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Show Hens That Do Not Lay Should Be Culled Out If one could be certain that he has hens and pullets In his flock that would not lay any eggs until next spring he would not want to feed them all winter. One way of reducing the feed cost of producing eggs Is to cull out undesirable un-desirable birds at Intervals frequent enough to prevent their getting very much feed without paying for It. Among the laying (lock there are hens of Ibis class such as those that loafed through the summer, laying too few eggs to bo profitable. There may also be diseased hens or those out of condition con-dition that should not be carried any longer. Among the pullet (lock may be poorly developed, diseased, or otherwise oth-erwise unfit birds that Rhould come out. It Is not quite fair, nor good business, for a good lien to pay for the feed eaten by a cull. Hoard's Dairyman. |