| Show profitable LAYING FLOCK FO FOR R WINTER 1 I 1 q I 1 GOOD OPEN NESTS BUILT IN PAIRS the poultry who wishes to have 1 profitable laying flock for the sm sen em BOO just head ahead says N E chapman of the ex extension division at university faim pal in must do three things thing a now a w first I 1 arst he must make his poll poultry I 1 try no bouse cas mail readi for the liuying stock this means that he must make it perfectly scatter tight repairing root and u win in dows it if need be that he must clean it the thoroughly a and althor whit whitewash sh it or baray ay it with some same good disinfectant that he must net thoroughly renovate frosts and rests nests that he must refill the loft left with sith clean straw provide new sand sial and litter hoppers for far dry main in tor or grit shells bells and charcoal a table or shelf for pans or bodke far or water and milk and a cheese box of road dust or hard coal at ashes she he must determine the capacity of his house in order orde r that the laying flock may not be brou crowded ded each laying he hen needs code at least four fear be square a feet of floor space apses II if on an scratching shed hedi la included this may be considered in milking making calculations of 0 the amount of floo sp space ce it if a considerable number of tov ton Is a Is to be kept over it will be worth rth while to divide the poultry house proportionately between old and young he must gather in nil all the oung loons chickens chicken from brooder houses couris coops boxes trees and bushes for a thorough culling of 0 the fork flock he must give pul lots lets h hatched etched in april and may a chance to make good they will lay in november and ad decimber december it if properly housed a and ad fed he must at dispose of all 11 old 1 it stock except birds desired as breeders bleeders bre eders also old fo roosters and cocker els except ill those as needed as breeders bleeders bre eders or far or family consumption colony calory houses may by be utilized for cocker els and surplus at stock if until i ill they can be profitably marketed or eted |
