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Show POULTRY NOTES Now Is tho time to light verm n. Ducklings need it lot of green food to do well. . If tho nest is deep you may expect broken eggs. Overfeeding klllo more chicks than underfeeding. Inbreeding too closely is one of the causes of dead chicks in tho shell. A few onions chopped up line ars good for tho health of tho young brood. Put a shovolfull of nshes In the bottom of tho nest box for tho bene fit of llco and mites. Whero outsido brood coops are used they should bo moved to now ground overy fow days. Where the Incubator stands per-fecly per-fecly level tho heat will pass thru tho Hues more evenly. A koroseno bath for roosts nnd nest boxes overy week or two will simplify sim-plify tho vermin problem through the summer. Whitewash tho poultry houso, clehn it out and uso somo disinfectant that will keep away" diseases as well as pests. Dr. Woods says the poulbryman who knows how to uso the ax judiciously judicious-ly does more to secure healthy poul-try poul-try than the mnn who resorts to the i medicine bottle. |
