Show PLANNING iw ia FOR EGG SUPPLY IN WINTER 3 b A biffi AR 57 RN a A good type of colony coop when fall Is here and tho the price of eggs begins to climb upward with the sure bure prospect of good prices all winter then those who have given but little attention to the poultry during the tha rest of tho the year will begin to ask aalt how shall I 1 make my hens lay through tho the wint winter erV it Is uphill work to tako take a flock of hens that have been poorly cared tor for and aro are altogether unprepared and by caring for them after cold weather Is already here got get them to laying before spring the time to begin preparations tor for the winter harvest la IB in the spring and the start must be made by choosing tor for tho the parents of your laying stock only those fowls that tire are strong and healthy and good laying stock by this care in selecting the eggs from which to hatch your next winters layers you give them hereditary tendencies to tobe be good layers and good strong constitutions to help them develop quickly and enable them to stand the strain ot of early and heavy laying it if this has all been done and the little chicks hatched then winter winte agga egga or no winter eggs depend entirely on your care for and feeding of these chicks to prepare them for their winters work they must be fed well and a aristy aric ty of food so eo that the whole body will develop properly bone and muscle must keep ahead of the tat fat but it only fattening food is given them they cannot grow bono bone and muscle le so feed them bran and cut oats or oatmeal and cut bone as well as coarsely ground corn they must also have food in some form good sweet beef scraps are all right tor for this or skim milk will take the place of meat although they should bo be fed as much as possible to hurry their growth they must not be fed enough to cause indigestion they must be given the habit of eating a great d deal eat of food but must also be given a g good d digestion with which to handle it the ability to assimilate large quantities of food Is absolutely necessary for a heavy layer As an aid in helping them to digest their food and in growing muscle exercise Is very important it if they are vo 7 A prize winner running on range with their mothers they will get exercise enough in keeping up with her but it if they are confined in houses or yards then lot let them scratch for the most of their food in some light clean utter or some loose earth keep them supplied with fresh drinking water and chick size grit many chicks die or have their digestion ruined because they are not supplied with grit and water they must also be kept free from lice no chick can grow when a swarm of these little posts Js as drawing the life from its little body thoy they must not be crowded in a coop overcrowded chicks will not gromwell grow well or keep healthy they must bave aavo plenty of oe fresh air and shade and sunshine Bunsh lne both zo BO they choose which they please As soon as djung roosters show red in their combs separate them from tho the pullets allowing them to run with the pullets will retard the growth of both it kept by themselves the young roosters will soon be ready to eat or sell cell and the pullets relieved of their company will also grow faster this Is what Is needed to make winter layers a quick growth and an even ell around development so eo that they will begin laying bof boford oro tho the cold weather it if they begin at this time they will lay all winter it if they are put into a comfortable house before chilled in tho the fall and anro given tho the right kind ot of caro care afterward I 1 havo have never failed to ralso balse a flock of good winter layers when I 1 have cared for my pullets in this way |