| Show A A CHICKEN COOP IS PORTABLE man invent invents device of knockdown style when not in dee use take takes but little room A new now form of kuock aown chicken coop baa has been patented bw b a missouri roan man whoa when erected I 1 it forma forms a roomy coop and when taken down it occupies little space the structure Is in of metal and consists of a bottom piece a it top piece and bides sides and two ends enda tho the roof Is curved to shed r ralo sla and hoe has a handle by which tho the coop can bo carried easily all these parts 01 flet t into each other hy by means m eans of V r f 4 F portable chicken coop grooves and extensions exten alona the door is s a hinged fead that can bo be kept open or closed so that only the farmer can open onn it and haa has vent boles in it with thia this door closed the chicken or chick ens WIS are perfectly safe during the night from cats rate oi or other rother predatory animals that roam through poultry yards and kill so many fowl FEED HOPPER NEVER CHOKES minnesota experiment station recommends device as shown in illustration herewith A good feed hopper for grain and dry mash feeding Is shown in the illustration herewith and Is to recommended by the minnesota experiment station at pt crookston Croo katon the diagram explains itself tho the advantages of this style of hopper are tire that it will not choke the chickens cannot got into tho the feed food with their feet the feed Is kept dry even outdoors and none la in wasted the wing on an each aide side hows shown the root over tho the trough to keep the outside feed dry one sido aide a ems em s V ma never chike hopper of t tho the upper roof root may be hinged like a lid for filling the gable shaped projection jec tion running the length ot of the boor door allows almost every kernel of teed cod to be reached by the birds thus preventing feed from getting musty musti from remaining in the hopper too long providing fresh air birds are so constituted by nature that they require an abundance of fresh air for health and vigor they never do well with a limited supply for this reason all coops and boxes in which poultry of any kind Is kept in the summer should be as open as possible let the roof root be tight to protect from rain rida but let at least one side be open for the admission of fresh air at all times the open side may be protected by wire cloth or other material that will let lot in the air but keep out rats etc cleaning up old nests the incubating season Is in ober with poultry so far as profit to the owner Is concerned and the minnesota ex pediment peri mont ment station advises that all old abating material be taken out and find burned and that all nesting boxes be disinfected and given a coat of liquid lice killer after which fresh straw may be placid in them for late layers the creosote preparations sold at lumber yards for wood pee preserving serving have kaye been used with good effect as lice killers HOT WEATHER POULTRY CARE remove every window and substitute wire netting for ventilation of hen house it doca does not require much bard hard work nork to keep a flock in good condition in the summer but absolute neg neglect elect lect will often completely destroy the winter egg pro producing qualities of not only the old lens but the pullets as well it if you have not removed every ain in dow in the chicken house and buted wire netting in order to provide perfect ventilation do po at once better that the chick roost in the trees than that they be in 12 a vermin ridden building hody body lice will worry a to death or so nearly so as to its usefulness these can be killed but not easily good insect powder will do the business it should bo be applied with a powder spray by one person while another holds the fowls by the legs so that the powder may reach every part of the kin through the disturbed feathers TURKEYS NEED LARGE RANGE small pen in town ie Is absolutely not suitable for rearing meat for christmas dinner for those persons in town who arc are thinking of raising a turkey or two in their back yards there Is trouble in store tho back yard or ren ien Is not the place for a bird which refuses to be domesticated W A lippincott bead head of tho poultry department at the kansas agricultural college says the farm arm is the place to raise tur keys they their must have a good range during the first few months it Is better to give them no grain but let them forage and eat bugs if small turkeys are cared for or in this way the fatality will bo be much lefts professor lippincott sug suggests geste that you let some borne farmer take your young turkeys and rear them you might arrange to pay a little rent to a farmer for avowing your birda birds to roam in bis his pastures then along about thanks giving nil all you have to do Is to go 90 out and harvest your turkey SHADE FOR CHICKEN COOPS shelter Is I 1 provided by mean means of sail sall cloth where tree trees or dushe bushes are found scarce by means ot of a aall all cloth duck or factory cotton cur shade may east ly be he supplied chickens where there are no trees or bushes in such a caso case gj shading chicken coop as illustrated herewith the stakes are about 2 feet long and driven 4 to G inches in the ground the curtain is tied only at the corners on the windy indy ride side tho the tying Is closer to the ground than on th thi ice lee side this is of special help in spring the contented and happy hen is the laying ben hen round pebbles will wilt not do for rough edges to grind the grain A writer recommends boiled rice for diarrhea in young turks nature as closely as possible and your turkey crop will pay out little and often Is one of the important things to remember in feeding chicks chicki aggs should always be protected from the hot sun while being taken to market windows ifould now bo be iut of the poultry house and wire netting tacked in their places the hen outlives bei hei use fatness in two year years and is more bof liable bent sent to market whether kept for bat hatching cLing or mur ket eggs ought to be kept tree free froni any f form orm of moisture when eggs are soft shelled the bens bets are either too fat or do not get enough mineral matter in their feed dont neglect the water supply as plenty of water helps to keep the hena hens in good rood laying condition A safe rule to follow in chick feed ing lo 10 to irive them just as much they will clean lip nicely at each feed aba tbd incubator Is no longer an ex pert pertinent ment and the demand for poultry products suggests augg eats its more general use the utility bird is one that is not without its faults but it la Is often from a good strain hence has its own eco values one feeding rule lu it to give the bew half halt as much as they will eat of a morning nothing at noon moon and I rau ful meal at night when ready to empty the ash aal paa p mix in some lice powder and where the bens hens can take a dust bath this Is rough treat treatment 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