Show CAREFUL SELECTION uy ity 11 NV sanborn V U 8 13 dept of agriculture and utah agricultural college it in ie necessary to hatch batch early or obtain early hatched chicks to in order to receive worthwhile worth while profits from poultry keeping early hatching batching means vigorous chicks more chicks raised chicks less troubled by lice and disease a longer growing season better grown chiaia higher prices for the surplus tor for cockerell cockerels cocke rela els marketed as broilers well matured pullets which begin to lay in the fall eggs rom the pullets while tho the hens are moult ing eggs in the tall fall and wirter when prices are highest larger profits j sat bat only good size eggs uniform rm fi 1 lu U in shape and lu in color this you ou can do with a little caro caree la in selection it la ia worth orth hiie as eggs ot of good size cobor and shape and un lLorin size are a mirke marketable table product at higher prices than small eggs varying in color and all shapes aggs nug ing elbs thau KU lul I 1 boulles oulles should not be used fur lic ittu ing g the large elid egg hatches a larger chick chis abla larger chick 1 wh a than the smaller chick it il win L lv marketable as broilers bro liers sooner i A matured I 1 it bejia ii 0 auuner than luu 1110 smaller chick llie income la Is received ed sooner anu unu ar r moru more pi oil table theae facts apply to all breedis ifie 1 he comparisons are billue dinall adall and large chicka lu in tw boio breed careful selection ui 01 egas lor dull don t it ii of 0 la fol foi save have fur for hatching only good sized bood and good colored elga dave them uniform iu in all three respects 8 aggs weighing less than two ounces should not be used lor hatching prof rice ol of cornell liis bhat chicks irom larte eggs brow aster mature younger and the pul belts begin idding booner thau than tile from small eggs it costs lisa lo 10 bring the to me lue nayf LoUi oot keilis eLew make inane b biers at asa cost curo are ut of le for gather otten often to prevent billing nilling nil ling neep at a temperature until I 1 ritt rit U t as near clity degrees as poss puss ioie lule ibe i be germ of the eggs are weakened ened i ot of tune time germination starts at about I 1 I 1 aty alve degrees also eadens I 1 i he germ I A urn eggs kept kepi lor ailin aig dally daily ibis keeps tue germ as i near the center of 01 the egg as possible sible it outs outside le e postures I 1 I 1 ond ad variations aggs should be set bet as soon eoon us as pos biblo alter being bayed ahe chances ol of a good hatch are better in ar lecial incubation it la is pre preferable lerable to bep eggs a lew days longer than to det act ray any but good sized eggs a shape and color ahe setting lien in natural incubation be sure to provide good clean secluded nests ahe L he hens should be thoroughly dust dd ad with medium lourid or a ghou aico 0 powder batore boing being set and agala again in a week aru a third time tim c r week before hatching ana 1110 prop proper jr treatment of the tha hen for lice should to prevent much trouble with tice ice later A good dust bath should also be furnished as well as plenty of good clean water and corn for or feed should the eggs next become soiled the nesting material should be changed and the eggs carefully weaned leaned with warm water |