Show ded Deri deriving jing aing on O 0 right breed of poultry by ByGE G E conkey do you have the breed of poultry that is best suited to your location and aa condition under it is x 0 to keep your flock you are likely to find the answer to this question in the amount of success you are having with your birds that the success of a breed ib if greatly influenced by location and climatic conditions may not have occurred burred to 3 ou for writers on poultry raising seldom go into th this l s phase of the subject however you will appreciate preci ate its great importance from the fact that a profitable flock if noved moved to an adjoining farm or even to another house on the same farm or lot will often become a losing proposition even though the birds are cared for the same as formerly this simply means that the new location cation subjected them to conditions hat that were too severe for that bartic lar breed these facts are probably uni unknown to most people for the average person who desires to own a flock of chickens decides upon a breed without any consideration of its fitness for hia his location and conditions the basis ol 01 of ge selection lection is usually the owner ees s preference which has been influenced fluen ced by hearing or reading of the advantages of that particular breed such lup hap hazzard selection all too frequently results in failure or at least in the owners inability to make his flock more nhsn pay 10 for f r its feed if 3 lour our birds in spite of being well fed and cared fr and kept free from lire are not doing a bit well it is j probable that you do not have a bred that fits in with the conditions nth with which you have to contend therefore before you become disgusted with poultry keeping analyse these conditions and learn just why it is that your present breed is not a success and determine upon the one best fitted to meet the conditions which 3 ou cannot change for instance if your flock must be to unusually severe conditions dit ions one of the asiatic breeds sui uh h as or langehans Lang shans will probably pay you best these breeds under warm protected conditions become very lazy but because they are heavily feathered have feathered shanks banks and small or moderately small combs ind wattles they are batter butter fitted than auy of the other breeds to do well under conditions such as unusually severe winters h hiving iving to to be ive in a house that faces the north or west or in one that stands in an exposed posed position such as the top of a hill or i windswept wind swept slope if in in addition to these conditions your space pace is limited these breeds are particularly desirable as they stand closer confinement than any of the others of course it is to be hoped that ru u will be able to eliminate some of the conditions mentioned but if you cannot get away from on or more of them one of these breeds will be most likely to pay its way this is 19 illustrated in the case of the lang shans which are usually fine layers in in evon evan very cold weather if your conditions arc aro only moderately moier severe you all probably pio bably find one of the general purpose breeds profitable the plymouth rocks Wyan dottes R I 1 reds and arping tons are the most popular breeds of this class and each of these has proven provat to be good winter layers they ar aro 3 able to very cold weather but not extreme exposure for while they do not have feathered shanks and are not as well protected against extreme low temperatures as the asiatic breeds they have only moderately large combs and wattles and have large well feathered bodies under the right conditions they ill do well in almost any part of this country and you will beabe be safe afe in choosing one of these breeds if your poultry house is ight on the north and west sides free free from drafts and stands either on the side of a hill that gets the direct rays of the sun or oa on a spot that is sheltered by a bill woods or other building if all conditions are favorable and your principal desire is to have eggs in quantity you will probably be pleased with one of the fanean breeds of which tho the leg horns and Min orcas are the best suited for the average poultry owner however I 1 must emphasize the fact that neither of these breeds is likely to be as profitable as one of the larger breeds if your winters are severe or if other conditions are not exactly right for they are very sensitive to drafts and the unusually large combs of the single comb varieties are easily frosted if your winters are mild enough to permit you to keep one 0 of f these breeds and you would have the birds pay their way you must have their house comfortable and well vent ilat ed but entirely free from drafts it must also face toward the south or southeast and if possible should stand on land sloping in one of these directions any protection that can be given to the house on the north and west sides is also desirable and will be more like likely ay to insure profitable returns by analyzing the conditions under which your flock must be kept and then by selecting the breed tha thal fits in best with these conditions much worry and disappointment can be overcome while ou will have the satisfaction of knowing that you have arrived at your decision in a scientific businesslike manner and that your chances for success si therefore have been greatly increased |