January, 
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HOUSE AND GARDEN 
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Winter Don’ts for Hens 
Hodgson Portable Poultry Houses 
D ON’T let her wade in the snow and 
cold mud so that her comb and 
feet freeze, or let her roost where the 
snow and sleet drive in and give her colds 
and rheumatism. On the other hand, 
•quarters that are too close, lacking in ven¬ 
tilation, are just as ruinous. Too much 
glass in the hen house is inadvisable. Hens 
need both fresh air and an even tempera¬ 
ture. With every third window removed 
and the opening covered snugly with close 
burlap or unbleached muslin, an even tem¬ 
perature can be maintained. 
Don't house the hen so early in the eve¬ 
ning and turn her from the roosting quar¬ 
ters so late in the morning that she sits 
around instead of exercising. Sitting 
around renders her organs inactive and 
non-productive. For stormy days and the 
times when she is turned out late, a 
scratching shed should be provided. 
Don't feed her on a corn ration alone. 
She becomes fat, inactive, with a torpid 
liver, unhealthy in general, and egg pro¬ 
duction is impossible. Small grain in the 
scratching-shed for the morning meal; a 
warm mash of two quarts of bran, one quart 
of corn chop and one quart clover or al¬ 
falfa, with chopped vegetables, a handful 
of oil meal and a light sprinkling of salt, 
mixed with skim milk or water, for the 
noon meal; cracked or whole corn and 
wheat in the scratching-shed in the eve¬ 
ning will promote egg production. 
Don't let any cabbage or other roots go 
to waste; in fact, it is quite worth while to 
raise them especially for the hens. Tie a 
stout string round the roots of several cab¬ 
bages and tie them up in the hen house so 
that the hens can just reach them nicelv. 
It is surprising how hens will eat silage, 
even early in the fall while there is yet 
some green clover and grass to be found. 
For the poultry raiser who is not a farm¬ 
er, or who has no silo, it will pay to make 
a small one for the hens. This should 
not be over 3^2 feet in diameter and 12 
feet deep. The underground silo has 
proven most desirable, since it does not 
ireeze. One poultry raiser has used an old 
cistern with success. If made of concrete 
they should be half in ground and half 
above. Cut the silage very small, not over 
half an inch in length. Feed at least 2 
inches off the top each day. 
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