When five weeks' old they are not much
trouble, if they have the range of a farm,
and hawks do not keep them too close. At
this age a feed in the early morning, of mid-
dlings and meal mixed with milk, and a feed
of all the corn they will eat vhtn going to
roost, is all they need. When of this age, if
they roost in boxes cr barrels, and )cu are a
little careless in keeping them clean, the Red
Lice will annoy them. Said lice never leave
the box, but remain in the joints cr cracks by
the thousands. If you find them in a coop,
get a pile of straw or shavings, set fire to
them, and hold the coop in the blaze until the
last one is destroyed,

WATERING

You would suppose that even a child could
water chickens, but there are few adults who
do it as it should be done.
Cleanliness is the main point. The water
should be clean and pure. The vessels kept
clean at all times. And in cold v father the
water should be given to them warm. For
young chicks it should be kept in some shal-
low vessel. Arrange so that they can not get
into it.
I prefer to water them in clean vessels, and
in one place. If they are allowed to drink
when and where they please, it seems they



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will be satisfied with the dirtiest, filthiest pud-
dles to be found.
