grain and a little green food and supply
plenty of water.

Dust the sitting hens occasionally with Pratts Powdered Lice Killer so
they won't hatch a brood of lice with the chicks. And paint the nest
boxes with Pratts Red Mite Special to keep the blood-thirsty mites away.

~Growing the Chicks~

Little chicks must be attended to no matter what else is done, because
lack of intelligent care in early life will be reflected in poor
performance when the chicks reach maturity. One can seldom, if ever,
offset the mistakes of brooding time by the best of attention later on.

Protect your chicks against the weather, against their various enemies,
against diseases, against lice and mites. Keep them comfortable and
happy. Start them right, keep them growing steadily until they attain
their full size.

Protection against unfavorable weather conditions--rain, cold winds,
blazing sun--is secured by providing well-built coops and natural or
artificial shade. Coops should be weather-proof, but well ventilated,
and so located that surface water from sudden showers cannot flood their
floors. They should also be sufficiently roomy to keep the flock happy
during long hours of confinement in periods of stormy weather.

Chick enemies include those that do their work in the coops, usually at
night, as rats, weasels and skunks, and those that prey upon the flock
when it is at liberty, as cats, dogs, crows and hawks.

Protection against the former is found in proper construction of the
coops, which should have tight floors and fine wire netting over
openings left open at night. A good dog will discourage these night
prowlers and steel traps placed at strategic points will often put a
quick end to their activities.

Protection against ordinary diseases lies in keeping the little birds
strong and vigorous through proper feeding, exercise, etc., and by close
attention to sanitation. Keep the quarters and food and water dishes
_clean_. Use Pratts Poultry Disinfectant at frequent intervals.

[Illustration: A-SHAPED COOP]

Aim to _prevent_ rather than _cure_ disease. Should there be any
evidence of bowel trouble, give Pratts White Diarrhoea Remedy in the
drinking water. Don't let the condition become chronic or general. In
"sour weather," when colds may be expected to appear, use Pratts Roup
Remedy in the drinking water.

Lice and mites work practically unseen, but they are the source of heavy
loss, both directly and indirectly. In ext