Show SEPARATE SEXES IN CHICK FLOCK Pullets and Cockerels Do Better Apart Separate the the pullets and cockerels as soon as the sexes can be told apart says the poultry dep department of the New York state college of agriculture Male chicks are likely to be larger stronger and more vigorous than the females so the pullets have ha less opportunity opportunity op op- op- op to grow when brooded with them Chicks of the Mediterranean breeds such as Leg Leghorns orns can be separated easier casler and earlier than others but the separation should also be made with all breeds to Insure a n more rapid and find uniform growth of both pullet and cockerel flocks It r reduces the size of the flocks and gives more feeding and drinking space for the birds left Keep I the cockerels which develop fastest as ns breeding males wales and start with three or four times as many of ot these at nt broiler size as will be needed for Cor breeding Send the time broilers to market as soon as fiS they are salable for prices go down rapidly as the season season season sea sea- son son advances Since chicks make the most rapid growth during the first few weeks of their lives H It costs more and takes longer to put on weight after after aft aft- er r they have e reached a pound In weight According to the college ol of agriculture chicks Increase their weight eight u 54 per cent the first week Co 65 Coper per pcr cent the second 55 per cent the third 44 per cent the fourth 32 82 per percent percent percent cent the fifth 28 S per cent the sixth 2 20 per cent the seventh se and 10 per percent percent percent cent the eighth week |