Show poultry hints baby chicks double in size during the first two weeks of life tho the period of incubation for duck essa eggs la Is 23 days except for the which la Is 33 to 3 35 1 days 0 Oros crossing shig breeds breeda or of poultry is not recommended the birds from the first cross croaa may have the good bood qualities of both parem parents ta but further crossing will result in a d generated degenerated e mol egrel nock flock 0 fully matured pullets should have good width between the legs lege to allow the heart beart lungs and egg organs to work satisfactorily in fact width of 0 back and width bet between veen tho the legs are t avo vo essential points to be considered ln in a good layer heavy breeds breeda of poultry or eccli ch as rhode island reds plymouth rcck t 0 5 s have been more prof for thelast th laet three years than hun hav the lighter fire ii reeds edd of chickens according to the cost coot records of some kome ohio far farmers ncik t |