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POULTRY— DISEASES AND REMEDIES. 



their bodies, if not complete, at least 

 partial protection. 



TURKEYS, Charcoal for.— A recent 

 experiment has been tried in feeding 

 charcoal for fattening turkeys. Two lots 

 of four each were treated alike, except 

 for one lot finely pulverized coal was 

 mixed with mashed potatoes and meal, 

 on which they were fed, and broken 

 pieces of coal also plentifully supplied. 

 The difference in weight was one and a 

 half pounds each in favor of the fowls 

 supplied with coal, and the flesh was 

 superior in tenderness and flavor. This 

 suggestion is well worth a fair trial from 

 those engaged in turkey-raising. 



TURKEY CHICKS, Paste for Weak.— 

 Eggs boiled hard, nettles, and parsley, all 

 chopped up, and moistened with wine 

 and water. 



TURKEY CHICKS, Chill in.— Give 

 ground malt and barley meal in equal 

 quantities, adding a little powdered cara- 

 way or coriander seed. 



CHICKENS, Management of— After 

 emerging from the shell, the young chick- 

 en should not be removed from under the 

 hen. They are at first weakly and wet, 

 but in a few hours they become perfectly 

 dry, and they should be allowed to re- 

 main under the hen until their little quaint 

 heads peep from under the feathers. 

 Many persons imagine that the chickens 

 require feeding as soon as hatched, which 

 is an error. At the time of hatching, the 

 remains of the yolk are drawn into the 

 digestive canal of the chick, and this is 

 its first food. This will last them from 

 twenty-four to thirty-six hours, and then 

 the chicks are strong and active on the 

 legs, and ready to eat with avidity. As 

 regards the first food for the chicks, noth- 

 ing approaches in value to a mixture of 

 equal parts of grated bread, yolk of hard 

 boiled eggs, and oatmeal slightly mois- 

 tened with water. This is the best food 

 for the first two weeks, then gradually 

 add groats, hemp seed and green food, 

 such as cress, lettuce, cabbage, and leeks 

 chopped fine. If the weather is cold and 

 wet, add a little powdered pimento to the 

 food occasionally, also a little finely-cut 

 mince meat, as a substitute for worms 

 and insects, fresh curd and hard-boiled 

 eggs, mashed up with the shells. Feed 

 the chickens early in the morning, and 

 often during the day, giving but a small 



quantity at a time; the water vessels 

 should be shallow, and frequently refill- 

 ed, and so arranged that the chickens can- 

 not get into them. Throw the food on 

 the ground to the chickens, they will then 

 pick up gravel with it, which is necessary 

 for the digestion of their food. Both 

 hen and chickens must be carefully and 

 warmly housed at night, and never al- 

 lowed out until the dew is quite off the 

 grass. 



Chickens, Mites, Remedy for. — Take 

 common leaf tobacco, as much as the 

 user may think necessary, and make a 

 strong tea, letting it boil some time so as 

 to get all the strength from the tobacco ; 

 then sprinkle the tea all over and about, 

 the place where the mites are, and if the 

 first application is not sufficient, use in the 

 same manner a second time ; but the first 

 time is almost always effectual. 



CHICKEN CHOLERA, Remedy for. — 



Good rules for success in the management 

 of fowls : 



1. Good dry houses, well ventilated,, 

 but avoiding drafts. 



2. Keep your hen houses clean and 

 the floor covered with ashes. 



3. Whitewash inside monthly from 

 March 1 to October 1. 



4. Feed regularly, but never over-feed; 

 cease feeding when the fowls cease to 

 run for it. 



5. Scatter the food on the ground 

 when the weather will permit. 



6. Feed mixed grain, or alternate, as 

 corn one day, oats next, wheat next, etc 



7. Allow adult fowls freedom as early 

 in the morning as they desire. 



8. Keep hens with chicks in small 

 coops (well covered and dry), until the 

 chicks are three weeks old. 



9. Feed chicks morning, noon and 

 late afternoon; cooked food morning, 

 and grain, as broken corn, wheat, etc.. 

 noon and afternoon. 



10. Mix ground black pepper with the 

 morning food for chicks twice a week, 

 one tablespoonful of pepper for every 20 

 chicks. 



11. Grease the hen well under the 

 wings, breast, and fluff feathers as soon 

 as the chicks are taken off, with ointment 

 made of lard and carbolic acid; ten 

 drops of acid r to two tablespoonsful of 

 lard. 



