CHAPTER LV 



USEFUL HINTS FOR POULTRY RAISERS 



Keep a careful record of your flock the year round. 

 It is the only way to find out how much they are 

 earning for you. Always charge yourself with all 

 the eggs and fowls used in your own kitchen ; other- 

 wise, your record will not be accurate. 



Keep a sharp lookout for rats and cats. Don't 

 grow chicks to feed to four-legged thieves. 



Buttermilk mixed with ground foods will tone up 

 the appetites of the fowls in the fattening pens. 



Avoid feeding chick food that has been in stock 

 so long that it is moldy. It is bound to cause much 

 trouble. 



Keep the chicks growing. If there are any droop- 

 ing their little wings and sitting around, look them 

 over carefully; they may be troubled with lice. 



For egg production, pullets are the money makers 

 in a poultry plant ; hence, they should receive every 

 attention from the poultry raiser. 



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