Show MAKE PROFIT IN COCKERELS neglected by many poultry raisers when they may be maria made profit able fatten when young by R 0 too many poultry raisers misers neglect tho the cockerels cockerell cocker els when in reality they may be made very profitable tabie many persons persona do not know what to do with them rind nd they grow up without much care and are marketed when in poor condition cockerels Cocker els ought to be separated from the pullets as soon boon BB as tho the bel can be easily distinguished the cockerell cockerels cocker c k er e els may be pretty et e closely 1 0 s e I 1 y co confined n co n e d i it f estima they y yare are e pr to 0 b be ty f fattened a t t e n ed fo for r markot market and as they aro are of no other use they should not bo be allowed to range because this prevents the lay ing on ol of tat fat peed feed them twice dally daily on a porridge made of corn meal tour four parts or cheap flour two parts beef scraps ono one part chopped very fine this should be ba mixed with milk or water and should not be too sloppy but just so eo it will drop from the end of a wooden spoon if any is left after feeding it should be removed and the teed feed dish thoroughly cleaned and scalded when they are three months old they will begin to grow very rapidly under this method of feeding and are soon coon ready for the market their flesh Is firm but not hard and dry as those of the birds that are fed too much dry grain many poultry men use small coops containing tour four to six birds each but cockerels cocker els cao cad be confined just as well it if confined in lots lota of say 50 with a floor space of about 60 50 square feet they should have a lot large enough to give them some exercise but not too much the time to fatten cockerell cockerels cocke cocker rela els is when they are young because it costs less lesa than when they ore are six or seven months old fattened Batte aed at three or tour four months their flesh Is of 0 much superior quality than when allowed to attain their growth |