| Show A asses abi wb reed FEED AND CARE ARE NECESSARY to get good summer slimmer egg production it la is necessary to feed and car caro foi hens even more carefully than khan in the winter time in the opinion of charles N keen of the colorado agricultural college Poultry irien are mistaken it if they think that just because they have good range for their laying hock flock they can go do away with vie alie mush and scratch feed experiments have shown that best results are obtained when the consumption of laying mush Is increased find and scratch teed feed decreased during the summer bummer months says bays keen it Is a good practice when the liens hens begin tu to let up in production to moisten enough of the ae fine mash from the teed feed I 1 hoppers wp to last the hens about twenty minutes feed this at noon each day this practice will Iner increase gase vie the consumption of protein carrying mash so essential tor for egg production puring during the winter months more scratch teed feed Is necessary to keep up body weight and provide warmth warm tb in summer heat beat Is not essential arid add if hens get too much fattening feed they simply cease laying and put on weight by this method the ahe total feed consumption will be less while the birds are on range than when they are confined to their laying houses production should however remain about the same and will be more mor a economical other factors that will help get economical production during the summer months and also hold up the profits profeta are proper sanitation careful culling and management naturally the death loss will be higher during the hot weather and all sickly birds birdi should be removed from tile the flo flock ek as soon as noticed sanitation la Is also much more of a problem during hot weather but it Is necessary for profits trying to force an early molt la ig a mistake according to keen it has not been found practical get all the tha eggs you can while you can he advises and if you have good birdd which continue to lay through the tha molts molt they should be forced to rest before the alie season opens tile the following spring clean out Mite sand bedbugs in he henhouse n ahouse chicken mites mites dud and bedbugs in poul try houses can be cleaned out by it a thorough application on of painted on the boards and in the tha nests gas gaa drippings droppings drip pings obtained bained from around city gas plants has also proven valuable insetting in getting rid of mites according to iowa state col lege leec mites do their work at night uck suck ing the wed blood from the poultry D during ur the day they hide away in small cracks and crevices of the house in getting rid of mites it Is important that all equipment be movable so that it can bo be cleaned and treated for mites in using either or br gas drippings droppings drip pings it Is important that the chickens be kept out of the house for 24 2 t hours as the fumes are likely to injure the chickens eyes and way may taint the eggs |
