Piute County News | 1926-11-05 | Page 2 | Late Molting Hens Are Best for Breeding Pen

late molting bolting hens are best for breeding pen during the molt hens lose alt all indications of production including capacity large moist vent good laying condition as indicated by some borne surplus tat in the abdomen and bright head parts parta therefore do not try and uso use those these indications during the molt harly holters ere are usually the poor producers late holters are usually the best producers one way to pick out the best hens for laying to use in the breeding pen would be to mark the late molten and breed only from teim next spring improvement cannot be made without selection now to Is tile the time to begin increasing your next years egg supply by picking out the liens hens that have itald the latest in the ho season these will usually be the into inte molten mark alark them and put them in a breeding hock flock next spring find and breed only from thern lieth service colorado agricultural college