A SELF-SUPPORTING HOME 



from five to ten birds are placed three weeks 

 before killing. Fowls of a year old when 

 properly prepared make good roasters ; taken 

 from the general yard, they are tough and fit 

 only for soup. Cockerels of ten or twelve 

 weeks old will, by special fattening and inac- 

 tivity, become plump very quickly. The roost 

 in a coop is only a foot from the floor; yard 

 and floor of coop are of firmly trampled earth, 

 with no loose gravel, sand, or scratching ma- 

 terial of any description, the object being to 

 keep the birds as placid as possible. 



Morning, noon, and night mash is fed, as it 

 is more easily digested and assimilated than 

 whole corn. The first ten days the mash 

 consists of one quart of ground feed, one- 

 third of a teaspoonful of salt, one pint of 

 boiled and mashed carrots, potatoes, or beets, 

 mixed and moistened with skim milk. Last 

 ten days, one quart of corn meal, one dessert- 

 spoonful of powdered charcoal, one pound 

 of potatoes, and two onions, boiled and 

 mashed. Mix all together and make quite 



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