CHAPTER XX 



Handling Birds on Range — The Youngsters Must 

 Be Kept Growing All the Time 



The birds leave the Brooder House for their 

 permanent Summer home on the Colony Range, so far 

 as the pullets in the flock go, at eight to nine weeks of 

 age. 



The Colony Houses are prepared for the new ten- 

 ants by being thoroughly sprayed with a solution of 

 Kerosene and Carbolic Acid, in a proportion of one 

 to five — one Carbolic and five Kerosene. Before 

 spraying, the canvas drops to the windows are let 

 down, and after spraying the House is left twenty- 

 four hours in a perfectly closed condition, before the 

 drops are raised. The floor is then covered with 

 straw litter to the depth of four inches; the five gal- 

 lon drinking fountain is filled and placed on its stand 

 close to the door ; the feed box receives its quantity of 

 mash, and the grain is scattered over the litter. 



We practice the filling of from six to eight Colony 

 Houses at a time, and with this coming season of 19 12 

 we shall increase that number to ten. 



The Colony Houses are raised about eight inches 

 from the ground, by blocks, and, as it is not advisable 



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