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Show GIVE HEN PLENTY OF SPACE Most of Trouble Experienced by Beginners Be-ginners Is That They Cramp Fowls In Close Quarters. How often we hear of some one who las a large number of chickens complaining com-plaining of getting only a few eggs each day. Again we learn of others having only a few hens who get nearly near-ly as many eggs each day as they have fowls. This is the rule rather than the exception. The secret of the trouble is overcrowding over-crowding in houses and yards. Too many animals living together in a limited space will not thrive. The house, grounds and atmosphere become be-come filled with their excretion and exhalations. When one becomes ill a large part or all of them become 111, and conditions are such that low production or fatal results soon follow. fol-low. The beginner, and many old timers, make the grave mistake of giving their poultry too little room. Simply because a large number of chickens will crowd into a house or coop, they allow them to roost in a crowded condition. con-dition. They economize in space and lose in development of young stock and in egg production of old stock. They are among the number that declare de-clare that there Is no profit in poultry. The Plymouth Rock breed, while of a hardy variety, are inclined to fight when crowded too closely. Ample roosting space and plenty of nests should be provided if best results are desired from them. While roosting during the hesting period at night, . poultry needs an abundance of fresh air to breathe. The average poultry house is poorly supplied sup-plied with windows and other means of proper ventilation. The birds on the roost breathe the same air White Plymouth Rock Hen. often foul to start with over and over again daring the night. As a consequence they come off the roost In the morning and begin the day stupid and With low vitality. Where many birds must be confined in a small house the house should be entirely en-tirely open at the front to insure a constant change of air through the night. Also, under this condition, the house should be cleaned extra oftet to prevent the accumulation of filth and the arising of noxious odors. |