ness. One should not begin feeding mash too early. However 

 fine bran and shorts may be left before them all the time 

 from the very beginning. Feed sour milk or buttermilk in 

 crocks only and not in tin or galvanized vessels. 



HATCH EGGS FROM HEAVY PRODUCING HENS 



Eggs for hatching should be from heavy producing hens. 

 Gather them several times a day. Be sure that they do not 

 get chilled or handled roughly. Never use a soiled egg or 

 one that has been washed. Keep eggs intended for hatching 

 in a temperature of from 50 to 60° and in a dry place. 



Experiments indicate that fresh eggs produce much more 

 vigorous chicks than do the eggs that have been kept for 

 some time before being put in the incubator. 



Feed your flock at the same time every day. Regularity 

 produces best results. 



PLANT SUNFLOWERS AND GREEN FEED 



Plant a crop of sunflowers, wheat and oats in a fenced-in 

 portion of the hen yard. Protect these with a wire fence 

 until the sunflowers are well up and the hens cannot harm 

 them. The sunflowers will provide excellent shade for the 

 hens during the summer, and in the fall they will enjoy the 

 sunflower seed. The wheat and oats will be valuable green 

 food. 



Keep plenty of clean fresh drinking water in front of the 

 chickens all of the tims. Change the water several times a 

 day. This tends to prevent the spreading of disease, and 

 increases egg production. 



DO NOT FEED BABY CHICKENS COARSE GRIT 



In the matter of feeding little chickens coarse grit, the 



Author has observed that coarse grit has a decided tendency 



to cut the gizzard which is very tender. It is far better to 



'feed very fine sifted or quick sand which will not injure 



I them in the least. The coarse grit may be fed after the little 



^chickens are three weeks old. 



TO ELIMINATE STICK-TITE FLEAS FROM POULTRY 

 HOUSES, YARDS, ETC. 



Dissolve 4 lbs. of dairy salt in 8 gallons of boiling water. 

 When cooled, add one lb. can of Red Seal Lye. Apply with a 

 whitewash brush or spray pump. If you have sufficient 



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