Show RAISING HEALTHY CHICKENS Lack of Vigor in Newly Hatched Chicks Often Traceable to Weak Parents Parents Give Give Best Care Prepared by the United d States Department Department Depart Depart- ment meat of or Agriculture To be successful In raising chickens it Is necessary to have healthy and vigorous vig vig- vigorous orous breeding stock for the lack 1 of ot vigor In the newly hatched chicks Is often traceable to weak parents Only the most vigorous and the best grown birds should be put In the breeding yards ards Each bird should be full of life and anil energy and free from any serious serious serious se se- se- se rious deformity Yearling lIens hens are usually better than pullets for breeders breed breed- ers ors for the he reason that the hens lIens are arc more mature and do not la lay so many eggs durin during the tIle early winter and consequently consequently consequently con con- do not trot reduce their vitality so much before belore the breeding season Vigorous hens two to four years ears old can enn often be advantageously ad retained in the breeding yard The male bird I chosen should be young and active 1 An early hatched well developed cockerel cock- cock 1 I erel is usually satisfactory or 01 a good vigorous yearling or two two- year two old ear cock may be chosen The hens u used ed for tor breeding purposes should be given the best hest care possible the they should be provIded provided pro pro- vided wide I with large runs and should not be forced for heavy egg production durIn during the early winter |