| Show s I 1 poultry facts s ass after the flock has been culled la is an excellent time to dip for or lice pullets tor for heavy winter produce von must be well developed vigorous and carry a surplus of body fat at 0 0 0 late molting bolting hens eire are the laying hens and they should behaved be saved from the market to be used for or breeden breeders bre eders 0 0 0 A little ground bone la 13 a good stimulant to pullets that are lazy about laying also to older hens bens but it mutt must be fresh or it may cause ptomaine poisoning A sudden change from the regular ration to new grallis grains often causes indigestion and diarrhea these troubled lea leg ere are frequently confused with other dis diseases dases such as cholera or limber neck deck Z soft oft shelled eggs usually are a result of a lack of mineral in the ra tion if you place oyster shells or other shell tn nt materials before your birds you probably will note not be troubled with soft alle ed eggs 0 it if a cool abol basement Is not available on the farm for or storing r eggs la in summer a small rooka may be excavated under the henhouse or dwelling house or a 4 small structure built after the fashion of a root cellar with insulated insulate walls and ceiling cel ling W 6 1 toach tile the hicks to roost as soon as they tire are old enough to learn provide low perches as soon as they are three weeks old an and d the chicks wont crowd each ether ather to death in tile corners of the brooder house bouse A good paint for mites can be made of old engine oil to which Is added a small amount of commercial coal tar disinfectant chant paint the roosts boosts ou both the U upper und under side aide and soak the tb oil mixture into file so 80 they will be sealed scaled and leave no DO space villare mites can bid |
