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Show ' POULTRY NOTES. The llttlo chicks like a clean house, ns well ns any ono. The scrub hen is going out of style. Eg Just ns tho scrub cow. S When about three weeks old la a g critical time with early chicks. S If the llttlo chicks aro missed soon , 3 after they aro hatched, look out for cats and rnts. 1 Very young chickens hnvo small 1 crops and consequently requlro feea- 9 lng frequently. a Too much bran will also cause tho 1 chicks to have digestion troubles, so a feed It rather sparingly. n Feed tho llttlo chicks ground grain B nnd skim milk. Do not let tho hen S lend them Into wot grass. I When tho broodor chicks seem very jg thirsty, wild for wnter, lot them drink I nnd feed very lightly while so fever- jg iBh. 1 Lice cause the loss of moro chicks M thnn nil other causes combined. Keop fi up a constant warfare against tho I lice. I Chicks forced when young do not 1 make as rnpld growth as they op- jg proach maturity as those fed n more I moderate ration 1 Fowls need green food at this sen- i son of the year. Better results will be 1 obtained If you allow them to graze a I portion of the day. 1 Feed little chicks on a cloan board, I which should be cleaned often nnd dried In the sun. Dtseaso enn bo avoided In this manner. Many a sotting of eggs has been spoiled by making tho nest on the floor where tho wind can como up through the cracks under the old mother hen. |