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Show Mil DETAILS INSURE EGGS IN WINTER Pullets Must Be Given Well-Balanced Well-Balanced Ration. If the pullets are to produce an abundance of winter eggs, they must have well-balnnced ration, plenty of room, fresh air, and eleao litter aDd be free from lice and other annoyances. annoy-ances. Their development and management man-agement during the critical time just preceding and during the winter lay-lug lay-lug period requires' careful attention to many details. After the range has become depleted, deplet-ed, cabbage, swiss chard, or-other green feed should be added to the ration ra-tion and continued throughout the winter months. Green feed aids In egg production and helps to prevent diseases, especially colds and roup. Skim milk or buttermilk in the ration is also an aid in producing winter eggs and maintaining the health of the flock. Sudden changes In feed are to be avoided. The house should be clean, well ventilated and roomy. Leghorns require re-quire at least three square feet of floor space and six Inches of roosting space. The heavy breeds need more space. Pullets need a great deal of fresh air. The house should have 15 to 25 square feet of open space in front for each hundred pullets. This space Is kept wide open except In very windy or severely cold weather when It may be partly closed by lath wind bafflers. The skillful poultryman will move the pullets into winter quarters before be-fore they begin to lay and will keep them perfectly free from lice and mites and other sources of annoyance. |