Show P ill eky MOTHER HEN DOES BEST WHEN COOPED it Is not good poultry management to allow the mother lien hen tu to range unrestricted with her chicks with such freedom the lien hen frequently takes her brood through wet ii et grass and its HS it result some are chilled and die especially tile the weaker ones which are likely to be left behl behind ild the loss of young chicks which follows such a practice Is s largo large and mainly preventable furthermore the food which a brood allowed to range with the lien hen obtains goes very largely to keep up tip the heat of the body and the chicks do not make ns as good grow growth thas as they oVier otherwise wise would chick losses of this nature can be largely prevented by shutting the lien hen in a coop any style of coop which Is dry ventilated and can be closed nt at night to protect the brood against cats rats and other animals atilina ls and which while confining the lien hen will allow the chicks to pass in and out freely after they are a few days old will wil I 1 be satisfactory the rho lien hen should be confined until the chicks are weaned though it a small yard may inny be attached to the coop if desired to allow the lien to exercise the fence can be raised from the ground far enough to allow the chicks to go in or out but not high enough for the lien hen to escape by using the coop the chicks can find land shelter and warmth carnith under the lien hen at any time and the weaklings wea klings after n fe few lays days may develop into strong healthy chicks when chicks tire are raised with hens they are insely t 0 become become infested alth with lice if the lice get very numerous they greatly retard the chicks growth and may even cause their death the lien hen should be powdered thoroughly with some soine good insect powder before slie she Is put in the coop with the chicks and nt intervals of several days or a week thereafter the baby chicks should he be examined for lice particularly ticul arly on the head under the wings and about the vent if any are found a little grease such its as lard should be rubbed in those places apply grease moderately Us as too much will injure the chicks the chicks should bo be examined frequently and the treatment repeated if lice are found on them thein |