DONT’S LEARNED FROM EXPERIENCE 167 
enclosing them with wire until they get ac- 
customed to their new quarters. I lost 200 
four weeks old chicks in 1912 by moving to 
new houses without enclosing them. <A 
heavy shower came up and soaked them be- 
fore they could be put into their houses. 
Don’t let old hens, young pullets and 
chicks run together because some of the 
smaller ones will suffer from inability to get 
enough to eat. 
Don’t allow your water pans to remain 
empty or unclean nor your feed troughs 
dirty. 
Don’t keep ducks or geese in the same 
yard with chickens as they will befoul water 
and feed. 
Don’t move around your flock in such a 
way asto frighten them. Be gentle and they 
will become tame. 
Don’t lose your temper when the fowls fly 
over the fence. Build the fence higher or 
clip one of their wings. 
Don’t allow droppings to accumulate; 
clean twice a week. 
Don’t neglect to whitewash, kerosene and 
disinfect the houses once in a while. 
Don’t neglect your hens during molting 
time because eggs are scarce; give them all 
the more attention at that time and so start 
them laying sooner. 
