Show POULTRY TO discourage BROODY HENS there are many ways of breaking up broodiness coop with slatted bottom Is excellent the end of the breeding season seems to be the appointed time for hens to get broody earlier in the year when their services would have been most welcome great difficulty waa experienced in finding sufficient to sit on the desired number of eggs august Is too late for the utilizing ot their broodiness unless a few duck eggs be set under some ot them at this time too the scarcity ot eggs makes it the desire ot all poultry keepers to break up their broddies bro odies and have them laying again as soon as possible there are many ways of breaking hens ot broodiness and the more bar barous ones such as tying the hen up by one leg throwing cold water over her or making her stand in water should be forgotten and practiced no longer the same and better results can bo obtained by more human letb placing the hen in an ordinary coop with a slatted bottom and suspending the coop from the belling of the busy companions A attle epsom more salts given in a mash and an abundant supply 0 green food should be given all foods which have the slightest tendency toward heat production such as corn meat scraps etc must be withheld or a ew days take the bird in time it la impossible to break a hen after allowing her to sit on a nest for two or three days it should always be remembered that in the ordinary course of nature a hen that has laid persistently all winter and spring demands a short rest which broodiness gives ONE HOT WEATHER TROUBLE when diarrhea first makes if appearance pe arance it may be checked by use of charcoal by H B SPECK diarrhea Is one ot the most common hot weather troubles in poultry of all ages and when it makes its first appearance charcoal freely fed may check or control the disorder dl airhea may be due to food or drinking water being foul with droppings or other filth to feeding impure musty and moldy food to overheating to feeding in dusty musty or moldy litter to unclean quarters and dampness to overfeeding feeding over on meat food or feeding spoiled meat to eating poisoned substances or to indigestion from any cause the first thing to do when diarrhea makes its appearance pe arance Is to find the cause and remove it drinking from filthy pools in unclean runs after a sudden shower or drinking barnyard seepage Is a common cause of diarrhea in hot weather 1 watch the grit box keep all your houses alda open day and night don t crowd your birds give them all the range you can see your little chicks have plenty of shade and water sell the rooster and buy an alarm clock it more useful now wheat and oata are better hot weather feeds than corn and dont forget to keep down the lice just a little grease on top of chicks bead Is good be sure to store away como clover or alfalfa hay this summer tor the lay era in cold weather the cost of purebred pure bred stock is not BO prohibitive but that it may be bad by all who raise poultry dont forget to sprinkle lime on drop boards not too much for it Is hard on the chickens feet the water vessel now needs a sheli ter from the sun instead of beater under it warm water Is no better in summer than in winter as a drink |