Poultry Scratchings

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 347, 2 March 1889, Page 5

Poultry Scratchings

Yoi .\<. Ti IiKMS, — Ijoil a well beaten egg in a Finall quantity of kwecb milk till it is a curd ; thi^ is better than hard boiled eggs. Civc the young bud", tin* food for ten day, afc least ; feed often. Aftci a foi-tiiit'hfc give them cuidb made fiom thick milk, mixed with a small quantity of bum. This food i» safe to continue os long us require feeding. The turkey hen must be kept under a coop on a gi assy spot, where the little one& can inn in and out after injects, as turkeys lequire plenty ot grass and insects to make triem tlnive. YVlnn thiee weeks old the mother may be let out to ramble about w ith her young, as the little ones lo\o and thrive beat \wth freedom. Care must be taken not to handle much, as a slight pie-fcuie mokes them pine away, and should you percehc them choop give them a hard boiled e<rg, well peppered twice or three time?, and they via recover quickly. Shut them up at night, and don't let them out too eaily in the morning 1 . Build a Fowr, II ous a. —As soon as the busy hai vest-time is over will be the proper time for the _ farmers, either to put in thorough repair Ousting fowl houses or if they have never had one to build one before the win let come? on. Be guided by the nnmber of poultry you intend to keep, making careful calculations to give thorn amplo room as it is not profitable" lo crowd. On a farm it is not good learning to build an expensive house. A warm comfoi table house is all that is ncccsssary, and this can be done at a small expen&e and will be fully as good for all practical purposes a& an expensive one. Parasitic* o\ Pori/rnv.— Parasites are common among fowls,, and will sometimes appear in spite of the best sanibaiy measuies. Some of them arc very small and will require a careful inspection to find them. When they appear, commence the war as you would upon bed-bugs in the house. (Scatter sulphur or Persian insect powder well through the feathers, gather and burn all the old straw in the nests, and when loplenished with new mix well with sulphur. Put kerosene on the roosts, both upper and under side (for thid reason they should b) movable), and in every crack and cievice. Do the work thoroughly and repeat if necessary, and the lice will disappear,