. Wright's book of poultry, revised and edited in accordance with the latest poultry club standards. cera. The bestway is to make some flints red-hot, and throwthem into cold water; they will then pountlup more easily, and in better condition. Poundedcrockery has been advised, but is unsafe, asit often contains lead-glaze ; and pounded glasshas several times been known to cause deathfrom internal haemorrhage caused by severewounds. Grit for young chickens should bevery small, only the size of very coarse people carry the matter of grit too far,and mix it in the mash every time. If it
. Wright's book of poultry, revised and edited in accordance with the latest poultry club standards. cera. The bestway is to make some flints red-hot, and throwthem into cold water; they will then pountlup more easily, and in better condition. Poundedcrockery has been advised, but is unsafe, asit often contains lead-glaze ; and pounded glasshas several times been known to cause deathfrom internal haemorrhage caused by severewounds. Grit for young chickens should bevery small, only the size of very coarse people carry the matter of grit too far,and mix it in the mash every time. If itis always in reach of the birds, adults will takewhat they need of it, and on a good mis-cellaneous range they will need no specialsupply, but pick up all that they require. The water supply is, in its way, as importantas the food. The water vessel must be filled fresh every day at least, and soWater arranged that the birds cannot Supply. scratch dirt into it or make it foul. The ordinary poultry-fountain istoo well known to need description, but betterconstructions, made in two parts, are shown. Fig. 20.—Water Fountains. in Fig. 20. The centre figure is generally made ;both of the two others are patterns made bySpratts, and have some advantages in ratherbetter protection of the surface of the water. Theadvantages of the double construction are thatthe interior can be examined, and the vesselwell sluiced out to remove the green slimewhich always collects by degrees. For large-combed breeds it is necessary to use shallowpans ; and Fig. 16 reversed, with the wide partuppermost, is a capital pattern. When thewater has to be placed in a shed filled withloose earth, to which the fowls are confined,it should be a little raised, and a piece of boardor other protection be so placed as to protectit from dirt being scratched into it. Grown upfowls must never be left without water. Duringa frost, therefore, the fountain should be emptied every night, or there will be trouble nextmorning
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