Show ALL NIGHT LIGHTS MAY HARM PULLETS early morning best time for illumination chickens of nil all ages and conditions do not respond equally well to artificial illumination and a lot of discretion Is required lit in attempting to stimulate egg production by night or early morning lights in III tile the poultry house bouse pullets do better under earl early y morning lights all night lights are oer stimulating and nuy result in injury to t 0 the pullets old hens V 1014 tand all night limiting light flig fully according to 0 NI ferge son extension specialist in poultry husbandry for the ohio state uni hersity with hens bens it Is more a matter iatter it of determining when egg production is 13 baioa wanted tn lit producing clug eggs for the market use uise lights and ana delai aa tho the period of molt advises for fer guson flut cut it if eggs are wanted for supplying a hatchery this win ter or next spring it la Is nil all wrong to light the poultry house now although lights 10 lo do not affect tile the hatchability of the eggs algita too early result in reducing the alie supply of eggs in early spring when do de mand by hatcheries Is at lt its peak most blost marked marl tOil results from light ing may bo be obtained whoa used im m med mediately lately actor the molting bolting period it all night lights light are on tile the flock too much intensity should d bu be avoided according to the poultry specialist A ten watt att lamp or or barn lantern or gas gaa jet with sith mantle provides sufficient light light should be directed at the feed and w liter receptacles lie he sas gabs ivor for early morning lights on liens hens or pullets n 40 or ro watt limp with a reflector attached arid and placed six feet above tile the looi seems to give heat best results it should be billu ml noted about 4 A in not all pullets worth space in lay laying i ng house it does not always pay to put eveia pullet that Is raised into the laying house marns a poultry ex pert perl are usually it a few in enery flock that will set reely pay their bouic by the end of ta te le year only buell pullets as a are re in good physical condition as evidenced elde need by a good condition of flesh bright cie bright red color la wattles and well ell pigmented skin nd dd shanks in allow alow colored colore 1 breeds such na as tile the U leghorns Leg borns horns and Arneri american cap breeds breed 3 ili 1115 mouth rocks hocks abode island reds and Wyan dottes should be given a chane in tile tho laying pen thin poorly grown poorly feath ered and birds are not worth bothering with mth they should be seyit sent to market it if they haye have any value na as food if not they should be killed and burned all pu pullets 11 ets chich do not show allow quite as aa much development as tha of the flock can be put in a peu pen by themselves 0 so o that they may mav have a bettor better chance at al ohp feed hoppers these undeveloped birds that need a little more time to grow are probably undeveloped because the more vigorous ones have crowded tapin thi w an abay ay biorn the feed A proper selet selection tIon of the pullets right now will yi wit increase the efficiency of the flock during the winter season poultry gleanings damp litter ln in the lien house Is likely to result from over crowding 0 0 sunflower seed Is grown on a commercial scale near barend Oia rendon texas for cl itchen feed 0 0 0 cogg ggs preserved preserve d in water glass should have a pin hole punctured in their shells beffie they are boiled 0 0 4 now new hampshire reds a ly new breed rt of chickens ble tle standard ithoc island reds finely chopped green onion tops topa are a tonic for growing chickens turkeys or game birds and can safe I 1 be fed dally 0 0 0 cockerels Cocker els that are to be kept or sold its as breeders bleeders bre eders should be leg handed banded young stock not good enough to winter should be marketed 0 0 if hens are to be kept in good health they oust have dust baths parasites are responsible for lowering the egg auprly 0 4 0 rie re Is riot not liked hy y bovis to via it if used at all it should be fed la in very almit d amounts barley katir corn and buckwheat ere grains that may be used la in the ration 0 0 A perfectly good fresh egg shows full and clear before the light there Is almost no nir clr cell at the irrie end ani the folk olk outline Is enly faintly discernible the use uge of a good grade of cod gher oil has proved most beneal rial for poultry unless the best grades are used med however its beneficial effects are inis missing sling |