. Biggle poultry book;. Poultry. 76 BIGGLE POULTRY BOOK. The tendency of these fowls is to lay on too much fat, but this can be regulated by feeding but little [_jrain or other fattening foods, and compelling them to exercise by scratching in leaves, chaff or soil. The bane of small flocks is overfeeding and this must be avoided to get the best results from Asiatics. All scraps from the table that commonly go to prowling dogs and cats should be fed to the chickens. Milk or other liquid wastes may be mixed with bran. They should have a liberal supply of grass from the lawn, and waste green vege
. Biggle poultry book;. Poultry. 76 BIGGLE POULTRY BOOK. The tendency of these fowls is to lay on too much fat, but this can be regulated by feeding but little [_jrain or other fattening foods, and compelling them to exercise by scratching in leaves, chaff or soil. The bane of small flocks is overfeeding and this must be avoided to get the best results from Asiatics. All scraps from the table that commonly go to prowling dogs and cats should be fed to the chickens. Milk or other liquid wastes may be mixed with bran. They should have a liberal supply of grass from the lawn, and waste green vegetables from the garden, and only a small ration of grain. Thus fed they will lay and will not grow fat. I^awn clippings, dried in the shade and stored in bags make the choicest of winter greens for a village flock, or indeed for any fowls. Those who prefer the smaller and more active breeds must provide higher fences, or where the runs are small, make the fences low and cover the entire top with netting. Sometimes in towns where the houses are crowded close together it is difficult to get sufficient sunlight and air in the poultry yard to render the quar- ters dry and healthful. In such cases high picket fences make the diffi- culty still worse, and wire netting is much to be pre- ferred both for utility and appearance. While an expensive house is not a necessity in a town, it need not be rude and unsightly. Some simple ornamentation is within the reach of nearly every. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Biggle, Jacob. [from old catalog]. Philadelphia, Wilmer Atkinson co.
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