| Show CONVERT SURPLUS COCKERELS INTO CASH AND GIVE EGG PRODUCING PULLETS ROOM 7 k 7 il J n 0 c t 4 VIC serve self system for fattening cockerell cockerels Cocker els prepared by the united states department of agriculture their hplu room is in more desir desirable ablo than their company tit lie cocker cockerell cockerels els in the flock during the lie late into spring nna early curly summer bummer tire about os as popular us ns the appearance of jack frost cl during tiring peach budding season that Is why it pays ants the lie average poultry inan to start it a clorn clenn up tip campaign in ili ills his yards ards which will result in selling nil all tile tho surplus ns as soon na its they reach mar ket tible size this disposition of tile tho male birds will provide more com commodious quarters for foi the pullets pullet 9 which lire to bo be malsed to maturity furthermore as a general proposition the earlier the cockerel cocker els are marketed after th alicy CY reach suitable size the higher tire lire tile the prices tiny they will v bring othar condition 9 being equal while icille on the other land hand the longer the cockerels cockerell cocker els nrc are kept in ili the lock flock the sni smaller niter will ah he be the not net profit acy will yield lien sold it Is de that hint ench each retain the choicest most porous and best grown cockerels cocker els in ili ills his flock for breeding operations it may anny also pay him to hold back and grow to a larger size ale such birds rig ai lie he desires do alies to uw use for tire alfe family table tile common coni inon practice tico to be 10 is 14 to sell the cockerels cocker els its as soon as they attain marketable size jr ir sections where special and fancy markets tire aro available cockerels cockerell cocker els of tile lighter breeds such a ni the leghorn inny la ba sold its as squal squab broll brol lerr cre when vlon weighing from qu quarters arters of a pound to one pound apiece on the more get berill biarl ts whore where frying chickens are desire I 1 with the larger breeds espe ca 1 v to ie cockerels cockerell cocker els may be fattened t I 1 front from one aind one half to to two annu w balf pounds e heing being sold bold coventry for the cockerels Cocker els the alch tire are retained for breeding purposes should be kept apart from froin tit alie rest of the alie flock in ili lie ho ease case of the male birds deRig destined ned for market it often is possible anil and practicable to fatten them for it a few days das before selling them this extra attention gets the berds into the best condition and even means the difference between marketing abeln with the fancy trade which Is willing to pay Pre lIllin prices and selling to consumers who desire roods goods of mediocre quality because they are clu cht it ip the ahe follo following whig rations may be bc fed profitably to cockerels cockerell cocker els which tire are con fined and cooped tit in order to b lip fattened for market the first ration consists of a mixture of six parts by weight of corn meal and four parts parta of low grade wheat flour or tile second ration Is one part by weight of shorts or nil two parts of low grade nour flour and three parts of corn meal ineal while tho the third feeding mixture Is composer composed of equal ports parts by weight of corn coin empal wheat client flour or and ont hour flour with each or till nil of these grain alx either whole milk or skim milk should lie ho fed in amount sufficient clent to bring the mixture to the consistency consist oiley of porridge so that it will drop from the end of a spoon if to no milk Is available the farmer should add 10 per cent of chopped vegetables and ci 5 por per cent of anent meal ineal to the above rations if water Is used for mixing the feed enough khouli be used to make inako a crumbly moist mixture water may ano alo be ba riven given to the fowls for drinking purposes where tills this feeding combination Is used but in the case where billic 1 Is 14 used in ili tile the ration it Is not advisable I 1 to supply any additional water feed light rations at first when tit alie birds tire are farst or fattening purposes they should he be rl 1741 lightly for two to three days offer arter which they may inny ho he furnished all tt tah they u will clean up tip in 30 or three times a iny day their heaviest moal meal for the lay day should always bf be tho last hist one comprehensive experiments by the united states department of it agriculture show that it takes pounds of grain to produce one round pound of gain on oil fattening poultry it t costs considerably more to fatten int mature iture lions liens than it does to flesh up cockerels cockerell cocker els and younger stock according to the experience of the department specialists the general purpose birds tire nrc the most desirable for fattening purposes As AR a rulo the fattening period usually lasts front from seven to seventeen lays days during which time the fowls laro confined in ili coops the youn geror birds give good results w chero iero they tire are fed for lie longer period what ling lias been sald said in fit the paragraphs applies with eq orce to tit alie fattening of all poultry the accompanying illustration shows a practical homemade home made fattening bilt bat tery in ili the moist rations inay lay lie ile fed in fit troughs so that the birds can eat cat cafeteria fashion |
