Show i 1 A l- l lh h rJ 7 11 4 m I lIs JW or Fast r Feathering Is Desirable in Poultry Superior Broilers Are Rapid Developers Early En development of feathers n by bv bya n fI chicken is a good Indication indica lion that thit it will make a n well feathered well feathered and otherwise desirable broiler or fryer Cryer This TIis is the conclusion reached by research workers of ef the U. U U S S. depart depart- department department ment of agriculture after titter three years of ot scientific studies Prospects for superior market quality are fire still better if It the chicken I gains ga weight rapidly between the ages of 3 and 6 weeks and has hns a 1 broad breast at the end of that period These characteristics were found to 10 be br Inherited A therefore there fore fure can cnn improve his breeding stark fur for or the production of broil broilers ers IS and fryers by selecting those chickens that thit feather ather and develop riming during the he Ih first few weeks FAST FEATHERING ha haL L SLOW of t life Differences among birds are re not so readily apparent at ct a later ater dale date Selection for fast feathering can readily be made when the chicks are bout about out a day old by noting noUng those that have the longest feather leather sheaths or partially developed quills |