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Show Poultry Expert is in County Prof. Carl Frischknecht. of L'tah state agricultural college, well known poultry expert, haa been holding meetings in Washington Wash-ington county the past week. County Agent Smith has accompanied accom-panied Prof. Frischknecht and meetings were held at Rockvi'.le with farmers and 4-H club members mem-bers present from Springdale on Monday. Tuesday a similar meeting meet-ing was held at Hurricane with LaVerkin folks present. On Wednesday Wed-nesday meetings were held at Enterprise with Gunlock people present and the final meeting of the county was held at St. George with club members from Washington Wash-ington and Santa Clara present. A summary of Prof. FTisch-knecht's FTisch-knecht's plan for a farm flock set up for a family of five is as follows: Goal An egg a day per person; per-son; poultry meat once a wek. Breed Any one of the dua-purpose dua-purpose breeds of chickens. Preferably Pre-ferably Plymouth Rocks or P.hode Island Reds. (Leghorn and mixed breeds are undesirable for a farm flock.) Number A flock of 50 pullets and 50 cockerels or capons is sufficient suf-ficient for family egg and meat supply. (Hatch 150 baby chicks each year.) ! Coop Allow 4 square feet of ; floor space per bird and raise : birds in a shed or semi-monitor type of coop having a cement 1 floor, and that is dry. clean, and well ventilated. A coop 16 by 2 4 feet with two compartments ; (one in which to brood each year) is most desirable, j Brooder Brood in small fire-: fire-: less or home-made brooders 1 where the heat is supplied by ' the baby chick, an electric light ' globe, or a jar containing hot ! water. In some instances setting j hens may be used to advantage. Feeders Use open-type mash ! hoppers and provide 4 to 8 inches inch-es of hopper space per bird. One-fourth One-fourth this amount of drinking space should be available. Roosts Allow 9 inches ot roosting space per bird. One- and a half inch mesh fox wire should bo tacked under the perehaa above the dropping boards to prevent the chickens from ctrm-ing ctrm-ing in contact with their own droppings. Nests 'Provide one nest for every 5 or 6 hens. These should be kept clean. Mill shavings, sawdust, or chaff make the best litter for nests. Litter Keep the cement floor oT the coop covered with a 3 or 6 inch layer of bright, clean straw. Feed Feed plenty of a well-balanced well-balanced ration at all times. About 40 pounds of mash and 45 pounds of scratch wtil be required re-quired per bird per year when little or no range is provided. Home grown feeds such as grain, milk, and alfalfa can be, used to advantage. Care and Management- (Feed regularly, clean and disinfect the coop frequently, caponize the surplus sur-plus cockerels, eat the poor producers, pro-ducers, preserve the surplus eggj during the spring months, and keep an accurate record of all the feed fed. the eggs laid, and the chickens that are eaten or sold. Note Formulas for mixing your own feeds, buletins discussing discuss-ing the proper care and management manage-ment of the flock, and blue prints for constructing coops, fireless brooders, and feed hoppers can be obtained without cost from the Extension Service a Logan. Utah. |