Show m LET PULLETS HAVE FOOD THEY PREFER Its It's Good Policy to Cater to Their Appetites By ny D F B IJ AND ANDREWS HEWS N w York Tork State college of A W NU Service Since poultry must be fed tell In flocks the time pullets should be sep sep- separated sep separated Into groups that are fairly uniform as ns to size and la laying con condition dillon The needs of or n a pullet lay lay- laying laying In ing heavily and of or one that has not started to lay are quite different If they are both In the same flock lock they cannot be fed fell efficiently Many dir dif dif dif- different different ferent systems of feeding are used hut but the only successful ones are those that make the birds cat enough grain and mash to maintain their weight and give gl e enough overto over overto overto to lay Iny a satisfactory number of or eggs Pullets that hll have e been accustomed to eating their grain aln from hoppers should have their grain In n hoppers when they are housed Later the amount may be reduced In the hop hop- hoppers hoppers hoppers pers and some grain scattered in inthe Inthe n the litter But nut to change abruptly may retard de development and cause the pullets to lose weight At Cor- Cor Cornell Cor nell records records show v that hens weighing about four to four and n a halt half pounds each must eat t 21 2 to i 3 pounds of or feed each day to lay at atthe atthe atthe the rate of or 50 jQ per cent and maintain body hody weight If It the amount declines only two or three pounds they lose weight and e egg laying slumps Sometimes for apparently no rea- rea reason rea reason son pullets refuse to eat enough to tolay tolay tolay lay and keep leep their e weight ht It If this situation continues many days lays a slump in lay laying In or n a molt or both may result Then the skill of or feed feed- feedIng feeding feeding ing Is s to get them to eat cat more food The mash may he be moistened with milk or solid semi buttermilk It may be necessary to cater to their appetites they may eat more corn cornor cornor cornor or more wheat but g give e them what what- whatever whatever ever they prefer Whatever er the kind hind or mixture or of orthe the feed allow at least one foot or of feeding space for e every ery five birds |