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THE RURAfc NEW-YORKER 
June 17, 
The Henyard. 
SHELTER COOPS. 
I see quite often requests for pictures 
of appliances used in the poultry yard. I 
am sending you pictures of my way of 
raising chicks at Fairview Farm. The 
shelter coop, Fig. 247, is two feet long, 
one foot eight inches wide, one foot high 
to eaves, rafters one inch square, one 
THE MOTHER HEN’S HOME. Fig. 24(5. 
foot six inches long, projecting over 
eaves three inches, which gives one inch 
ventilation on each side, which is enough 
until warm weather comes ; then the slide 
door is replaced by one of fine wire net¬ 
ting; then they are all right until put in 
colony crops. The coop to confine the 
hen, Fig. 24G, is four feet square on the 
ground, which give ample room for the 
SHELTER COOP. Fig. 247. 
hen, and the chickens go where they 
please. When the grass gets soiled it is 
very easy to move to a fresh plot. Fig. 
249 shows how the shelter and slat coop 
are placed; Fig. 250, a colony of coops. 
Maine. frank c. nutter. 
HENHOUSE CONVENIENCE. 
I find it a great convenience to have 
the droppings board in henhouses slop¬ 
ing toward the back of house and have 
a tight fitting door opening down along 
length of droppings board, opening out 
at the back of the house. A hook at 
each end will hold these doors up 
parallel with droppings boards and dirt 
can be scraped out over them and dirt 
thrown in from outside of house. A 
low cart can be drawn under this board 
EASILY CLEANED HENHOUSE. Fig. 248. 
and droppings scraped directly into it. 
This does away with much of the un¬ 
pleasantness and a large part of the 
work of keeping the house clean. When 
litter from floor is to be taken out it 
can be put on droppings boards and 
taken out same way. This door, see 
Fig. 248, must be made to fit close to 
prevent drafts, but that can easily be 
done with a strip of cloth tacked along 
edges where door fits against them. 
L. c. PAINTER. 
Feather Fulling. 
I am troubled with my hens plucking each 
other’s feathers. They all have the habit 
so badly that it has become a second nature. 
The majority of the plucked feathers are 
not eaten, but are left lying on the ground. 
What is the cause of this, and what *s the 
remedy? Some of the hens’ necks are to¬ 
tally bare, and of late the skin can be seen 
along the back between the wings. It 
surely cannot he lack of meat, for I feed 
them raw meat twice a week. They get 
plenty of exercise, oyster shell, grit, grain 
and green food and give me fair results in 
eggs. They had the feather plucking habit 
when I bought them the beginning of last 
Summer, but seemed to tire of it during the 
Winter, and now they have started in again 
with a vengeance. F. f. 
New York. 
I have never known a confirmed case 
of feather-pulling to be cured, nor do I 
think it can be cured with less than the 
ax. These hens should be put on the 
market in the shape of meat, and a fresh 
start made, for no amount of care and 
feed will cure them permanently, and 
this seems to be a habit quickly spread 
through a flock by a few pullers. This 
habit is started by lack of mineral or 
animal feed, helped by close confinement, 
SHELTER AND SLAT COOP. Fig. 240. 
and when first noticed the hens should 
be put out on large range and meat 
scrap given them. This should stop any 
further pulling, if done at once before 
A FAMILY COLONY. Fig. 250. 
the habit becomes fixed. While this is a 
habit and not a disease, yet I would 
about as soon buy a hen with roup <jr 
even tuberculosis to add to my flock as 
to buy a confirmed feather puller. 
FLOYD Q. WHITE. 
TRUTH AND INDIAN RUNNER DUCKS. 
