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Poultry Notes.
By W. Poweli-Owen, F.B.S.A.
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ltnd th<' birds in l:n in lnt~ . . umnwr, .111d .1ftcr ) tl:'ld-
111~ a fe\\ t>g-g.... tilt'\ ''ill r~. ... t .~n•l <'Olll\.' int.o ~~~
ag".1in about J)C'(',•mbfor. lf \Oil ~l:l~\ h f()() 1:'.' ''."'I
b Df'ct'tnhl>r or J anu.tn l'ft' tlw · Ju ... t t t.!'l.!' .11 n\ •'
llant·r-cg.., l'tMPttl~. \\ ith thJ,., .... \Olll ftrmul.t
\OU "ill bt .thlt• t11 ... um up \Uir p,o ... pc'\1' for n<'xt
w nt••r b' \\.1\ of <·g~-p oduct n. If \Ott t 11 llH ,ou
h H onh \pril-hatch d lw t\)·bn I pul' ... ,h<'n I
tmht J,, •• tk 1 he- rh w ... !.:'nth th.tt it "ill I" '\ 'tHlh( r
r•n' ,,ur fir ... t tgg- j..,<·ollr('ltd
If, on thr (•I
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'ou . . 1) tl at thrN'-qu. rh r., t f ~ tJur h( .t~' bro. ,\
1 ulh•t .. :lt (' ~L rch h.ttdl<'tl, 1 hu1 I -.h ,11 pr.lt-.(' ) our
, flt;rc .... 1ul t on!_!"r:llul.ttl' \OU 1n .t(h.llltt'. h:'( .Ill'-\' \OU
ould -.!'Cure full wmt
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r und hnd th~'m-.clvt-. \\ ith ,, ,urf, t ot late btrds
from \\ hig"g~ <:.rn onh come late. O ne mu!)t be
Ltir o n tlw pullets, .tnd not l"Xp<'Ct early l'gg <> from
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m k•• up th<' shoa l 3 g'<' b~ bu\ 111~ 111 <':trh-h , ~~ '
pulld'> !). f~~r<' n<''-t Cktol><'r ~<'Is in. .
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Tu to H tnfer _QUill
h<'rr IS nothing hk(l
.... lu du'<-'<1 o~~ r.l tJ(lllls '," ll' rldc tp(.)ultq nte l'Onccnl• d
.\11 t ht .... H u ~ put t t<. • ' IOU
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S tn tlwir , .. ,, · mt • .,.
I f 1rst \V('('( tn 1ptemb.r. or h
qu'lltt"rs n hnut t1<'
.\l ul-"-' pt• ml)( 1 .lt l.ltt sl. for tht.> V•-n H 1'>on that th?
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1 n\ . . thc•m to s• tth down nnd to. commc nn 1-.
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in 0 ( tolwr . I f , " " "0 mnny d o, you p I .tc<> tht ))ull
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\\ 1 11 tak<• -.n·<'r.t l \\"( ·k<; to ..,dtlc down .tnd to
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c;;urroundmg" ( )(_• latlll r
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If ~.-u put tlwm in Lh<'ir _ wintf r t)U~rt• ~
t':trlit·r t11< wtll ..,. tt l{' down too qu11.: kly and la, too
• :t~l~ . ,\nd the.· d.tng S< h<"< numlX'r.
Ont \\·a-. of adding
. . tnture to gt o win~ pull< tc; is in -.r·p.trnting- th<' . . , Xb
llirt'\ tl ~ th<'\ c <.tn b<' ,\-.c-<'rtaine<' quit~
('t rtai n t ht pull .. b a rf' net gt·tting ... utlici• nt food: th<'
cock .. rcl..;; \\i ll 't'<' th a t the, • have nH>n' th 111 their dut'
. . h.1rc of food, . l nd will be robbing th(· pull• r.... all thf'
tim e. ll ,l\e a place for ev<>rything, and (.\'erything
in it... place ; take a wav the cockerels earl), nnd k~p
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