Show P t. t Rr r Z W EGG PRODUCTION IN WINTER Feeding a Well Balanced Ration Is of First Greens Important Greens and Exercise Needed Prepared by the Un United States State Department of or Agriculture Th Tub The pullets that are ure expected to be doing their bit In Ia the laying lock flock this winter should have e been put In winter quarters early In November ember and fed ted the sort of ration that will wIH supply plenty of material for egg production very attention that will tend to stimulate stimulate stimulate laying is demanded by the time pullets pullets pul put lets at this time for a good early start sturt may help to establish the time habit of ot lay lay- j Ing lug through a long season say the of the United States Department Department De De- I De-I of Agriculture Good rations however cannot be expected expected ex ex- exI I peeled to keep a lock Hock laying properly I If health conditions are arc not mot what th they y i should be Dropping boards and nests I nee need cleaning and occasionally occasionally occa OCla I and It goes almost without saying that there must be frequent changes of litter and always an abundant abundant dant dunt supply of clean clenn water A sick hen lieu Is about as ns poor a piece of property property prop prop- erty as us u a man mean raw can own and many experienced ex ex- poultry raisers go so far as asto asto asto to say suy that a n sick siele one Is less desIrable than a dead one If pullets are ure a little slow In coming Into la laying It Is sometimes possible to stimulate them then b by some changes In the feeding schedule If Ir the quantity of ot scratch feed allowed allowe in lit the time morning is cut down b by one half It will make makeI I the the- birds hun hungrier during the day ay and they will viii consume more of the dry mash mush which will frequently start them lulng a week earlier than otherwise would woul be the case Another help Is to feed a little of ot the mash slash wet et at noon us as even this littie little lit lit- tlc tie variation seems to whet their ap ap- petites The use of r buttermilk In mix mIx- mIxIng mixing ing lug this moist mois t mash Js ls one or the best stimulants to help start egg tion If the poultry keeper feels that he lie does nol not want to force the birds too hard haid he may cut down on this moistened mash It Is possible that forcing too much on the feed may cause the thc fowls to be weakened In fertility fertility fertility fer fer- but few farmers farmel's and yard back chicken raisers misers will be inclined to overdo over o overdo do this matter of feeding A little stimulus In the beginning may have ha a great grent deal to do with getting the time hens hns started In their work and once on their way v-ay It Is probable that they will keep on If It well fed and cared for If the weather is mild it may be possible possible pos pos- possible sible to feed the hens outside and nOlI when this Is done they will generally get plenty of exercise When the birds s smut must mut he kept In In feeding the grain In R 0 z Cutting Green Feed Which Is Necessary Necessary Necessary sary for the Laying Flock In Falland Fall Falland Falland and Winter deep litter Is the best way uy to get them to take the needed exercise It Is la possible however to overdo such a good thing as exercise Too foo much scratching and running around keeps the hl layers ers alwn always 8 hungry and the time de tIe- demands mands of the body are ure so great that e egg making may cony be be- Interfered with The Thc hens should go to roost every night with u a crop full of feed Green feed Is one of the essentials for la laying hens and no goo good poultry- poultry man will neglect to supply It in some somo form Corm or other There Is a great gren t variety variety variety va va- of this kind of feed Including cabbage mangels sprouted oats and cut green grcen rye It mn may he be fe fed at nt noon or such green stuff as cabbage and nan mangels may be nailed to the wall so 80 that the birds may peck at It |