60 999 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 



QUESTION What causes the crops of very young chicks to 

 become distended and very hard, causing death? 



ANSWER Chicks sometimes get crop bound the same as do old 

 fowls. It may be caused by taking something into the crop too large 

 to pass through, or continued overfeeding may cause it by repeated 

 distensions of the crop till the muscles are paralyzed and the organ 

 refuses to act. 



QUESTION Can very young chicks drink enough cold water to 

 give them bowel trouble? 

 ANSWER Yes. 



QUESTION Is lettuce good for young chicks ? 

 ANSWER Yes. 



QUESTION Will lice affect chicks in the same way as gapes, 

 as regards the movement of the head? 



ANSWER Yes. Oftentimes chicks die from the ravages of 

 lice and the owner attributes the trouble to gapes. 



QUESTION Will coarse, sharp sand do for grit for very young 

 chicks ? 



ANSWER Yes. 



QUESTIONS If chicks are allowed to run with a hen that has 

 scaly legs, will they, too, become affected? 

 ANSWER Yes. 



QUESTION How large should a closed run be made to accom- 

 modate a hen and her newly hatched brood ? 



ANSWER About 4 feet wide, 8 feet long, and 2 feet high, sides, 

 ends and top covered with i-inch mesh wire. 



QUESTION Will a wild mother hen make the chicks wild ? 

 ANSWER Yes. 



