Show REMOVE ROOSTERS FROM HEN FLOCKS now that the hatching batching season Is 19 over and fertile eggs are no longer needed every rymon should re move nil all of the male birds from hla his flock for says C Q S platt assistant poultry husbandman at the new jersey experiment station the production of fertile eggs tor for market purposes Is never desirable though it cannot be avoided during the hatching batching season on many farms there Is a desire to keep over some of the better cockerels cockerell cocker els nod and the temptation Is to allow these to remain in the flock the number retained however should be reduced to a minimum by careful selection when this Is done the few that are tell kell should be segregated it must be remembered that a new crop of cockerels cockerell cocker els will be reared during the coming season and good vigorous cockerels cockerell cocker els are usually better than older birds anyway the exception exists on those farms practicing pedigree mating where this Is done it Is absolutely necessary to keep beep oer all of the male birds until one knows what their daughters have done A proved male Is practically priceless and as one cannot determine in advance exactly what his big daughters will do it becomes necessary to keep the birds over until they have had a chance to show their ability male birds that are kept should be given plenty of sunshine green food and yellow corn they will not need much animal protein A free range and whole yellow corn fed twice dally will take care of their needs until the next nest breeding season if kept confined cod liver oil should be provided in addition to the corn and green food one per cent in the grain would provide sufficient oil under confined conditions it will also be necessary to be on the watch tor for lice and mites miles all of the time these can be kept under control by painting the roosts boosts with a product and by dusting the birds with sodium fluoride de |