Show 0 o REASON WHY HENS SHOULDN'T LAY IN WINTER I IF PROPERLY HANDLED arn earn Your Rock Flock Sift Out Summer Laying Birds and Keep Those That Lay During Daring Cold Weather and Kee Keep Only Those That Are Are- Prolific Layers OF ARM is complete without its hen houses As an adjunct to the farm the th the flock of chickens is is isery very ery essential Chickens are profitable or not as as produce a eggs and eggs arc valuable according season to the season in which are laid No matter how the prolific summer Bummer hen hem may y be aha he is ia oer- oer inferior as 8 a revenue pro producer to the hen that lays durin during the winter J la s often otten quite a Qu question sUon upon theto the theto to mako make tho hens lay In the win win- l Still If It a little care caro and Judgment used tho the matter becomes one of ot oft it t t simplicity Thero Is 15 no reason the farmer should not win win- egGs egG's eggs if It ho will seriously work worle for tor forter forter tort t ter r eggs SUJ to Farmer Farmers those farmers whose hens are laying during this tills period tho fol- fol ng suggestions might be made li It Is possible learn your flock lock out the summer laying hons hens and laying In winter also keep r hose hosa hens that are prolific lay- lay Never set Iet a hen with CbS'S com com- from corn ln J laying chickens or I hens liens In this way a of at known high quality will bo ho bored red jh red If It It is not practicable to so 80 j 5 your flock then buy your our eggs setting from some ome reliable neigh neigh- Ith With a l. l sifted flock and be sure to eggs from prolific winter layers rt If Set fret Hens Early t f your our hens tens early carl To make win layers you OU must havo have pullets hed during February March or II never I-never never later than May Tour Your eta ets must mature before latore fall taU The ets should be separated from the early eaily ear ear- in the high high- reeds of chickens This tends to I er maturity 10 e a of ot young oung hens Is a n. facto facto tacIto fac tac- to Ito bo he looked cd after In th the production winter Inter eggs Hens that aro are not ugh In early fall tan will m mako imako successful winter layers To Toen Toen ten en the light food of ot a aily aly aly ly ily nutritive o value alue should be fed ty ity of cool water should be prod prod pro- pro d d and cool airy sleeping quart quarters rs lid ld Id bo be furnished the tho chickens nd grains mixed with cold water form orm a 0 moist mash should be bo fed at att at t. t to the tho actual condl conditions lions that should prevail during the winter the following suggestions should be bo ad adhered ad- ad her hered d to Clean airy alry but not dratt drafty coops should b be provided The hens should not be bo crowded and care car should bo be taken that good ventilation be as as- as All openings may be covered erod with muslin thus Insuring a well wen ventilated ventilated ven ven- Interior without drafts draft Coops should be kept scrupulously clean Mites and lice should be done away with entirely No hen that Is III pestered with lice Uce wll wil be bo a Q good eg egg egg- producer Alongside the coop a St scratching scratching- Pen should to te provided pro connected with the tho coop by a L covered co passageway This pen should bo be open upon Its sunny exposure exposure ex ex- but should shelter the chickens effectively from cold winds and rain and snow Plent Plenty of ot straw should bo provided to throw the grain In when feeding the chickens In fact tact It Is very Important that tho the chickens be made to work for tor their food tood A certain certain certain tain amount of ot exercise Is absolutely l essential to Insure healthy hens liens Proper Feeding One Demand A great groat deal depends upon tho the proper feeding of ot chickens No ono one kind of food tood will provide tho the elements necessary necessary sa sary 1 In the foundation of ot eggs It Is well to feed teed several sc kinds of ot STain gram corn wheat and buckwheat for tOr I example Feed this In the morning At noon feed a 3 mash of ot bran seasoned seasoned with a linseed meal and salt Also give o some some green food tood at noon such as cabbages cabbages cab cab- bages sprouted barley barle etc eta For the tho evening Iced feed more grain ma may be given corn or buckwheat preferably Always AIwa Always Al Al- wa ways s 's provide pro plenty of ot water and al always always al- al ways was have e the water witter slightly If It these suggestions are aro carried out I If the tho right kind of pt hens are aro selected and then If caro care and common sense are arc employed In their housing and feeding feeding feed teed ing there can bo be no doubt but that tho the chickens chicken will adequately repay repa the tho farmer farmer far tar mer for his trouble In priced high-priced winter winter winter win win- ter eggs o. |