| Show culling in spring Is found to be good plan those who manage their flocks in the most efficient manner possible do not confine their culling to late summer and early fall but to a certain eilent extent cull throughout the entire year especially do they pay a good den deal of attention to spring culling when the flock comes into the peak production period some of the birds that have produced heavily throughout the previous fall and winter months often break down toward spring they are the individuals that could not stand continuous heavy feeding in ID some flocks the percentage of these partially broken down birds Is larger than in others but invariably some home are found in every flock dock that are no longer longar gi profitable producers that Is why spring culling Is usually a profitable proposition As soon as abird a bird Is unable to pay its feed bill and its total cost of keep and yield a small profit it Is time for it to go to market for rough figuring one may assume that the feed cost of a hen Is only half of her total cost of keep to pay her way therefore assume that her egg income must te be twice as large as her feed bill before any profit can be derived from her wallaces farmer |
