THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
March 30 
234 
The Chicken Yard. 
The Outdoor Brooder. 
The picture shown at Fig. 96 is of one 
of the gardens on Pairview Farm, some 
of the S. C. White Leghorn chickens that 
were raised near by, and one of the out¬ 
door brooders which mothered them. We 
had great success with all our chicks last 
season, in both indoor and outdoor 
brooders. Both kinds of brooders have 
their advantages. In early Spring, when 
the weather is still cold, wet and snowy, 
the chicks can be cared for indoors much 
easier, and get needful exercise running 
about the room and scratching for seeds 
scattered in chaff on the floor. Again, 
the indoor brooders can be cleaned any 
day, even though very stormy without. 
But when the weather becomes warmer 
and fresh, new grass starts, then the out¬ 
door brooder is our choice. Strong, well- 
hatched chicks can be out on the ground 
in fair weather when they are a week 
old, and in running about, picking at 
the tender grass and basking in the mel¬ 
low sunshine, gain strength and vigor 
with every hour. ir. j. blanchakd. 
Are Plymouth Rocks Too Large ? 
Three years ago we purchased five 
Barred Plymouth Rock pullets. They 
commenced laying November 10, and in 
December, when eggs were highest m 
high reputation, were bred to about five 
pounds in weight their egg capacity 
would be much improved. Lacking the 
facilities for such selection ourselves we 
hope others may be induced to experi¬ 
ment in this line. h. h. b. 
Jewett City, Conn. 
Wanted—A Re* Duck. 
I want some hardier ducks than the 
Pekins, with which I am not successful. 
What breed would you recommend? I 
want a pair so as to raise some this 
season. I have four Pekin ducks. 
West Hartford, Conn. a. w. 
There is a mistake somewhere in the 
care of these birds, as it is universally 
conceded by our leading breeders that 
the Pekin is the best and hardiest duck 
on the market. These, possibly, are not 
of healthy stock, but it is more proba¬ 
ble that the trouble is in raising the 
young birds. Little ducks are very easy 
to care for, if we observe certain rules, 
which are simple. They are much har¬ 
dier than chicks. They trnist have shade, 
in Summer. They must not be overfed; 
give just what they will eat up clean 
and take away the remainder. Oat flakes 
and breadcrumbs slightly moistened are 
good at first, gradually working into 
cornmeal and wheat bran, wet beef 
scraps and vegetables with grit always 
handy. Their drinking vessels should 
be deep enough to insert their entire bill, 
or the nostrils become clogged and they 
A BROODER IN THE GARDEN. Fig. 9C. 
price, they dropped 85 eggs—the best 
percentage for any month of the year. 
Last November the flock had accumu¬ 
lated to 17—12 old hens and five pullets. 
One or two of the pullets commenced 
laying November, but in December, al¬ 
though the weather was generally mild 
and favorable for egg production, we got 
only 63 eggs from 17 hens—or about 
three per cent against 17 per cent. Nat¬ 
urally such a discrepancy surprised us, 
and we purpose to change the breed. We 
are inclined to the belief that the Ply¬ 
mouth Rocks have been bred too much 
for size, thus impairing their usefulness 
for layers. Last year we sold to the 
butcher a cockerel weighing 10% pounds 
at 11 months old. Soon afterward two 
hens, about a year and a half old, went 
the same way. They weighed, respect- 
tiveiy, 9% and 10 pounds. This year we 
have just disposed of another cockerel 
10^ months old, tipping the scales at 
11% pounds. At this rate they bid fair 
to rival the President’s turkeys—excel¬ 
lent for the table, but “not in it” for 
eggs. As an indication that an increase 
in size tends to diminish egg production, 
one of the pullets, very much the small¬ 
est of the lot, commenced laying in No¬ 
vember, and has continued quite regu- 
smother. They need clean quarters and 
plenty of ventilation. Must not get wet 
until they are feathered out. 
Chazy, N. Y. f. e. w. 
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