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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1911
Page
7
An illustrated guide shows a clean easy system for fresh water in poultry houses. A milk pan sits on a low box with a slatted cover to keep water clean while letting fowls drink. A hinged trough variant offers easy filling and cleaning, both ensuring constant access to sanitary water.
A rustic home method uses an old hammock and barrel hoop to make a two foot deep chicken net. Lay it mouth up with corn on top to lure the bird, then lift or drop the net to trap the fowl. The scene follows yard and barn areas as children and workers chase the chicken.
Guidance urges handling ducks and geese by the necks rather than the legs to avoid limb injury. Advice emphasizes continual attack on lice in infested poultry houses and maintaining clean premises if lice are absent.
The White Holland turkey is hardy and quick growing with excellent laying, mothering, and brood-rearing traits. It nests near farm buildings, handles well, and hens lay many eggs while hatching poults. A yearling hen produced 50 eggs and hatched 24 poults from 25 eggs.
The Homer birds are preferred for breeding due to large size and fertile stock. They fatten well for sale as broilers or reach full growth for profitable sales. They can be bred in confinement or free range, producing 12 to 16 young annually or a pair every six weeks from January 15 to November. They lay two eggs and brood for about 18 days before feeding their squabs as they prepare for another nesting.
Ducks are good hatchers yet poor mothers and require clean housing. Provide green summer rations with green oats, sweet corn fodder, and rye. Keep water fresh, use light foods in heat, and ensure brooder is easy to clean. For egg production, supply fresh bones and mineral matter. After hatching, keep the brood with the mother then move to a dry coop next day.
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