238 POULTRYMAN'S CALENDAR 



JUNE 



In some localities the weather will be very warm 

 during the month of June. Shade is an important con- 

 sideration at this time, and where it does not exist 

 naturally it must be supplied artificially. 



During this month less fattening foods than given in 

 preceding months will answer, and less corn and 

 more wheat and oats should be fed. Dry mash that 

 contains but little corn meal should be used. 



The warmer the weather the more green food and pure 

 fresh water will be needed for the fowls. No fat meat, 

 but some lean meat should be fed to the laying hens 

 during this month. 



June is apt to be the last month of the year in which 

 chicks are hatched and the eggs from which they are 

 hatched should be strong and full of vitality to infuse 

 abundant health and vigor into the chicks. If the fowls 

 can have free range through the fields and woods at 

 this time it will be of benefit to them. 



JULY 



Cool, shady places and freedom from the irritation of 

 overheated houses and insect vermin should be the order 

 of the day. 



Poultry must have shade at this time to protect them 

 from the glaring rays of the sun, which will scorch 

 and blister their backs and make life a burden to them. 



On the farms, all the male fowls should be taken 

 away at this time and sold. They are of no further use 

 after the hatching season is over. 



Thousands of eggs shipped to market during the heated 

 term are destroyed because the eggs begin to hatch. 

 This will occur in the egg boxes traveling on trains 

 when the temperature is above 100 F. If no males are 

 kept with the hens, especially on farms in the southern 

 climates, there will be fewer spoiled eggs in transit 

 If all the hens can be turned into a wood or on land 

 from which grain has been harvested it will be beneficial 

 to them. 



