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to feed. Care must be taken to avoid overfeeding 

 any kind of sloppy mixture, as much trouble has 

 been caused in that way. 



After four days, if the ground is dry and there 

 is warm sunshine, the old hen may be let out and 

 allowed to take a hunt with her brood. There is 

 nothing like a sensible mother hen to look after 

 the wants of her young. She will scratch faithfully 

 and find just the kind of grit, small seeds and grass 

 conducive to the proper development of the baby 

 birds. With good foraging ground, supplemented 

 with good food, it will be pleasing to see how bright 

 and smart the young chicks will be and how they 

 will grow day by day. Of course, fresh water 

 should be supplied them every day. 



When the mother hen is first turned out it is well 

 to look after her and see that she gets back in her 

 place before night. She may be found sitting on 

 her brood in some corner, but if she is not wild it 

 will be no trouble to get her to coop and in a night 

 or two she will go to it of her own accord. 



CHICKENS IN HOT WEATHER 



If the best results are desired, growing chicks 

 should have proper care and attention during the 

 summer months. It is important that clean and 

 comfortable quarters be provided for them. Coops 

 so placed as to get the sun in the morning and 

 shade in the afternoon will be found desirable. 

 This will prevent the coop from getting so thor- 

 oughly heated as to make it uncomfortable at night. 

 Habit is strong in chicks which will return to an 

 overheated or foul coop, when they should be in 

 more comfortable and roomy quarters. They may 



