THE “YEAR'S WORK 155 
Be sure that the chickens are not crowded at night. 
When confined, pullets and cockerels should not 
be allowed in the same flock after it is possible to 
tell them apart, even though hatched late. 
SEPTEMBER 
An excelient time to build the new poultry house, 
so that it will be well dried out before Winter comes. 
Haul clean sand into the old houses and get them 
into condition for the season’s pullets. 
If the chickens must be confined on account of 
bad weather, give them litter and throw grain into 
it, which will help to keep them interested. When 
chicks that have been accustomed to free range are 
closely confined, they fret themselves fairly thin. 
Let the pullets be used to open air houses from 
the first and they will grow a heavy coat of feath- 
ers, so that they will be ready for fresh air laying 
houses in Winter. In other words, they will be 
inured to the cold. 
This is a good month for a beginner to start with 
mature birds, which often can be secured at a bar- 
gain. If the amateur wants to build up a good 
strain, he can afford to buy yearlings from a re- 
liable breeder. He may get fewer eggs than from 
