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side water pot is not used until the chicks have been out- 

 doors off and on for at least a week. This keeps them 

 running into the warm house for water. 



Half of the mash troughs are brought into the yard 

 from the house as soon as the weather permits, but on the 

 January hatches this is seldom done before three weeks. 



The March hatches are let out earlier and they have 

 their outside water pot and mash troughs earlier also. 

 Common sense will dictate the course to be followed in 

 respect to these matters. Our rule is to take no chances 

 on ejcposure to inclement weather. If a cold wind or driv- 

 ing rain sets in while the chicks are outdoors, when they 

 are less than four or five weeks old, we take the trouble 

 to herd them in. It is a bit troublesome at first, but they 

 soon learn your purpose ; and in a short tinje your appear- 

 ance in the yard along with a sudden drop in tempera- 

 ture or a heavy rain will be a signal to "scoot." 



The second division of the yard is opened as soon as 

 an appreciable number of the chicks begin to fly over the 

 little division fence. We do not cut the green stuff in 

 the second yard — they are allowed to mow it themselves. 

 The feeding of green stuff inside the house is not dis- 

 continued when the chicks are turned outdoors. 



If the weather is favorable at about 4 weeks, half of 

 the sprouted oats and half of the evening grain is fed 

 outdoors from that time on. 



With the late hatches care is taken to keep the first 

 division of the yard from getting dusty ; it is wet down 

 regularly. 



At from 5 to 6 weeks the cuckerels are taken out; but 

 before entering on this phase of the work the description 



