. The bantam fowl; a description of all standard breeds and varieties of bantams, and of new breeds that are becoming popular .. . once you start giving them water you must continue till theend of the chapter. If your chicks have a grass run and arefed as stated above, they will not require water. Of course,when the bird reaches the age of, say four months, whengrain will be necessary for his principal food, then and thenonly need water be given. When chicks are old enough to be taken away from thehen, viz., about three mouths, the cockerels should be sep-arated from the pullets and put on dif
. The bantam fowl; a description of all standard breeds and varieties of bantams, and of new breeds that are becoming popular .. . once you start giving them water you must continue till theend of the chapter. If your chicks have a grass run and arefed as stated above, they will not require water. Of course,when the bird reaches the age of, say four months, whengrain will be necessary for his principal food, then and thenonly need water be given. When chicks are old enough to be taken away from thehen, viz., about three mouths, the cockerels should be sep-arated from the pullets and put on different runs where theycannot get together. By doing this you will find that bothsexes will thrive better and settle down more contentedly,and a good plan is to put an old cock along with the cock-erels to prevent Iheir fighting and maintain order. Although chickens do not require water, the hen mustnot be forgotten, and to meet the necessity I fasten one ofthe ordinary drinking tins inside the coop about eight inchesfrom the floor. This enables the hen to drink what sherequires, and at the same time it is out of reach of the. HOlSE WITH PEN. REAR VIEW. chicks. The tin is easily kept in its place by a couple ofwire staples. During the months of February, March and April Iprefer false bottoms to the chicken coops, on account of thedamp, cold weather generally experienced at that time cfthe year-; and by Iiaving them loose they can be very readilyremoved for cleaning. When the warm weather sets in it isadvisable to take out the bottoms and allow the chicks tosleep on the ground; but where rats and other verminabound, the bottoms should be kept in all through the is advisable also to have a hinged shutter to the coop 66 THE BANTAM FOWL. foi protection at night, and which also affords a shade fromthe sun in the daytime. The shutter can be lowered to anydesired height by having a chain attached. The coops shouldbe lime washed every Ave or six weeks; this i
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