Poultry culture sanitation and hygiene . 5, thecompartment for the hen; 6, the compartment in which to feed the chicks;7, shade tree necessary in chick raising. See page 412 for construction. that the chicks can be fed in this extension and yet the motheror other birds cannot molest them. There is a slatted parti-tion placed between the first and second runs. Continued damp rainy weather when the ground becomesthoroughly saturated with water makes unfavorable conditionsfor the young chicks. The hen usually weans her young when they are six or eight 414 POTTLTBY CULTURE weeks old. At this time
Poultry culture sanitation and hygiene . 5, thecompartment for the hen; 6, the compartment in which to feed the chicks;7, shade tree necessary in chick raising. See page 412 for construction. that the chicks can be fed in this extension and yet the motheror other birds cannot molest them. There is a slatted parti-tion placed between the first and second runs. Continued damp rainy weather when the ground becomesthoroughly saturated with water makes unfavorable conditionsfor the young chicks. The hen usually weans her young when they are six or eight 414 POTTLTBY CULTURE weeks old. At this time instead of clucking to them she picksat them whenever they come near her. Cockerels should be separated from the pullets as soon as thesexes can be determined which is at about ten or twelve weeksof age. When wishing to sit the hen prepare a nest, as indicatedbefore. Dust the hen thoroughly with insect powder, andwhen through hatching clean out the nest-box, disinfect thebox with a 1 to 2 per cent, creolin, or other equally good disin-. FiG. 149.—A portable colony house for the youngsters. fectant; again dust the hen with insect powder and let herbrood her chicks in the box. If the sitting hen is quiet during hatching leave the chicksunder her, as artificial heat is not likely to perfectly take theplace of the heat from the body of the mother. As soon as hatching is over and the brood and hen areremoved to comfortable quarters the hen should be properly fedand watered, since she has in all probability eaten very littleduring the last two or three days. This feed may consist ofwet bran mash, or corn, oats, and wheat. The little chicksmay be fed later since they should not be fed till they are threedays old. INCUBATION 415 The hen should be confined in the enclosure until the chicksare ready to be weaned.
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