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Yetthere Yet Yetthere Tatthem I there an are hundradJ hundred hundreds $ of thousands thousandsof , of thasa these amaU sma.l1 smal1 small . flocks In m America Americaand Americaand Americaand and It seems to me m that more moreshould moreshould morshould * should be written about their care . . . . Udosing B D aalnC sln ( tbe the th * SmaD Small ssall FIoeIl Flock FIoeIlA FlockA Tl ek ekA A food 1000 good h hOusa house use for 36 25 layers Jayen shouldbe should shouldbe shoulib be approximately approJdmat Jy ten feet by 12 12feet 12feet 1.f 1f . feet . t . Should hav have a rat-proof rat proof - - OO floor floorand floorand r rand and a food aood good root roof 'lbe lbe The Th ' * walla wall * shouldbe should ahou14 be tight F Por For r a amall smalJ small hous house * ute like likethis utethis likethis this , approximately approxJmateJy one on * square squaretoot squarefoot squarfoot * toot foot of muslin musUn curtain is b needed neededfor neededfor neededfor for each six aquar llQUare square * fet feet * of floor floorspace floorspace floorspace space In other words a musUp- musUp musip- musip musUpcovered musipcovered muslin-covered muslin covered - covered frame fopr fopt ' by fiv five feet 'ls ls is ' 'lsIleces.sa.ttY isitecessa Isnecessajfr /Ileces.sa.ttY Ilecessa.ttY Ileces.sa.ttY IlecessattY . itecessa / * f a < " < * 4r prc prcpe > peil ( wnWation ventilation wnWationThta ventilationThis VntllatlonThis Thta This frame tram * should be b * lo located a.ted ated . on ontbe onthe onthe tbe the south side of the th * house One Onesquare Onesquare Onsquar * square * foot class glass window .should should .shouldlbe shouldbe . shouldb lbe be * provided for tor . each ea.ch twelve square squareIfeet squarefeet squarefeet Ifeet feet of floor space IJpaee apace IJpaeeAllow apaceAllow spaceAllow Allow elht eight ( In Inches es of roost space spaceper spaceper spaceper per hen , . at least leaat three tb.r tbr ee . < Inches Inche of ofmash ofmash DaSh mash ) ! hop hopper hopped . 'te te ' ifiec'ng ifiecng ffecinc ( ' ng space andone and andI andone andone one nest for every thtee three thre * hens hena AU AUot AUof Allof ot of the th * above requirements apply applyto applyto to a small Hock flock in a . small house.5 house I -.5 .5 . - . . . : r | ' I ! I I ; 1 ' I i Double Oub1 bl Tr4 'Yards Yards ' * * poultryI Probably most town lot poultryflocks poultry poultryflocks Hocks flocks must be b * kept in confine confine- confineI confinement confinement - ment meat to keep the th * birds out of thegarden the garden and flower beds . . This does doesnot doesnot doesnot not mean that the th * flock should shouldbe shouldbe shouldb be * kept confln confined entirely In thehouse thehouse the house A douMe double yarding .system system .systemmay systemmay . systemmay may be used to advantage 'Ihe Ihe The 'Iheyards Theyards ' 7hyards * yards should be b * planted to blue- blue bluegraas bluegrass blue-grass blue grass - graas grass or crop which will maintaIn malntaln maintainan malntalnan an equally equal1v : good cod aod sod So 80 lonlJ long lon as se asa sea fta * a . thick so sod so can be kept In the thevard.s thevarda thevards vard.s vards varda . , , . there ' will wUl 'will be lltle UUe Atle danger dangerof dan er erof 01 of tlle the th * ground becoming contam contam- contain contaminated contaminated - . inated mated inatedA matedA A long lon narrow nanow yard Is not Idpa ideal idealas Idealas ) u as the birds will quickly wear the theBOd thesod thesod BOd sod off oft clow clOlle close ! to the house A " &quare quare square &quareyard squareyard & squareyard yard Is better as the Birds tend t.eJld teJld . to torange torange torange range equally over the th * entir entire * en- en enclosure enclosure en-cloeur en cloeur - - closure * Two yards 8J'ds 8Jds ) ' Better known knownas knowna as * the double yarding system wJ1 wI1l wJ1help wI1lhelp w ) llhelp help the tlle sod to maintain ma1n.ta.1n ma1nta.1n ma1nta1n . Itself Itselfover itselfover Itselfover over the th * entire surface of ot Sv .hI hI .h h . . ' ' a.rea area a.reaWhIle areaWhile . areaWhil WhIle * one yard Is 18 belnsr being beln ' used 'tsed tsed Sized for fornnge forrange forring nnge range * tho the th other yard can rcs res rea ' and andreplenish andrepltilsh nplen1sh 1nplen1sh replenish its 8I'CI 8ICI aro ' ar nr If ban bare spots spotshave Spotsh spotsI h.ve hve have . v appeared csprclally UiPf'clally UiPfclally especially ' In front fronto I o the entrance entranoe ( they should ahluJd ) be bereplanted bereplanted bereplanted replanted during the rest pe ,0 0 1 .od od < .odAltemat odAltemat . , 1IAlternate .odAlternate : Alternate * between the two yards yardsevery yardsevery yardsevery every month or six weeks . . . A sma assail } ] assailyard smallyard IAlternate yard will w111 require more mor * trequent frequent trequentrest frequentrest frequentrest rest periods than a large oneFeeding one . . . . FftC1lnc Feeding F ! 41nf the t & * SmaO SmaD Small FlockThe nck nodi Flock nckTh : * The Th * principles pr1nclples of feeding the thesmall thesmall themail * small nock flock are the same ae 8IJ as for the thelarge thelarge thelarg large * commercial nock flock . . . Laying Layingmash Layingmash Layingmash mash should be ' * ' ept t'pt tpt before btofore the thelayers thelayers thelayers layers all of the time Hard grit gritoyBter gritoyster gritoyster oyBter oyster shell and water should al- al always always al always - - ways twenty-fiveleghorn twenty fiveleghorn tWt"nf3ftveleghorn twentyfiveleghorn be beo available ava1lable For tWt"nf3-ftve tWt"nf3 tWtnf3 ftve twenty-five twenty five " ' - leghorn hens feed about ont-half ont half one-half one onthalfpotmd onehalfpound one-halfpound one halfpound : - - potmd pound of grain in the morning morningand morningand morningand and nightPor nightFor nightPbr all they will w111 eat at night For Pbr heavy breeds , , omit the grain feeding grainfeeding in the morning Ped Feed * a adamp adamp adamp damp mash once dally daily at noon noonThis noonThis This mash can be b * made from regu rt'gu- rt'gu rtgu regu- ' - lar regular rt'gular laying mash mixed with water wateruntU wateruntil wateruntil untU until crumbly Table scraps canadded can be beadded beadded . added to this mixture Peed Feed all the thebirds thebirds thebirds birds wUl wW will eat to In fifteen minutes . . . _ _ . - ' " - ' " - - - . . |