Show 1 T poultry notes hatch fro from stock that will raise the type and production level of your flock sprouted oats fed to growing chickens when green feed Is scarce will prevent nutritional roup or avita A vita mi eggs for hatching should be fairly uniform in size and shape eggs that are very large or very small misshapen checked or very ery bloody should not be set hens kept for breeding purposes can be hastened back bach in production by limited use of lights from january 15 until march without any apparent effe effect ct on hatchability of eggs lights make it possible to carry ear early ly hatched pullets through the first fall and winter production period with much less bolting molting than when lights are not used when Is a hen bell old for laying purposes a pullet becomes an old hen with her first moult with the first a and nd each succeeding moult a hen hens 5 calin capacity city lor for laying eggs decreases directly in proportion to the number or of boults in her life cycle on most forms farms turkey ra raising ising has become a gamble so much so that turkeys are becoming extinct in many sections eggs not more than eight days old are best for hatching those held longer than one week are scarcely safe to use am the most Import important wit thing in breeding ing for egg production Is to identify the good producers that have the ability to produce good layers and use their blood in the flock 0 a vigor klotild be the first consideration in breeding for egg production promiscuous breeding Is always alway unsound find and Is one of the common est causes of a rapid from a high producing flock to a mediocre one r artificial light lighting lue to increase egg production at least during the season rf it high prices Is found and has great i 4 |