Show POUL TiRy 01 IR SANITARY RANGE NEEDED FOR EGGS green feed and some shelter help pullets A sanitary ranging ground with a plentiful supply of green teed feed and tome some kind of shelter Is needed for pul put lets to grow into well developed hens that lay well in early tall fall afeei removing the cockerel from the flock as soon ae u the sex can be the pullets pallets should oe de placed on a good range advises N W williams poultry min at north carolina state college usually the growing birds should be placed on this range when from ten to twelve weeks of age mt not over birds should be placed on one tie acre of land A good shelter Is needed as birds suf fer from heat beat more than most poul pont thymen realize the most economical house r shelter that can be built Is a frame structure with an even span top this provides good ventilation atlon furnishes a shade and protects the birds from heavy rains and other un favorable weather conditions mr billiams RI lliams ams says the birds will not forage very far from shelter if con dillons on the range are favorable this means that the shelter should be built so that it might be moved from time to time onto fresh ground and pasture if there Is not some natural shade in the range this might be pro vided by a frame covered with tow bags to shield the birds from the mid day sun sim do not teed feed the birds with a heavy protein ration so as to force them into lay before the body has been fully de under range conditions cau all eions mr air williams small under de pullets pallets do not have the reserve body strength that the large well grown mature pullets pallets have he says and therefore are not as good breed ers and layers he hp also suggests keeping the mash before the birds at all times and a good grain feeding at night water is also important to range stock when the weather Is warm the birds consume great quan titles keeping up egg quality in late summer months there are two or three things that can be done during the summer that will very materially aid in keeping up the quality of eggs the most important of these Is eliminating roosters after the hatching season Is over the rooster Is of no benefit his selling price generally decreases therefore retaining the rooster merely increases the expense without any returns fertile eggs spoil much quicker than infertile ones during hot weather fertile eggs often start in cu bating before they reach the market so that they are a it complete loss toss in fertile eggs simply show an enlargement of the air cell if it they are not dot properly gati gall ered and stored the second important step in keep ing up eg egg 9 quality ts is to gather the eggs at least twice tie dally daily during hot weather when gathered they should be stored in a coo cool place where there are no odors proper care of nests and careful eradication of mites and lice will help to keep hens from steal ing their nests eggs found in stray nests should be tt it orough ly ef candled before being offered for or sale as many of them will be found unfit for food the sale of ined ble eggs Is prohibited by law in most states eggs need more care extra care given to eggs during hot weather avill produce quick sure returns since it will result in better quality and higher prices for the prod net miss cora cooke extension in poultry of minnesota sug sag bests part particularly I 1 beeping the eggs clean this can best be done by keep ing the hen henhouse bouse clean by supplying plenty of nests and gathering the eggs often if eggs should get dirty how ev ever f r the they Y should not be washed as this will remove the protective cov coy e ering ring from the shell poultry notes turkeys should not be exposed to dampness roughly figured eggs are grain con cent rated from five pounds of feed to one pound of eggs to buy more than four our chicks for every square toot of brooder house space is a risky investment if evidence Is found of heavy worm infestation nong anong a the young birds give each a worm capsule before placing them in tl tie e laying house the old theory that turkeys must have plenty of range Is not false but i ore expensive thin rearing them in confinement 0 A dry mash feeder in the henhouse and a regular teed feed of grain twice a day for hens kept in a yard Is a far more profitable praet practice ice than letting the bens hens hunt tor for their summer feed 4 s t |