Show PO t COSTLY COSTLY EGG I LOSS MAY BE LESSENED Remove Males From Flock When Not Needed nv Dv D C F 1 Parrish Extension lon m n forth Carolina Stats Collet Service A toll of ot 1 a n year Is lost by the American poultry Industry as n a result of ot Improper methods or of producing and handling Cogs This staggering loss can be greatly re reduced reduced reduced by remo removing Ing male birds from the flocks when hen not needed for breeding put pui poses gathering the eggs more often caring for tor them properly and observing ob en Ing other meth methods methods or of o good flock lock Fertile eggs will Ill start hatching when exposed to sufficient heat for tor tora fora fora a short time but Infertile eggs s may maybe maybe maybe be left In a of lie de degreen green grees Fahrenheit for tor 72 hours and aDd still be good for tor food Healthy vigorous males removed from the lock flock should be penned separately and Sl sted ed for tor breeding purposes the nest t season The Theother Theother Theother other males should be disposed ot of since the they will eat cat more food than thaD they are ore worth It if kept over the non breeding season eason In ID hot bot weather eggs should bo be gathered at least l twice lIce Ice n a da day In wire ware ba baskets ets and Immediately removed to toa toa ton a cool cellar or room where here the tern tem I Is OS 63 degrees or less and andI I where there Is a n relatively high hu the 1 he eggs should then be spread on a n table or wire Ire screen so sons as to cool thoroughly before being packed The use of ot good nesting material and aDd proper sanitation around the hen house will decrease the number Dumber or of dirty eggs produced Many MaDY good eggs arc are sold at low prices simply because they do not Dot look fresh and aDd clean cleaD At least 20 O nests 1 12 by 1 12 by 11 Inches should be provided pro for each laying heD hens The nesting ma material 1100 should be changed frequently |