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POULTRY NOTES

(By "Chanticleer.") Notos for (ho Novices.

Pale coloured yolks in eccs aro gencrally caused by the lack ot Kreen stuff, I This is the reason why they ace com- < monly noted in the hot weather when tho i grass has died off. .] It is but a waste of time to attempt to J cure sick chickens. If they are weak- i liners it is plain that Nature intended ] they should not live, <ind in original primitive conditions their end would bo cor* * tain-they would be trampled underfoot 1 by the stronger birds or be killed and. 1 eaten by natural enemies. ] Tho man who tries to euro an ailintr j chick exhibits the possession of a sympa- i thetic nature, and a lack of that practical kuowledße, which lie cannot ' properly conduct his poultry operations. Tho foundation of'a successful poultry yard is constitution in the stock, and it 1 can only be obtained by the continuous cullinir (weeding out) of tho unfit. Supposin's that you do auocccd in savin* the J lives of a few sickly chickens you aro 1 only making a rod for your own back— . for Lliis reason. Later on you arc suro ' to liso one or tho other, or the lot &b breeders, and when this happens the. progeny will bo' born with a constitutional weakness aud tendency to contract disease. ' It is the worst kind of error to do anything with weaklings except to kill them. The advantages of tile incubator are these:—Chickens may be hatched at will, which means that they may be produced at such times as will enable them to turn into Jay, when prices for ceks arc at their J best. There are no broken pegs, and 110 fouled or deserted nests, as is frequently the case with broody hens. The chickens are ouite as strong as those hatched by the hen, and there arte no lice. And there is less trouble and time occupied in attending to. say n 60-egff machine, than there is in looking after the five liens that it would require to cover these ■ SO eggs. , . It is a, common delusion that artificially hatched chickens are not so strong as those hatchcd under a hen. As a matter 1 of fact, they are quite as robust, and 1 probably more so, owing to the fact that J they have no lice to worry-them, as they bo often have with liens. Given strong breeding stock, a "good machine, and a careful operator—all of which matters are possible to. anyone— and the machine may be relied on to turn out tho best all-round results. Don't overfeed the moulting birds; they arc not making eggs, and therefore don't need the same amount of food. You know how they do it. First, they stop laying, then they cast their feathers, and finish up with u new coat. Tho strain 011 tho system of producing a new coat of , feathers is considerable, and up to that stage tho birds should be generous® fed. When thoy have grown the new coat, and are fully clother, is the critical time—they will spell for a few weeks; the strain on the systont is over, and they won't need tho same nmount of food as they do when in hard lay. Therefore, aB soon as the new coat of feathers is fully grown, t-hc food should be reduced so that tho 1 birds are kept on the hungry side. As I j Eaid, this is the critical Btage of the moulting process, and if tho fowlß aro overfed they will become congested with internal fat. and once they get into that 1 condition their laying capacity, will bo permanently restricted. 1 Use glazed carthcuwarc di6hes foir water pots, and place in a box or under other cover, iu order to keep out litter and droppings. Don't use any vessel for water that you cannot see the inside of. The sex of the thicken is determined by tho combination of strains in tho par- 1 ents, which, if they-aro ordinary, normal • birds, will throw about half and half of ! each sex, with a slight preponderance of : cockerels. Some matiiigs will throw more pullets than cockerels, and vice versa; but the simps of the eg£ has nothing to do with the question of sex. Graue the chicks; put the same si7.es 1 together. They will come on better this ; way, because all of them will then have an equal chance at the food. When hens aro largely fed on grain, the yolks are not firm, and their colour iB pale. This is the kind of egg that puts a pale colour into calces. Give the sitting hens plenty of loose, fine, dry earth for dusting purposes. Lice will multiply, and you may have some deserted nestß from this cause, unless you supply the hens with means to suffocate the vermin. Don't forget that the breed is 110 better than the men at the back of it. 1 It is said that a fat hen will produce more cockerels than pullets, and that if you want pullets you must. keep the breeding stock in lean, tough condition. I j don't know about the sex business, but do know that if you want strong Jiealtliy chickens you imißt keep the breeders in a thin, hard condition. Blood spcts in eggs are caused by haemorrhage in the. upper part of the oviduct, and usually by the feeding of stimulating food-too much meat, as a rule. This cure is to drop the stimulating food for a time, and feed plenty of green stuff. The Proper Way to Feetl, Tho following information is supplied for the .benefit of small poultrykcepers:— To obtain plenty of eggs it is necessary that the hens should be properly fed. It is an easy thing to do, aud this is.the way;—irorning; Boil up all the liouso scraps (bonee, meat, potato parings, cabbage leaves, bread, etc.), and add a pinch of • salt. A corner of the stove should easily be found, 111 view of tho advantages to be gained, and the fact that there will lie 110 objectionable smell, if ouly fresh scraps are used. When thoroughly cooked, take the pot outside and stir in enough bran to thicken the mixture. Next j put in pollard, on top. loosely—don't mix lit in—and then go away, and water the I birds, or dp something else for 15 minutes. 1 Come bad: then, by which time the bran 1 will havo become partially cooked and converted into its most digestible condition, with the feeding value materially increased. Now mix the pollard ill, and feed in a, crumply condition.; Warm : mash won'.t hurt, but don't have it hot. A j small amount of experience will enable I the feeder to do the tiling properly. A mixture csnlpoeed like this contains an abundance of egg-forming material, besides supplying the birds with, the elements required to, maintain tlio blood, bones, sinews, ilesli, and feathers in a good healthy condition.'- Jiid-<lay—Peed chopped-up greenstuff—if any cau be got. Late afternoon—Supply a good feed of clean, hard wheat.' Other aids-Shell-grit, stone-grit, and charcoal. There couldn't be a simpler, or cheaper, method of feeding fowls, and if it is followed, T will guarantee' that the egg output will improve right away. Some people may say that it is too much bother. Well for them there are two ways out. One is t-o iog along in the old style and get au egg now and again, and the other is to buy o'ggs from the man nest 'door, who thinks "it isn't too much trouble."

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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 170, 12 April 1919, Page 12

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POULTRY NOTES Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 170, 12 April 1919, Page 12

POULTRY NOTES Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 170, 12 April 1919, Page 12

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