Show tt bounding rounding pullets apa into laying trim pi 0 E conkey 1 have bour pullets shown any signs mck I 1 to lay or jet let of starting perhaps I 1 tf 1 you feel that it is nob not best for them to do any wor work k until sting st sp ing I 1 ae the truth is th that thit it when they are from rom six to seven months old they should begin paying for their board add tee it is a mistaken notion that pullets cannot or should not lay eggs in W winter with a little care they will laiq gettle settle do in n to business in the fall asat and ind stay on the job most of the winter and it will not hurt them a bit 4 ad for or breeding purposes why not re soke solve therefore to do the few things 01 that are necessity necess iry to bring about this pleasing condition ibb first thing on an the schedule is to separate all roosters from the pallets the male birds should either be marketed or penned by themselves tes the pullets will then hive have a better chance to develop and ire are lively likely to start laying much sooner the next consideration is b to see that the pullets are ar properly matured winter eggs from pullets are not a theory but an easily attained reality if the birds are matured in proper time the fact is that well developed pullets are better winter layers tann th w older hens and for this reason rea zon many poultry men refuse to keep hena hen for hying lying purposes after their first ear your pullets should sing winter egg songs and pay you as good a profit as those of anyone else they will if they are healthy and you give them plenty of such strengthening E and egg pi educing i ng food as that de i scribed in this article 1 if the pullets are confined the fir farat A thing to remember ia is that at least once a day they should hae haie plenty plent f green stuff such as cabbage clover lettuce alfalfa or sprouted oats if they have free range it this season of the year the win in of course get all the green stuff they require experience has shown that better dei development and more agris are secured from pullets when their meals are varied that is having one meal i t day consist of a mash and the others of mixed grains in the litter A good mash abat will bring results can be made as follows iks its bran ibs lbs ground cuts oats or or 50 ibs lbs each of ground oats and ibs lbs cornmeal 50 lbs 1 beef scraps 25 pounds of beef scraps will be sufficient if plenty of milk or buttermilk is being fed to each ibs lbs 1 of the mixture should then be added 5 ibs lbs ground bone 3 ibs lbs charcoal yi X ib salt A dry mash of this kind should be kept in hoppers here the birds can get it at all hours of the day as they feel the need of it if it the mated are made into a wet mash the birds should be fed red at night just a little short of what they will clein up A full feed of mash given in the morning has a tendency to make fowls sluggish and inactive A good grain ration can be made of equal parts by measure of wheat and whole or cracked corn this should be scattered through a deep litter in the morning thereby keeping the birds busy all day in addition to the regular reir ular foods given you should have shell making nuking materials such as grit and crushed oyster shells before the birds all the time if I 1 this his is not eno enoh gh to insure hard shelled eggs lime water ater should be used in making the mash the lime water can be secured bi placing a quantity of lump lime in a lurrel barrel or veasel filling it with clein water and using after the lime has slaked and the insoluble portion settled if you would have winter eggs from your pullets ou mut must examine he the birds from time to time for lice however if a good lice powder is thoroughly sifted down clown among their feathers and a dual dust bath is hanav thea are not likely to be troubled much with vermin through the winter if you follow the above rule rules a aou will have plenty of winter eggs and your pullets will pi their nai aa |