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Show Whey seems like pretty thin diet, but it is really better than nothing in the line of milk. The harder the hens dig. the less you will have to dig. A weak chick never makes a profitable profit-able hen. When your birds get big enough for the market, let them go. That ends the worry about hawks, crows and diseases. Share the fresh lettuce with your birds. Good plan to sow some' just for the poultry. The hen that does the best with the least labor on your part, is the one you are after. Some folks have their houses so that they can open them up all around the foundation walls when It is hot and let the air circulate everywhere. every-where. ' Provide clean quarters, pure water and wholesome food for the chicks, and disease among thent will be a thing unknown. , It Is not wise to change breeds ' every spring. All the standard breeds are good. Make the one you already have do its best. It is a mistake to wash eggs or to make them clean. It is better to , have the nests clean so that the eggs need not get dirty. Cull out the poor layers and glv the prolific hen more room to work. Ducks should have a plentiful supply sup-ply of sharp grit |