| Show EXTENSION SERVICE recommends HEAVY BIRDS FOR FAMILY USE by curl carl U S A C extension service inasmuch as families in the city and on the farm arm are being encouraged to produce more of what they consume attention should be called to the value of keeping a small flock of chickens chickens can be raised successfully in close confinement and a small profitable homo home flock can be established and maintained with little expense only enough land upon which to build a small coop Is 13 needed and much of the home grown feeds such as grain milk and alfalfa can be used to advantage very little time and attention Is required and children re n can be given the opportunity of contributing to the family food sup ply by caring tor for a small flock nutritionists have said eald that in order to be healthy every person should eat cat at least one egg a day and poultry meat once each week many families are now going entirely without poultry and eggs because they do not keep a home flock and because money with which to dur purchase these foods Is not available it Is true that a few good flocks are now being raised in the state but more and better ones need to be established since the purpose of keeping a small email flock is to produce poultry and eggs for the family one of the american breeds preferably the plymouth rocks or the rhode island reds should be obtained it is a mistake to raise leghorns leg horns in these small home flocks because volume Is needed to market their ggs to advantage and they are not so desirable as the heavier breeds of chickens tor for eating purposes A flock of 50 pullets and 60 50 cock berels or capons camons Is usually sufficient to produce enough poultry and eggs for the family but in order too to maintain this number about baby chicks should be hatched each year this can be done in the natural way with hens or artificially with incubators and brooders broaders bro oders many have brooded blooded this number with success in small fireless or homemade brood ers where the heat beat is supplied the baby chick by an electric light globe or by a jar containing hot water A shed or semi monitor coop with a cement floor that la Is dry clean and well ventilated should be provided tor for the homo home flock four square feet feel of floor space should be available per bird and a coop that is about 16 feet wide and 24 feet long with two compartments to la most desirable in which to house an average sized home flock those who are desirous of establishing a home flock or of improving the one they already have can receive additional assistance by writing to tile the extension service at logan tor for bulletins discussing the proper care and management of the flock capon caponizing izing and preserving eggs in water glass blueprints for constructing coops tireless fireless brooders broaders bro oders and feed hoppers for the home poultry flock |
