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Show I LAYERS BEST FOR BREEDING Everything to Be Gained and Nothing Lost by Selecting Desirable Hens In Winter. Mark the laying hen. Any hen can lay In the spring, but the one which lays through the winter deserves recognition rec-ognition by promotion to the breeding flock. Everything Is to be gained and nothing noth-ing lost by selecting breeding hens during dur-ing winter. It is easy to select the laying lay-ing hen. Her comb Is bright and red and her pin bones will be spread apart. Hens meeting these qualifications should be set apart with a good, vigorous vig-orous male bird. It is folly to breed from the entire flock. By selecting a few of the best birds, progress will be made. Where no selection Is practiced, the poor producers will be used- for breeding, for even loafers will lay in the spring. It is also a mistake to breed from the Immature and undersized under-sized stock. Overfat, coarse-boned hens or those which drop behind should never be put In the breeding pen. The best place for them is on the table. Pick out the good birds and note the improvement. Use fewer males so that you can afford better stock. |