CHAPTER XII 
WATER 
All work connected with the keeping of 
chickens should be simplified as much as 
possible. 
Water entails considerable labor as all 
poultry, especially laying hens, drink a great 
deal. It must be continually before them to 
keep them in good condition. It should be 
cool in summer and warm in winter and al- 
ways fresh. 
It is surprising how: much water a large 
flock of hens will consume in hot weather— 
enough to make quite an item of the day’s 
work—so any arrangement that will make 
the labor less deserves consideration. 
A running stream on the farm is Nature’s 
solution. Humans may have a barrel ar- 
ranged on wheels so it can be pushed around 
to the various receptacles. 
The photo shows my method of supplying 
water to the chicken houses. 
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