| Show AUTUMN IS ALWAYS BEST time TO SELECT HENS FOR BREEDING aa V t ja let A j V V I 1 I 1 04 Z pullets pullet that begin laying early in fall mature quickest and will make desirable additions addition to Breedl breeding ng flock by th united states department 0 at Airl A ri culture tile the improvident 11 man who ft ho sold his heating stove in july because the circus was has neur near nd and the winter for far off differs only in the degree of ills his shortsightedness sight edness from the poultry ratna who walts waits until spring to select the breedl Gy stock that Is to be used to his flock tills this important work of picking out tile supe superior der birds must be done in the fall to get we best results says sais the united states department of agriculture for it Is thru that the greatest contrast between the profitable birds and the poor ones shows up of course the lie culling out of f the poor layers lasers should go on a all 11 through the summer and fall but at last the top botchers notch ors should be selected ns as foundation tor for the coming flock which ought to bo be better each year never use immature Pal pullets lets one good rule to follow Is to keep the pullets out of the breeding lock flock until they are fully folly matured A an n immature bird may be a good lamerand lay bacr erand and may be from the ho best stock but still it Is undesirable eggs from fro in pullets not yet fully developed wil I 1 not produce as large or as strong chicks as those from older liens hens or fully grown pal pullets lets there Is if no difficulty in knowing when a bird Is mature enough to be used as a breeder as at that time the eggs laid will have readied reached the size of the lie average produced by the general tan ban of liens hens in the flock youn pullets always lay a rather small smal legg pen sometimes very ury nt at the start 1 abose that mature early may be pick tl out by track of the birds that start laying first in the fall these birds may be marked with alth leg bonds bands so that they will not become mixed during the winter with those that start their work vork later the late nj are the birds that stick to the job longer and consequently qu antly they mak up another group that shourd be used in forming the breeding flock next spring leg hands bands may be used to distinguish these hese profitable birds or letter better the early tool mol may be marketed so that they will ivill no longer luie have au an opportunity to 0 keep down doctu the average egg production of the hock flock the general purpose breeds which include the plymouth PI mouth flocks ithone island reds and Wyan dottes as a rule are not profitable after the aliu second year it Is therefore advisable to cull out nil all of the older birds of this cl class iss of these the late holters are the ones 0 to o select for breeders bleeders bre eders just as in the case of fowls of any other breed but the selection of birds on the basis of age and time of molting bolting Is not all the preparation that needie nied be made for raising the foundation for the new flock the llie health and thrift of tile fowls must be looked after carefully during the vv inter after selecting the breeding birds the poul 1 try house needs close attention lon keep ilg it in sanitary condition Is one of the important points also the comfort of the house which Is closely connected with the alie health of tile the birds fowls are very cry to moisture conditions find and these should be controlled carefully by ventilation when moisture from the fowls gathers gaters on oil tile belling and ivales there Is apt to lie trouble soon in cold weather this moisture mily collect in the form of frost but the lie heat from the hip sun in the middle of tte the day dav will melt the frost and tile water dripping down will vill make mah e the litter wet hens are arc a good like sheer sheep in ther their sensitiveness to yet wet feet either in the house or when outside and they cannot be appt in good health on lamp damp litter A sick lien Is a hard proposition to deal with isyou if you expect to get out I 1 with ith a profit on her it Is a lot cheaper to depend on dry utter litter than on medicines toscune to cure colds and roup leloup Is tile the sequel of colds lind when it gets into a flock ns as one puts it yon fell tire on the lie rocks i plenty of fresh clr air in the liue houn Is it well recognized preventive of olds in humans and it 4 is just ah a efficacious in the of poultry the open front house with till doth cloth curtains Is the most practical means for the average loch flock owner to keep the house thoroughly alred aired and the fowls fois will not suffer fron the cold if the building has been properly planned pl annc also the egg production will keep ip dy by going into thi house frequently in n changing winter weather it will he be easy to juige of the condl condition of the atmosphere and bring it to normal by adjustments of cur car talus and windows filature I sture can call he ti kept from accumulating il opening ope up the house for a thorough ventilation on oil sunny days the roost most successful houses as found hy by the experiences of hundreds of poultry raisers misers and by experiments of the department of agriculture and state experiment stations tire from 10 to 20 feet deep it if the open front plan Is followed from this point the nearer toward the front the fowls are moved the fewer eggs are produced in smaller houses the relative proportion of openings in the front of the hobie must be during the claw months in order to keep the fowls comfortable open fronts or 0 openings pen I 1 covered with cotton cloth are most practical in deep houses |
