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The Advantages of Early Hatching 



There are several advantages in hatching early. (1) The most important 

 of these is the absence of the great amount of vermin which one has to 

 fight constantly in raising late chicks. (2) The winter rains have practically 

 washed the ground clean and brought up tender shoots of grass and other 

 green stuff which is so necessary for young chicks. (3) By fall, when eggs 

 are the highest price and most in demand, the pullets start to lay. (4) If 

 the cockerels are caponized they are ready for the Thanksgiving and 

 Christmas markets. (5) Early hatching is an advantage to fanciers, be- 

 cause birds are well matured and in the best condition for the fall and 

 winter shows. (6) When one is raising chickens on a ranch as a side issue, 

 if hatched early, they are strong enough to need little more care when 

 the major part of the farm work on the ranch begins. 



It would take such a large volume to cover the raising of baby chicks 

 and the care of chickens thoroly, we have merely touched on the subject. 

 For further information we refer you to the United States and State De- 

 partments of Agriculture, who will be glad to send you pamphlets on this 

 subject for the mere asking. 



The Advantage of Late-Hatched Eggs 



After May 15th w r e sell our Wyandotte eggs at half price. If you un- 

 derstand the care of your birds, you can be as successful with late-hatched 

 as early-hatched birds. There are a number of advantages of late hatching. 

 Eggs in the summer are cheap and most of the hens are broody at this time. 

 Green feed as well as bugs is abundant. In the summer there is no danger 

 of either eggs or chicks being chilled. It is said that late-hatched birds are 

 more likely to have better color than those hatched early. 



CARE OF THE HEN AND CHICKS 



The hen should be given the preference of the incubator for late eggs, 

 as incubation chicks are more subject to bowel trouble in the summer. 

 The hen should be set in a cool place and the nest made from earth. It is 

 most important that the hen be kept free from lice. She should be dusted 

 two or three times while setting. After the eggs hatch, the mother and 

 brood should be put in a shady place where the chicks can run in and out 

 to the hen. Close them in at night and do not release them in the morn- 

 ing until the dew is off the grass. Toasted bread rolled into crumbs and 

 mixed with charcoal and grit is excellent food for newly-hatched chicks. 

 A dry mash should be provided for all times. A ground grain feed for 

 chicks should be given after the first few days. Grit, charcoal and fresh 

 water should be available at all times. No feed should be given that tends 

 to cause bowel trouble. At the first sign of bowel trouble, place a cure in 

 the water. Provide green feed plentifully. As the chicks become older, 

 search them for head lice. To prevent this trouble, rub carbolated vaseline 

 on the top of the head, back of the neck, and at the base of the beak. When 

 the cold weather sets in, the chicks must be housed, but crowding should 

 be avoided. 



If the above rules are followed carefully, it is a simple matter to raise 

 late-hatched chicks. 



