Show I 1 CRATE TO FATTEN POULTRY som some farmere follow that method for quick profit profits momu ex cellena formulae Formu tat crate fattening ct of fowl fowls Is fol followed loved by some tor for quick profit by beeping keeping i the chickens in ja they da dc not form sinev sinew and muscle as they do when allowed to run at large some coops 8 e into partitions or stalls eachor each tr which will hold two tso or three young chicks or oni one full ful grown fowl owl they should be fed three timea times a day all they will eat in IS 15 or 20 21 minutes here are some formu las for fattening poultry in crates equal parts of bran corn aneal men and oat ont meal or rolled breakfast oats mixed with skimmed milk fed three times a day buckwheat flour pulverized oat oats and cornmeal in equal parts mixed with buttermilk equal parts barley meal and on oat meal and half halt a part at 0 corn meal mixed m 1 1 ea with buttermilk t r milk A favorite french combination la Is two parts barley meal one part corn meal and one part buckwheat flour A little alt and coarse sand should be added to their food three week weeks Is the length of time to continue the th feeding chickens do not seem able to stand the confinement for a greater length of time during the last week wyk of the fattening process five per cent of at cotton seed meal and A tittle little tallow may be added to any of tb the above formula formulas i A fattening cate crate la Is usually made 6 fett 6 inches long 18 19 to 20 inabel high and 16 inches wide it Is dl vided into three compartments each holding tour four to five birds according to the size of the chicken chickens it is I 1 made of slats except the ends and partitions between the compartments which are of solid wood the slat slats on the top bottom and back run lengthwise of at the coop while thos those ou tho front run up and down the they are usually 1 laches inches wide and inah thick those in front are place sl 81 d gle crau crata for fattening two inches apart to allow the chick ens to put their beads through for feeding the slats on the bottom are placed about 9 of an luch inch apart so as to permit the droppings to pass through to the ground care should be taken not to have the first bottom tat at at the back fit closely against the back an opening at this point prevents the droppings collecting and decomposing the slats on the top and back are usually 2 inches 1 apart there Is a email small V shaped trough arranged in front of the coop for feeding and watering the chicken chickens the trough Is 2 to 3 inches deep and 1 in generally made of 0 11 inch lumber very fair coops are made from old boxes by taking off the front and bottom and substituting elate slats tn in their places as shown in the illus when fattening chicken chickens in 1 side of a building it ie to well to darken the building and keep the birds a as quiet a as possible 11 don t gorge them one day and starve them the next dont tall fall to divide the buttermilk between biddy and anti the pigs she rel shea it as much aa as they remember the ben hen when laying needs about twice aa as much food aa as she would when not laying biggs tented tested ak tit infertile in cabitor may betard bol bollei lelnd ld fed to chicks they are not spoiled too roe many hens with one rooster means more infertile eggs keep plenty of roosters and pro luce hatch able eggs to break broody hena hens from war varting ting to ell sit shut them up in a coop aber they can only roost on an elevated ob act and nod 1 lightly for a few d lys ty 9 chicks hicks cannot grow and kan kc p healthy h althy unless they take proper ex enelse and lots of at it dury bury millet need la in utter litter and let them thern work for it many are raising pure bred poul try and others are starting tar ting this la Is what we call good chicken sense we have advocated thi this for a long time one of the beet best way ways to disinfest a brota r Is I 1 to open it ald wide take out the inver ant an I 1 ie to the midday eun sun shine arboth o tor for a couple of hours give ie turkey hen a feed of grain at it fed heavily in n the mo rn ing ehe the I 1 III not pot range so na far with the a as if bohe he tarts starts out ta to find bf her own break breakfast fast greens belong fla natural in the chick chicken jn teed feed hat list in tha the wild state fowls live on vegetable matter ald 41 seedie and insects in captivity they require the P atme ame things ahen hen bin Is I 1 through setting burn all the old neat nest mater material tat dasin feet the nest box and give ita ILA it a coat of liquid lice killer to make a good job it it and then put in fresh 1 arr |