Show ou W HOWS AND WHYS IN RAISING CHICKENS questions and answers that cover many points ny by IT H alp at P poultry extension Eiton slon sp college of Agrim agriculture V university 1 ot of service four questions and nn an cover most of the stumbling blocks which illinois will alavo to clear la in the tha successful brooding and feeding of chicks ahli spring samples of tile the questions and answers placed in the hands ot of nil all county form farm advisers are Q what are the essential ro re qulie ments for successful rearing of chicks A healthy vigorous chicks in a clean ventilated house on a clean range not overcrowded good feed plenty of feeder space end the liberal use us of good common sense Q how much floor space should a chick have A A there should be at least one square foot of floor space for every three chicks Q what should the room temperature pera ture of the brooder house he I 1 A generally the tha room te temperature dopera of tile the brooder house will vary ai somewhat with tho the ego ago of the chicks for the brooder stove method of brooding there should be little reason for the room tern tem sra ture to be higher than 75 to 80 ue oe grees too many brooket houses are kept too toe hot hover temperature recommendations do not ilot mean room temperatures Q when should chicks receive their first feeding A As aa soon eoon as aa they are put in the broodie house long delayed feeding to s likely to be followed by bad results 0 what are the most common mistakes mada b by the flock owner in rearing chicks chacks A not providing enough hoper hopp r space keeping the brooder house too hot and losing interest after the chit s are six weeks ON oad cott cost sheet shows show egg profits in year 1932 every poultry flock ciciel owner keep ing cost records for the poultry extension office at north carolina state college during the year 1032 made a profit abon above e feed cost or of a bird to figures t by the owners and recent ly tabulated by c U J maupin poll poul try there 1 here were ere flock owners who kept these i lepoids decoi ds through the ear and made a cageful report month by month of the results being secured ahe average for each mouth month shows birds fiam which records were inere secured tills this m was as an average of birds for each farm for each month in october tile the number of birds per farm reached end and the lowest foniest was in august when records were ere received from birds per farm tills this indicates that some careful culling wag as done and that the average farm flock fiock had been reduced more than 40 per cent in the first eleven months of the year the alie gross income from the eggs received from the flocks report reported cd upon amounted to or 94 a farm the gross value of eggs tor for each bird was 2 the average price received for eggs was cents a doen and the average feed cost for each dozen eggs was wag about 10 cents add linseed meal rive five per cent of linseed meal added to the mash is useful in promoting the growth groth of feathers feat liers and in adding luster to the plumage of fowls more fore direct results can be obtained by preparing a linseed jelly just ordinary linseed not the meal is alloi aliened ed to simmer slowly until it jells given in wet met mash in small quantities it benefits growing clil chew or adults ahe treatment should not be over done since it may bo be the cause of crop trouble it Is claimed many like turkey growing ngien ahen the revival of interest in turkey growing gronning began shortly after the war authorities on poultry agreed that it was a passing fad a reh man s game so bo far events have haie discredited their judgment rich men who took tooh it up have not tired of it as ag was as elpe expected ted and their success encourages others to grow turkeys turkey gro growers ers gen brally find a certain about ie e birds birdi in many ways so dlf dIf feren from other poultry ilos bos ton herald combating poultry diseases the best way to combat poultry diseases a averts aerts nn an authority Is to prevent their occurrence cleanly ness Is one of the best preventives place new nev in the poultry house as often as practical screen the droppings and them ai often as possible sible water fountains should be cleaned doily daily and bisin fectea at least once olice a week keep the most berfal r clean vuth ith these thee precautions many 0 the common diseases vw be easily prein ted |