56 999 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 



Chicks. 



QUESTION When killing lice on chicks, with grease, is there 

 any danger of injuring the chick? 



ANSWER Yes. Too much should not be used, and especially 

 on the bod 



QUESTION How soon can the chicks be taken from the mother 

 hen? 



ANSWER It is best to leave them with her till she neglects 

 them. 



QUESTION Are the advertised liquid lice killers too strong for 

 use in nest boxes and coops for very young chicks ? 



ANSWER Yes. The fumes are fatal in most cases. 



QUESTION Is there any great disadvantage in allowing chicks 

 of different ages to run together? 



ANSWER Yes. The larger and stronger ones will invariably 

 annoy and fight the weaker ones and prevent them from getting as 

 much food as they need. 



QUESTION Will February and March hatched chicks molt in 

 the late summer and fall? 



ANSWER Yes, in most cases. 



QUESTION At what age is a chick a broiler ? 

 ANSWER From six to twelve weeks. The weight should be 

 i l /2 to 3 pounds. 



QUESTION Is it necessary to train the chicks to roost on the 

 perches ? 



ANSWER No. Have the perches low so that the chicks can 

 reach them, and they may be depended upon to take to the roost 

 at the proper time. 



QUESTION How can young chicks be protected from hawks ? 



ANSWER The only sure way is a good gun, and someone who 

 can shoot it. A scare crow is more or less effective, and in locali- 

 ties where martins are found it will pay to put up boxes for them on 

 tall poles, as they are a great help in keeping hawks away. 