I see you wish the plain truth about the 
Indian Runner duck. I wish to say I do 
not see how they can be improved upon 
when kept in small flocks to supply the 
farm table with eggs, and roast duck occa¬ 
sionally ; they are great layers, among the 
best in ducks, and they do mature early, 
three to four pounds each, not heavy 
enough for a market duck for general con¬ 
sumption. As a market fowl I do not see 
why they should be expected to compete 
with the hen on the egg question. The cus¬ 
tomer must be found and the market cre¬ 
ated. Fifty cents a dozen before Easter 
and 35 cents a dozen for the remainder of 
the season would be a fair price, and few 
will pay it, for the simple reason the pub¬ 
lic will resent the extra price, the same as 
your correspondent does what he terms 
"breeders' prices.” I consider the prices of 
these duck breeders for eggs and stock ex¬ 
tremely reasonable ; most of them sell eggs 
for a" dollar a sitting, and $1.50 to $2 
each for stock will not more than pay the 
advertising bill. My wife says one duck 
egg in a cake equals two hens' eggs. 
If the surroundings are agreeable five 
ducks will lay 140 eggs a month and get 
their own living outside of the morning 
and evening meal. The quality of the In¬ 
dian Runner duck egg is mild, the meat in 
the hands of a good cook is delicious. These 
are reasons enough why they will pay their 
way on any farm. As far as the glowing 
stories being printed about these ducks, one 
must not rush heedlessly into any enter¬ 
prise and expect great profits. Find your 
market first and then stock up accordingly. 
I will state briefly how I handle my ducks : 
I try to close them up nights and turn 
them out at feeding time, when they will 
have laid ; they then go to the water and 
I do not see them again until time to feed 
grain at night. They can be expected to 
lay from February until August. Last sea¬ 
son I had one commence laying again in 
the Fall and laid (50 eggs before the snow 
came, when she shut up shop at once. I 
raise the young ducks under Ruff Plymouth 
Rock hens, as they make good mothers and 
do not kill many in the nest. Yesterday a 
little him had spent four weeks on nine 
eggs and at the sound of the first peep 
threw the egg out on the floor ; not finding 
a hen on the nests I went to a coop where 
I had confined some broody hens, selected 
a Ruff Rock, put the eggs under her and 
covered her up. To-day she has six bright 
little ducks and seems happy in her new 
surroundings without being restrained in 
any way. When the young ducks are 
turned loose the drake will have to be con¬ 
fined or lie will kill them. Set duck eggs 
on the ground to hatch well: otherwise the 
ducks will probably have to be helped from 
the shell. Do this 24 hours after the shell 
is pipped and after the blood in the lining 
of the shell has been absorbed by the duck¬ 
ling. Take oft' the small end of the egg, 
release the head and let Mr. Duck do the 
rest himself. Young ducks thrive best on 
sloppy food, such as one would feed young 
pigs; middings and milk mixed into a bat¬ 
ter and poured in a trough with cracked 
corn at night. geo. e. howell. 
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for what it would cost 
you tor the lumber . 
Our No-Yard House is big 
enough for 20 hens. 6 ft. 
long, 8 ft. deep, 64 ft. high. 
We sell It all complete with 
roosts, laying boxes, drop¬ 
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cheaper than you could buy the material. 
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FAST DONEGAL POULTRY YARDS, Marietta,Pa. 
GG EGGS $1.00—Leading varieties, f>2 breeds. Prize I’oul- 
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EGGS—$1 per is, *2 per 40 of Thor. Brahmas. Rocks, Wyan- 
,lottos, lloil«, Minorcas, Houdans, Leghorns, llamburga; 19 var., 
28 years' experience. Catalogue. S. K. Mohr, Cooperslnirg, Pa. 
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tic ff ill OCll for one-year-old cockerels—our 
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PRIZE WINNING STRAINS 
| Barred Rocks, 
• White Wyan¬ 
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Comb White and Brown Leghorns, eggs $1.50, 15; 
$7.00, 100. Light and Dark Brahmas, $2.00, 15. Cat¬ 
alog gratis. F. M. PRESCOTT, Riverdale, N. J. 
W HITE EGG STRAIN INDIAN RUNNER DUCKS-Thor- 
oughbred, vigorous birds. Wonderful layers 
of large white eggs; mated with imported drakes, 
well marked, fawn and white; $2.00 for 15; Buff 
Orpingtons, $1.50 for 15. Liberal discount for incu¬ 
bator eggs. Cherry Hill Farms, Pittstown. N. J. 
