CHAPTER V 



STARTING A FLOCK 



Having decided on the breed we intend to 

 handle, and having prepared quarters for the new 

 family, the next step is to form the nucleus of the 

 flock. For those who have never had poultry 

 before, and especially for boys and girls who are 

 starting, it is best to begin with well grown stock. 



In getting acquainted with any new business, 

 there are always small mistakes and discoveries 

 to be made that can be overcome and outgrown 

 only through experience, and no occupation seems 

 to be more certain to provide a chance for queer 

 mistakes than poultry raising. 



A gentleman in a New Hampshire town became 

 interested in hens and purchased a large flock. 

 In May, they began to die. Their crops filled up, 

 and nothing seemed to help them. He came to 

 me for advice, t inspected his houses. All was 



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