Show FOWLS FOR EGG production fowls that do not lay by time of freezing weather usually walt wait until spring by C B ANDERSON colorado agricultural college e fort collins Coll lne are your pullets laying pullets that do not begin to lay by the 0 almo me freezing weather sets bets la in will usually v watt wait until spring this means a dead loss for several months the average cannot afford this loss it if lie la Is raising poultry for egg production pullets of the mediterranean breeds hatched not later than may 1 and that have been reasonably well cure cared d for or during the growing period will be laying before early winter it sometimes happens that force of circumstances necessitates ill late to hatching batching and tt it Is these pullets that must bo be pushed to get them ready to lay tn in tho the fall feed a ration of high protein co content n including such feed as beef scrap ap bran and oil meal if celm milk or buttermilk Is available it will bo be of value give the birds fre free a range whenever it Is possible it if they must be confined supplement their rn iton with some green feed such as sprouted ep routed oats green alfalfa beets cabbage etc birds fed such feeds as above kept free from disease lice and mites and given plenty of of exercise will develop amazingly there Is still some time before severe winter weather try forcing your late ballets pallets and see the effect it will have on the winter egg basket |