lOO SUMMER MANAGEMENT 



Do not feed too much corn, it is too heating, and 

 has a tendency to make the hens "clucky." 



Disinfect the poultry houses thoroughly at least 

 once a week, use a sprayer for this purpose, as it 

 can be done more effectively with such a device. 



Change the nesting material often. Use clean 

 straw well sprinkled with insect powder. The nest- 

 ing boxes should also be treated with a liberal supply 

 of disinfectant. 



If possible gather the eggs twice each day so as to 

 prevent any possibility of " clucky " hens setting on 

 them for any length of time. 



Do not permit your hens to roost out of doors be- 

 cause the weather is warm. It teaches them a very 

 bad habit. 



Dry bran and middlings are good feeds during the 

 summer months. Always feed these dry, in a hop- 

 per. 



Keep the grit boxes well filled with coarse, sharp 

 grit, charcoal and oyster shells. Even though the 

 hens have free range, it is advisable to have these 

 necessities in boxes placed near the dry food hoppers. 



Throw the lawn clippings into the poultry runs. 

 Give the fowls all the green food they can eat. 



Never use a drinking fountain which cannot be 

 easily cleaned. Unsanitary drinking vessels are very 

 liable to cause disease during the warm weather. 



Lots of shade is the proper thing. To force the 

 hens to take to the henhouse for shade during the 



