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IIOST BEGINNERS in ponltrying
III make their first mistake in the
purchasing of eggs for hatching,
day-old ehicks, or breeding birds from
atock that is not of the highest merit.
Many order their foundation stock for
future poultry operations from the list
of poultry growers who sell the cheap
est. To the beginner who can not afford
to pay for the best this must natural
ly be resorted to, but there arc many
who in starting out can afford to pay
for good Btock. Some have the idea
that, as the first year will be an ex
periment, the cheap stock will do, but
in this they fool themselves, as under
fair cam the results from the purchase
is not satisfactory, and, the breed is
blamed without giving any thought to
the difference in the strains of good
and poor breeders.
It has been the experience of every
beginner who has started with stock
from the haphazard breeder that, soon
er or later, they go to headquarters and
pay tho price for the real thing, and
this good start might just as well be
made in the beginning as after one
has lost several years and somo money
in attempting to get a flock uf fowls
that were profitable.
Every good grower cither in the
fancy or so called utility knows the
value of his stock and the price asked
for hatching eggs day-old chicks or
took is above the highest quotation of
market poultry or eggs. As a rule the
more merit the breeder's stock has at
tuinod, the higher the price asked for
his goods, and yet the average good !
breeder receives many letters from be
ginners, asking fur eggs, chicks or stock
at but little above market prices.
It is true the world over, and poul
try is no exception, that one general
ly gets what he pays for, and it is out
of the question for tho beginner to ex
pect high grade eggs, chicks or stock
at prices that are low. It is true that
often during tho late Bpring a reduc
tion is made from the regular price.
The early orders have been filled on
eggs and a reduction from the full lay
of the breeding pens can be made.
In tho case of chicks, fertility is
now high, and the incubators are
hatching their best. In the case of
stock at times a sacrifice must be made
to make room for the growing chicks,
which in the breeder's opinion will
prove as good as or better than the
parent stock.
In these circumstances one can at
times receive from good, breeders a
utnrt with good stock at prices under
the regulnr figure, but only under those
conditions may poultry or eggs for
the foundation of oiio'b flock be con
sidered. Then, if possible, one should
know somethii.g of the breeder and
the reputation the stock has made.
Prices nro based on tho reputation of
the breeder's skill iu producing fowls
that either win at the poultry exhibits
or are heavy layers; or a combination
of both.
It is not alone the large breeder who
possesses these fowls, but the smaller
breeder as well. It may be a back
lotter with a small flock, or it may
be the owner of a large plant, but the
breeder must have the goods, and the
kind that makes good in the hands of
his customers, provided they have man
aged the fowls in a proper manner.
FATTENING POULTRY.
OULTRY fatten much more rapid
ly and with less feed when con
fined to a smal area than when
running at large. It is little use to try
to fatten a bird that has not attained
its growth or very nearly. It will grow
but not fatten.
About three weeks before wanted
for mnrkot, confine tho birds to be
fattened in a small, rather dark place,
either coop or pen. See that thev are
free from lice and keep their quar
ters comfortably clean. Supply them
with plenty of grit and with charcoal
to keep their digestion good. Feed
mash of corn meal and beef scraps, all
they will eat, but do not leave it by
them as it is likely to sour and cause
indigestion. Give them whole corn also,
to break the monotony occasionally, and
a small feed of raw meat or green bone
twice a weeK to Keep them vigorous
and the appetite from getting clayed,
They should have plenty of fresh wa
ter at all times.
In three weeks they should be very
fat and should have made a gain in
weight that will pay for all food eaten '
during the time. An excellent fatten- j
ing coop is made of a box with slatted j
front and bottom nailed to the side of j
a building either indoor or out In
warm weather it is preferable out of
doors; in cold weather inside. The
slatted bottom allows the droppings
to fall through and the coop is thur,
kept clean. Feed and water receptacles
can be nailed to the ends. The most
usual way is to use a pen in the hen
house, a box stall, or something of
liiis nature, ttuu ni'u 11 wen cutercujam
with litter, placing feed and water iu i Hj
troughs, me amount ot lahor ana ex
pense necessary to properly fatten
market poultry is small and when one
sees the quantities of scrawny pin
feathery birds in the markets it proves
conclusively that there is plenty of
room at the top. A fat, mature bird
will not be pin feathery. '
Do not simply throw the water out
of the drinking vessels, and put in
fresh water, but wash the vessels thor
oughly every time you change the water.
Are yon giving your poultry the at
tention you ar giving the other stock,
or just allowing it to shift for itself 1 ,
The smaller the poultry quarters, the
cleaner they must be kept.
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THE FEATHER contains the bodily
secretion of tho fowl, which is of
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chickens are not doing well.
Don't jerk the "broodies" off the
nest. How would you enjoy being
jerked about abruptly!
Lice take the life rigi.t out of fowls,
old and young. Not a minuto's com
fort for tho lousy birds.
Toor chickens! They are dependent
upon us for so many comforts that
come into their lives.
Charcoal should be kept in every
poultry yard, as it is a corrective and
is relished by tho fowls.
Coarse food promotes digestion and
helps to keep the fowls in a healthy
condi liou. Feed as much of it as possible.
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