wire netting with 
a very fine mesh on the windows and doors, how- 
ever, than to shut out the air. 
If there are hawks about and the chicks are on 
range, provide numerous brush heaps where the 
youngsters can find shelter. 
Dwarf Essex rape may be planted this month and 
will make excellent green feed in a few weeks. It 
should be cared for like cabbage. When the plants 
are a foot high, break off the leaves, and they will 
erow again. 
If chicks of different ages are running together, 
the small ones may be crowded away from the feed 
boxes. To avoid this, make a covered frame of 
slats sufficiently far apart so that the little chicks 
can pass through, while the older ones can not. 
Feed the babies in this frame and they will be able 
to eat in comfort. The same method may be used 
to prevent the old hen wasting the rations of the 
chicks. 
