Show poultry facts tho the importance of strong vigorous chicks cannot be overestimated costs ono one of the costs of running a poultry business Is tho the death rate among laying stock nothing Is more discouraging than to start with a bunch bunc hof of small weak eak puny chickens I 1 0 0 the poultry house need not be ex ei pensive or elaborate but must bu bo roomy well ventilated and convell ent there tire are general rules for feeding but sudden changes in weather ox extreme teepie cold or heat or wind will innico some change in the needs of the chickens end the age and breed of the lining laying flock also lias has its influence on feeding 0 some people cull their hocks flocks quite successfully by selling those that are the last to leave the roost in the morning 0 Is 0 blackhead la the most fatal turkey disease parasites causi causing ngit it are carried by chickens therefore keep tile tho young turks and the chicks apart 0 0 0 male chicks grow faster than the females and as early as two weeks of age there la Is a significant difference in the rate ft growth between the sexes in order to lay jay well n hen must have comfortable quarters hens may live and lay jay some even when hen kept in it a poor house but n hock flock kept in a good house and given good care Is much more likely kikeli to be profitable fowls a year old when properly prepared make good roa stera token from the general yard chef are arc tough and fit only for soup cockerell cockerels Cocker els ten or twelve weeks old will by spec till fattening and inactivity plump very quickly |