1 54 ilAKING POULTRY PAY 



fountain. After turning the cup over raise it slightly 

 on one side arid slip in a 

 thin bit of wood. This 

 causes a perpetual flow until 

 the cup is empty and it will 

 not run over the saucer. Tin 

 cans in which vegetables or 

 fruits have been preserved, 

 make good drinking foun- 

 tains. Remove the cover % 

 and with a nail punch a hole 

 in the side of the can about 

 one-half inch below the top^iG. 66— chick fountain 

 of the rim. Fill with water and invert over it a saucer 

 or shallow pan. Then turn upside down. Earthen- 

 ware fountains, such as shown in Figure 66, are made 

 in several sizes for small chicks and fowls. The 

 advafltage of f duntaTfls ' such as described is that the 

 chicks cannot get their bodies wet. They keep the 

 water clean and cool and provide a supply as long as 

 any water remains in them. 



REMOVING THE HEN 



The hen should be removed as soon as the chicks 

 are old enough to take care of themselves. In early 

 spring this will be about six weeks to two months after 

 hatching; in summer, four weeks. Chicks should 

 have a coop to roost in at night. They must have 

 plenty of ventilation, yet be protectetl from showers in 

 the night. Shelters, such as =hnwn in Figures 67 and 

 68, are very useful. After the chicks are two months 

 old they should be provided with a shelter, shed or 

 open houses of some kind in which to roost, and not be 

 allowed to seek the trees. 



Separate the Cockerels and Pullets — As soon as 

 the cockerels can be distinguished from the pullets the 



