Show METTER BETTEE BOARD FOIL FOB BREEDERS it seems fairly easy tor for most people to understand that horses hogs bogs and other animals whose young are zorn in the same way must be in prime condition at the time ot of matins mating or the offspring are likely to be consequently every an fn tion lion la is taken in the way of 0 careful housing feeding ceding and conditioning to make sure that animals selected teu tor for breeding are in good physical condition con diton peculiarly enough the tact fact that the same care should be exercised with fowls whose young are hatched from eggs does not seem to be so BO generally understood possibly the tact fact that any one egr ege looks so much like all others causes an all instinctive deduction that such Is the case however that may be the tact fact remains that the same need remains tor for proper care ot of breeding bowis as for any other form ot of animal life in this article therefore I 1 shall give briefly some ot of the tha most important points to be observed in the care of breeders bleeders bre eders As AB the first step working toward a stronger sl ronger more vigorous high producing lock flock lor for the future you will naturally select only such birds as are most likely to transmit thess these desirable qualities they should be one year old or over and of good bize you will choose only your tin eel eat specimens birds with good torm form with vigor perfect health good tn in records and desirable ancestry breeders bleeders Bre eders must be properly fed housed and care tor for it they are to provide eggs of high fertility not the least important considers con sidera tion is proper feeding As everyone knows chickens can be fed certain materials in such proportions as to force a relatively high yield omegga of eggs this should not be done with breed ers what Is wanted Is quality not quantity during the breeding season you want as many any large perfect fertile hatching batching eggs as possible eggs from which will come strong vigorous chicks that will live thrive and grow rapidly it the breeding female Is forced during the winter she may come into the breeding season beason in a weakened condition so that her eggs will lack fertility and vitality give breeding birds a good rest after the molt and do not force egg production during the winter keep them on what Is practically a maintenance ration a good laying ration with the protein bearing foods such as meat scraps that are reduced in quantity and green foods rely most ly IY on hard grains well burled buried in litter sa so they will have to scratch tor for it As the breeding season approaches gradually go back to a laying ration by increasing from time to time the quantities of protein bearing materials which constitute a considerable part of mash feeds be content with a fair norma normal I 1 yield from breeders bleeders bre eders that are never forced and you are most moat likely to 9 get et eggs ot of high quality tor for hatching keep plenty ot of water grit charcoal and shell shel I 1 before your breeders bleeders bre eders at all times feed breeding birds liberally but do noi not overfeed so they become fat and lazy keep feeding down 0 to o what you can call see keeps the fowls in good physical condition an and d promotes normal egg yield As a further guard against excessive tat fat as well as to insure necessary health and vigor give your breeders bleeders bre eders plenty of eberl exercise se give them run ot of unrestricted range it if possible preferably where there Is some form ot of green teed feed such a range also affords the opportunity to pick up bugs worms and similar natural food materials which require exercise to get them see that houses are always well ventilated clean and sanitary disinfect frequently with a good dip disinfectant to keep down lice mites and disease germs remove droppings frequently and change litter often As for the type of house best suited tor for breeders bleeders bre eders no special type Is required any good house ot of the open front type that is 13 weather tight and tree free from drafts and dampness will serve the purpose allow each bird at least 5 6 square feet of floor space and I 1 would prefer 10 or more better too much space than too little litile in extremely cold weather gua guard rd against frozen combs and wattles adequate feeding is 19 one precaution as aa properly fed birds have greater stamina it is also necessary eMary in unusually cold weather to have curtains over the front opening of houses also to drop curtains before the roosts boosts in the case of males it is is e sometimes deal desirable rable to put them in separate boxes or coops covered with burlap since their large laige comb s and wattles are more likely to freeze than those ot of the hen while it would woul d be possible to elaborate considerably on the foregoing suggestions I 1 believe that enough in formation has been given to guide any intelligent POUR poultry ry raiser who wants to get bettor better results from his flock |