POULTRY HINTS.

Shannon News, 9 April 1925, Page 4

POULTRY HINTS.

Avoid all sloppy foods; they are worse than useless.

When people can be taught all the evils that are associated with the cramping in the houses some' good will be done. Overcrowding is no good to the chickens, and it is certainly wrong to have the houses of the layers too small. Any hen, to be made profitable, must be free from lice, and in order to keep her in that condition she must be continually watched. : The vigilant poultryman is the successful one. Keep the old hens and pullets separate, and see that the growing stock is not run on the same land as the layers. Give both of them a chance, and keep them by themselves. Without a dust bath it is practically impossible to keep the fowl free from vermin. If she has always before her a dust bath to wallow in she will do much to free herself from lice and It is a wise plan to obtain the best possible stock, and then to endeavour to keep the progeny up to the standard of the, parents. It is not essential to have elaborate buildings; in fact, many of the largest poultry breeders have the cheapest of houses, but they are most effective. All the houses should be free from draughts. Now is the time to go over the houses and do all the repairing that is required.—" Melbourne Leader.