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I POULTRY KEEPING. A PROFITABLE HOBBY. BY "UTILITY." CATCHING THE EARLY WORM. Those of my readers who are fortunate enough to be able to allow their fowls full liberty should see that they are free to be out and about at a very early hour in the morn- ing. They wake up at sunrise, and. if they are kept in the roosting-house till seven or later, they miss many of the worms, grubs, and other luxuries which are specially abundant while the dew is still on the grass. In dis- tricts where foxes and other hen-roost robbers are not to be feared, there is no reason why the hatchway should not be left open all night. Even in fox-ridden districts, poultry- keepers have found that by hanging a piece of chain from the the top of the hatchway, a fox is so frightened when he comes into contact with it that he runs off rather than risk a trap. It is not difficult for anyone who is of ao ingenious tilrn of mind to make a device which allows fowls to come out of their house when they feel disposed, while protecting them against marauders. I have seen several devices of this kind. and, without going into details now, the general idea is that the hatchway is protected by a frame covered with a stout, fine-mesh wire netting. As the early bird walks towards it, she steps upon a platform or false bottom, and her weight causes the frame to fall down, or otherwise move, so as to give her and the other birds a clear way out. ON CATCHING POULTRY. Few poultry-keepers have not experienced the annoyance or exasperation that is caused when a wretched bird seems able to defy every attempt to catch it during the daytime. It somehow forms a suspicion that its owner's intentions may be murderous, and it beats a shy retreat. When it finds itself opposed with a stubborn determination it really begins to grow crafty- and nimble, and it may be that the wretched owner has to give in, hot and thoroughly annoyed. This has been the ex- perience of a reader, who would be glad of some hints on the best method of catching a fowl. By dropping a little grain around one's feet one can, as a rule, easily take the bird unawares. With the end of a hook like that in the accompanying diagram, the most sus- picious and active bird in the poultry-yard can be caught, and time, and. what is still more important, a great deal of fright and alarm among other birds, will be saved. Steel wire will be needed for the hook, which should be carefully formed from a piece of 3-16in. wire about 16in. long. so as to have a restricted opening, that makes it difficult for the fowl to withdraw its foot, but with the inner aperture large enough to give freedom of action to the fowl's shank, and yet small enough to hold the bird. In using the hock, HOOK FOR CATCHING FOWLS. the wooden handle, which can be 8ft. to 10ft. long, appears to attract the fowl's attention more than the less conspicuous wire, and with but little trouble the fowl desired may be hooked and drawn gently from the midst of the flock huddled together in a corner. The foot is easily released without damage if the hook is properly used. GAPES. Several letters from readers serve as a re- minder that this chicken trouble is unfortu- nately only too common, especially where chickens are reared year after year on the same ground without proper steps being taken to disinfect and sweeten the soil. Gapes is caused by a tiny. round worm, whjch enters and attaches itself to the windpipe, where it sucks the blood and causes inflammation, while if present in large numbers it impedes the passage of air to the lungs. It attackis birds of all ages, but chickens up to four weeks are most susceptible. The symptoms are a curious gaping of the mouth and stretching forward of the neck, a wheezing cough, a ruffling of the feathers, and drooping of the wings, as well as often a frothy saliva in the mouth and nostrils. The best method of treatment is to provide a wooden box, and substitute a sheet of glass for one 6ide. Stand the chickens on a sheet of white paper, and invert the box upon it. Then, through a small hole, blow in with bellows a mixture of finely-ground chalk and camphor, which will cause the worms to be coughed up; or some carbolic acid can be poured into a metal vessel which has been heated, and is then placed in the box with the chickens. But watch carefully that the fumes v do not overcome the chickens. Strict cleanliness is the best preventive of this as of other troubles, and where the dis- ease has occurred houses and coops should be thoroughly cleansed and treated with hot lime wash. Only pure water should be given for drinking, and the vessels should be cleaned twice a day. Small runs should be disinfected by applying gas lime or by watering with 1 per cont. solution of sulphuric acid, after which the run must be given a rest for several weeks. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. "R. P. G. "-MILK FOR CHICKENS.—If you have any milk. to spare, you cannot use' it better than by giving it to growing chickens; and if you care, as an experiment, to compare the results of feeding it to some and not to others, though otherwise treating both lots alike, you would be certain to find that- the milk-fed chickens put on weight more rapidly and the pullets were ready to lay at an earlier age. "Inexperienced." REARING GOSLINGS.— Goslings are amongst the easiest of all crea- tures to rear; indeed, they can be removed from the brcody her as soon as hatched, and reared without a mother if kept dry and warm -at night. After the first twenty-four hours give ground oats mixed with' bread- crumbs moistened with miJk. In the second week give them a mixture of ground oats and boiled rice, with oats, wheat, or barley meal; Let them run on short turf and provide pond water for drinking. But do not let them swim or run in long grass till they are a fortnight or three weeks old. "G. B. A."—HEN THAT EATS EGGS.—The best way of preventing this troublesome habit is to provide nests with a false bottom. and so designed- that when the egg is laid it immediately rolls into a receptacle under- neath, where it cannot be reached by the thief. A simpler plan is to place a number of l'hina eggs about the run and in the nests. But if the egg-eating is very persistent, care- fully empty the contents of a few eggshells, and then fill them with a. mixture of mustard and paraffin. Keep your nest boxes in a dark place, and make sure that the hens have plenty of shell-forming material. "C. D. W."—No USE FOR BROODIES.—In your case you would be best advised to keep only non-sitte.rs, suc-h as Leghorns, Minorcas, or Andalusians. A good layer of a heavy breed well deserves the short rest provided by sitting for two or three weeks upon china aggs. If you feed very sparingly, and compel the birds to exercise themselves in the search for grain food, they will not be so likely to go broody as if liberally fed on heating food. "H. C. T."—To PREVENT BIRDS STRAYING, the simplest plan will be to fix along the top I z, of the wall either two or three strands of wire, or some wire-netting which inclines in- wards. Failing this. the hens must each have six to nine or the flight feathers of oce wing cut off clean at the quills.