Fawn and White Indian Runner Duck Eggs at half price 
for June. $1. per 13. W. T. Easton, Ut. 6, Delaware, Ohio. 
Hunn Lake Poultry Farm MK/m&r™; 
WhiteWyandotte Chicks, $12 per 100. Eggs, (Oper 100. 
THE FARMER’S FOWL-Rose Comb Reds, best winter 
layers on earth. Kggs, $1.00 per 15. Catalogue 
free. TITOS. WILDER, Route 1, Richland, N. Y. 
Eggs For Hatching-; 1 ;,g;j£ 
Indian Runner Ducks. High-class stock- 
utility, show or export SINCLAIR SMITH, 002 
Fifth Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
DAVIS S. C. REDS 
BABY CH!X 
$12.50 PER lOO BALANCE OF SEASON 
Full count and safe delivery guaranteed. 
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LAKEHILL FARM 
W. H. THACHIIR. 
Single and Rose Comb W. Leghorns, W. P. Rocks 
and Imp. Pekin Ducks. Cockerels and Ducks of 
both sexes for sale in any quantity from $? up. 
Chicks. $15 per 100 Ducklings, $25 per 100. Write 
for special prices in large lots. Orders booked for 
early delivery ot hatching eggs and day old chicks 
and ducklings. Safe delivery and satisfaction 
guaranteed. CARL W. LLOYD, Mgr., 
Hillside. Westchester County, N. Y. 
rpinfl Single-Combed White Leghorns, Barred 
Q IIII11 Plymouth Rocks, Imperial Pekin Ducks, 
Bronze Turkeys and Guinea Hens at 
right prices. Yearlings, pullets, cocks or cockerels. 
Order at once for host selections. Largest success¬ 
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Agents Cyphers' Incubators. 
BONNIE BRAE POULTRY FARM, New Rochelle, N. Y. 
BABY CHICKS, 8k. SSSOt. 
C, White Leghorns in any quantity. Safe arrival 
guaranteed, Circulars free. CHAS. R. STONE, Baby 
Chicken Farm, Staatsbury-on-Hudson, N. Y. 
200 
S. C. BROWN LEGHORN HENS 
75c Each 
Shipped only in orders of a dozen or more. Fine vigorous 
birds. Cedar Grove Poultry Farm, Robinson, A. A Co., Md. 
SINGLE COMB WHITE LEGHORNS 
Baby Chicks, prompt shipment, $9 per 100. Hatch¬ 
ing Kggs, Pullets and Yearling Flens, prompt or 
future shipment. Quality kind at right prices. 
SUNNY HILL FARM, Fleinington, N. J. 
S, C. White Leghorn BABY CHICKS 
Chicks that make good. High class utility stock. 
Prompt delivery. $11) per 100. Circular. Van Chest 
Poultry Farm, Salt Point, Dutchess Co., N. Y. 
Buff, Wh. Leghorns, Mottled Anconas, S. C. It. I. Red. 
Eggs. 90c. per 15, $1.50 per 30. $2.75 per (10, $4 per 100. 
Catalogue free. JOHN A. ROTH, Quakertowu, Pa. 
WYCKOFF-BLANCHARD strains Single-Comb 
’ v White Leghorns, $1.25 setting. Heavy laying 
Rose-Comb Black Minorcas, $1.50 setting. Circular. 
HIGH RIDGK POULTRY FARM, Laurel. Md. 
S p UIHITE LEGHORNS, Barred Plymouth Rocks, 
a U > «V Mammoth White Pekin Ducks, Stock, 
hatching eggs, chicks, ducklings. Circular. Est. 1904 
Above Poultry Farm, Chatham, Morris Co. N. J. 
DABY CHICKS— Single Comb White Leghorns. 
L* Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds, 9e and 12c each. 
Strong and livable. From vigorous free range stock, 
bred for utility and standard qualities. Safe delivery 
guaranteed. WKSLKY GRIN NELL, Sodus, N. Y'. 
