CHAPTER XIV 
THE SEASONS AS AFFECTING POULTRY KEEPING 
HE duties of a poultry keeper vary with 
I the seasons—aye, with the months—and 
the wide-awake, successful breeder is the 
one who keeps abreast of the times in the matter of 
caring for his poultry, and who not only supplies 
the present daily needs of his flock, but also antici- 
pates their future requirements and is ever on the 
alert to take advantage of every opportunity for 
supplying them. 
Hot weather makes most people feel like giving 
themselves over to a general relaxation, foregoing 
Summer the more serious and strenuous things 
Management of life and “take things easy”? for 
a while. So it is a common occurrence at this sea- 
son for many poultry keepers to come to the con- 
clusion that work in the poultry yard is an intoler- 
able bore, and they compel their fowls to endure 
many hardships and neglects at a-time when they 
should be receiving special care and attention. The 
more experience one has with poultry the more he 
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