THE SEASONS AS AFFECTING POULTRY 



There is no objection whatever to letting fowls 

 out when there is snow on the ground; if the day 

 How to * s pl easant tne invigorating oxygen the 



Manage in fowls will take into their lungs will do 



Disagreeable them a great deal of good, and, though 

 Weather 



or chilly, this does them no harm if they are 

 afterwards allowed to dry and warm themselves 

 by scratching in clean litter. No harm can come 

 from the fowls eating snow, but they should always 

 have pure water to drink, even though at times 

 they seem to prefer snow when they can get it. 



Fowls usually exhibit a marked desire to be out- 

 doors during, or shortly after, a rain; this is be- 

 cause at this time they can pick up many worms 

 and other such delicacies to fowl life which have 

 been washed out by the rain. As soon as the 

 shower is over let the fowls out, but while it is in 

 progress it is best to keep them confined to the 

 house, as they of ten. become so interested in rang- 

 ing that they will stay out during quite a heavy 

 rainfall, and if they get their feathers and bodies 

 thoroughly water-soaked it creates a damp, un- 

 healthful condition when they go on the roost, and 

 colds, or roup, and rheumatism may develop. 



During windstorms, or hail and sleet, the fowls 

 seldom venture out, as instinct teaches them that 

 they are safer indoors; however, at such times the 

 fowl exits may well be closed, not so much to keep 



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