Davis County Clipper | 1934-09-07 | Page 6 | Separating Chicks

Separating Chicks hen Chicks hen w hen cockerels should be he sep crated from pullets pallets In the flock of baby chicks depends upon the hies available but as ns a general rule the tine birds should be separated as soon as the set sex Is lg determined The new quarters however should be well heated an and the cockerels fully feathered before they are aro moved morell Cockerels mike make a much more rapid gross growth ro roth th than pullets and as a n result If the birds ire He not separated the hopper and antl floor space pace will III be crowded cro and mike m the chicks more susceptible to disease des else el ce and cannibalism c