| Show SHELTERS HELP CHICKENS protection afforded by sim pie covering Su summer minier rant shelter shelters for pat put lets note sake it possible for the floa flak it to the advantages of opeo open range conditions end and at the same time olter the birds protection from ummer I 1 eat anil and rains gays says C III ler erguson cuson este islon specialist in P poultry at the ollo state university in billins such a it shelter he tie points out OU it la Is b abst at to follow teat test ed plans plant in general the low cable gable roof type of range helter shelter has proved satisfactory it Is 13 close to if t e ground resists the wind much better tiar if an the high type and Is 1 of uch such blure shape that it can be maile fr ir to light fight material billins ty the state salver ity alty el d a steller 0 9 feet 10 inches wl wife ie IS 13 indie inches high at the eaves with an even een roof pan span anra and 5 foot loi net inch fatter A plan of tills kind permits use of I 1 inch by three lich olat material erfal for the frame and the use of building bull dIng boards for roofing the closely compressed type of bill din boards are best be the states tl ey should however be treated a coat of anhalt roof log ing paint n 8 inch shelter will ac commo date from to birda bird the nils culs eldes sides and boor floor of the helter shelter are constructed of wire tile protects the tile pullet from the attacks atta cli of f skunk an I 1 weasels and the wire floor aids aldi in cettin the pullet pullets to roost early prefer getting on the roost next to the roof than to fitting sitting en on the wire ire floor by fly placing skids under the end shel ter it may be moved easily ferge eon son states this makes it easy to clean sin to transfer to new loca tlona on the ranee range care of young turkey to prevent big losses it will pay owners of yoong young turkeys tint are developing sorehead or sores on the wattles to vaccinate them alth chicken pox vaccine if it the young turkeys are also shuw abu w ing signs of had bad olds and roup it la Is advisable to give them an injection of mixed bacteria it may be duref ie i e I 1 from rom most druggists Fori verb those hose druggists do not arry carry it may learn where to ob tain it by writing to it gieir air state agricultural college tl TI ere are also treatments that will relieve acute cases of colds and roup one Is to dip the I 1 lend end in a mo solution lation of potassium permanganate solution drop 0 of tincture of iodine in cacti nostril la a material help several farmers laic inie had good result results from the application of a few drops of coal coat oil to if tie e inside of the beak beck and nostrils these are only helps but they may materially decrease arkey turkey tosei loses tos ei cod liver oil retains vitamin D Effic efficiency iancy it has hits been suggested by many poultry authorities it Is not tint necessary to make frequent new mix tures urea of colcher coll lier 0 ol 01 in mash la I 1 a order to insure altar D potency if fertl er tests agree ingree ith one re ported at the kansas experiment station five all mash rations were prepared and tested upon chicks when the mash was freshly mixed nhen ben six months old and nhen one year old the feed was kept in burlap backs packs and stored in a dry well room here no sunshine entered one per cent of bestel test el cod liver oil wai was added at the time the feel fee I 1 as mixed after storage six 1 and month months this feed contained enough vitamin D to prevent rickets in chicks up to eight weeks of age pick ducks and geese at the present time geese and duel s are seldom picked tor for their feathers feat liera except when they are dressed for market if it live geese are picked it should not be done in late fall as the cold winds and sad rains and early snows will not be good for the th birds some breed ers pick their live geese once in the spring ald once in the early fall tall rhe large gray geese are probably of tie tt toulouse breed or contain a large per cent of the preferred too ton louse blood POULTRY FACTS late latel l I ati sit bed chicks should not be forgotten the common practice of keeping the in the kite n bould esp daily be avoided 0 0 0 do nc n dope well turkeys out but give them plenty of free range and keep them away from the poultry flock poor layers molt earlier thai than gond go nd onea oncil hoary henry layers x an fn n brally do not begin to molt before september 0 october an inactive I 1 lazy coc cockerel kerei or cock Is not dot a safe bird to ose use it at the head bead of a pen iven from which yoi yot expect to catir the eit eggs for hatch batch ing mud find on th the floes oe of attendants caring for chicks in 14 wet weather may for tat worm infestations infestation in lots of f chicks even grown on clean ground the diy daiy Is 1 coming when the most y arn even on general farms wui will raise their chickens lnell of fence ten ces like they rolee raise their hog hogs and cattle |
