. Profitable poultry keeping. ation, is thatmade by Mr, John Owen, of the Minories, London. Thisis provided with a lamp and has a covered run. It canalso be fitted with a cover so that it can be used in the Jas. Watson, of Kilwinning, Scotland, has a very goodone also, and all the other makers send out mothers more orless near to our ideal. At first it was the custom to keep the mothers in housesor sheds, but that was found to be a bad plan. It may be advi-sable to do this for the first few days, and hence the value ofa small chicken nursery made by Messrs. Tomlinson and Co.,but we do
. Profitable poultry keeping. ation, is thatmade by Mr, John Owen, of the Minories, London. Thisis provided with a lamp and has a covered run. It canalso be fitted with a cover so that it can be used in the Jas. Watson, of Kilwinning, Scotland, has a very goodone also, and all the other makers send out mothers more orless near to our ideal. At first it was the custom to keep the mothers in housesor sheds, but that was found to be a bad plan. It may be advi-sable to do this for the first few days, and hence the value ofa small chicken nursery made by Messrs. Tomlinson and Co.,but we do not approve of the plan for older birds. Chicksneed, and must have, plenty of fresh air, and the only shelters Out-door Rearers, 207 we should use, after they are a week old, except very early inthe season, are the covers sold with most machines, whichprotect the mothers from wet, and give the hirds a dry is shown in the Christy out-door rearers (fig. 12).These, as will be seen, have wooden sides and glass tops, and. Fig. 12.—Christys Out-door Rearer. can have wooden floors, or not, as may be desired. Theyhave doors, so that the chickens can be allowed out or keptin, as the attendant may think best, and generally are easilymoved about, so that the birds may have fresh ground everyday. During the first week the chicks should be kept in thechicken house, but after that, unless the weather be excep-tionally severe, they are much better outside. The runshould always be dry below and changed every day, withfresh sand or dry earth thickly covering the floor, if it be awooden one. Pure air and cleanliness are essential to success,and, for this reason, the mother should every day be lifted outof its place, so that all vapours and foul air can get away, and, 2o8 Profitable Potilt7y Keeping, at the same time, the whole should be thoroughly there is flannel for the chicks to nestle amongst, thisshould be taken out and purified, by having plenty of dryearth well s
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