Show I I RIGHT ATTENTION TO MOLTING HENS One of two things should be done with hens around molting time says sas saysa a 1 raiser In an exchange One Is to let the ol older er hens liens go before they fairly fairly fair fair- ly Iy get to the time for shedding their feathers They have now laid out their litter and must have some time timeto to get through their sick p period during which they bring In nothing and keep eating Every hen lien that Is getting along In i years ars should walk the plank right now unless she is specially specially valuable as us a breeder If we would sort our flocks locks over and do this early we would be a good deal better off at the end of the season For the younger bir birds s a different course must be followed The rhe one gr great at thing Is to get the hens back to laying alter after the molt as soon as ns we can and have them In good physical condition For that reason renson our treatment treat trent treatment ment must not be so radical as os some Borne advise nd but natural and steady If It you ou watch a n molting hen you will see that she Is Inclined to be weak and less vigorous than formerly If It she Is not realty really sick still sUIi she Is under the weather This Is la because of ot the drain while losing the old plumage and growing a new v crop of ot feathers Begin the treatment by bj cutting down on the foo food especially the heavy hen hearty food for tor a few days s Meanwhile l give the hens all aU possible chance to to roam around at will It may take some coaxing to get them to todo todo todo do this but It Is better for tor them than to dump about In the houses The Themore more the hen stirs around the healthIer healthier health health- ier ler she Bhe will be About the same ration may be given during the period of ot molting that Is used when the h he here Is 18 laying eggs reg reg- But as the molt goes oes on It Is Isa Isn isa a n good plan to add some oil meal which enters Into feather teather construction quite largely Ten per cent of ot oil oU meal In a mash mixture Increasing to twice that will do nicely Watch the droppings and act accordingly Dont Don't give gl drugs drus they are dangerous and may lead to trouble Sunflower seeds are better than thon medicine Be kind and patient with the molting birds |