REARING CHICKS AFTER BROODING AGE 



circumstances, make continuous and frequent use of 

 condiments like red pepper, mustard, or patent ton- 

 ics of any kind in order to force egg laying, among 

 either pullets or adult birds, unless you want to get 

 all the eggs possible out of the female in one season 

 and then discard her. These foods used in small 

 quanities once a week or every two weeks do no 

 particular harm and may do good, but if used reck- 

 lessly they inflame and excite the digestive tract 

 and the organs of reproduction, and, although they 

 will temporarily produce the desired results, a reac- 

 tion is bound to come which in course of time will 

 leave the birds in a debilitated, run-down condi- 

 tion, and they are liable to succumb to attacks of 

 disease germs in the tissues, which in health and 

 vigor they would resist and reject. 



See that the pullets have plenty of room; re- 

 member they are no longer little chicks and cannot 

 The General g t along on the same amount of room 

 Care of now that they could a few months 



Pullets a g Good ventilation is imperative 



for sound constitutions. Damp or foul air, raw, 

 rough winds, unpalatable food and filthy water, all 

 tend to delay, interrupt and prevent egg produc- 

 tion. Plenty of animal food, green food and exer- 

 cise are essential to the best normal development. 



So far as feed is concerned, I strongly believe 

 in letting the birds use their own judgment, letting 

 them eat what they want, when they want, and the 



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