POULTRY NOTES.
Dust bathing is the most efficacious means at the disposal of fowls for the ridding themselves of parasites, and if the provision of such means is neglected the hens are continually worried, their systems weakened, and they contract various ailments.
On a farm where a large number of chickens are kept, usually one particular field should be given to them ; it will be found, when feeding-time comes and the attendant appears, that the chickens will race up to him from all corners of the field.
The length of the roost taken by each bird depends upon the breed, of course ; hens of average size should, however, be allowed not less than a foot run per head. This gives the bird room enough to turn round without interfering with her neighbour.
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Waipukurau Press, Issue 287, 25 July 1908, Page 6
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132POULTRY NOTES. Waipukurau Press, Issue 287, 25 July 1908, Page 6
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