88 CHICKS 



Every morning they are given some lawn clippings, con- 

 sisting of cjover, timothy and blue grass, in addition to what 

 they can pick up through the day. A separate yard is kept 

 seeded to. alfalfa or other crops and they are turned into this 

 at intervals. 



As soon as the cockerels become troublesome they are re- 

 moved and given special care so as to develop into large, 

 vigorous birds. The pullets are allowed to grow without 

 forcing of any particular kind as I believe the best growth 

 to fit them fof the show room, and to obtain good, fertile 

 eggs is a natural growth rather than one to force them to* 

 lay at the earliest moment. 



A sharp lookout is kept for licq at all times, and twice a 

 week the chicks are given a dusting with lice powder. 



I aim at all times to keep the chicks moving, for a moving 

 chick is a growing one an^ a growing chick is a healthy 

 chick. The birds are turned into their winter quarters as 

 soon as the weather turns cold in the fall. 



Piano boxes turned over on their backs will make good 

 coops for chicks, so that when it is raining they still have 

 a place to scratch in, and at the same time keep dry. 



Free Range on Green Grass is a Decided Advantage — 



Separate the Sexes. 



By John Kruse. 



How do I obtain my best results with my chicks from the 

 time I transfer them to the open colony houses from the 

 brooder? Usually I follow out one system, or practically 

 one' system, of caring for them from year to year, but I 

 find I progress along slightly varying lines as conditions vary 

 according to surroundings and climatic conditions. It is 

 difficult to acquaint others with your theory, though it 

 may be simple, and make them understand it as you do; 

 niany fanciers have an entirely different way of feeding and 

 caring for young and growing poultry and yet succeed fully 

 as well. My system might prove faulty in their surround- 

 ings, but with it I succeed admirably. 



I have accomplished the most with my incubator chicks 

 in this way: I take them from the nursery brooder when 



