POULTRY.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 29, Issue 39, 22 May 1917, Page 7

POULTRY.

Gather eggs daily. Preserve eggs for winter use. Avoid too much maize in summer. Look ont for vermin in fowlhouses. Kill oS all second season birds. The best food is the cheapest in the long run.

Bright combs indicate good health. In hot weather supply, fresh, cool water.

Ventilation essential in the roosting house. Charcoal assists to prevent bowel troubles.

Green food' is a great asset in poultry culture. Grade the good from the poor layers. Breed from the former.

In a dry season provide green food for poultry. Fowls require a full supply of fresh water in the summer if the best laying results are desired. Overcrowding is a big mistake. It tends to overheating at night, and puts the birds into a condition to take on numerous ailments. There is a considerable reason for doubting the advisability of forcing hens to moult. It is believed by those who ought to know that moulting is a natural process which should not be interfered with.

When it is possible to make fowls work for their grain by burying it in clean litter, this ’ should be done. The exercise they thus obtain can only promote health and egg production.

Keep the breed that suits your surroundings. Often an all-round breed like the Orpington or Wyandotte will be more profitable to the householder than the Leghorn, and vice versa, according to requirements.

If farmers would care for their hens as poultrymen do, they would find that no more time and labour is needed properly to care for hens ■that lay throughout the 'year than is required for hens that lay only during warm weather.