Show bavy SANITARY RANGE NEEDED FOR EGGS green feed and some shelter help pullets A sanitary ranging ground with a plentiful supply of green feed and some bome kind of shelter Is needed tor for pullets to grow into well developed hens that lay well in early fall aftel afeei removing the cock cockerell cockerels cocker erelt els from the flock as aa soon as ae the sex can call be determined the pullets should be placed on oa a good range advises N W williams poultry raan at north carolina state college usually the growing birds should be placed on this range when from ten to twelve weeks of age not over birds should be placed on one acre of landl land A good shelter Is needed as birds suffer from heat beat more than most poul thymen realize the most economical house r shelter that can be built to Is a frame structure with an even spun span top this provides good ventilation furnishes a shade and protects the birds from heavy rains and other unfavorable weather conditions mr williams says the birds will not forage very far from shelter if conditions on the range are favorable this m means eans that the shelter should be built so that it might be moved from time to time onto fresh ground and past pasture ure if there Is not some natural shade in the range this might be provided by a frame covered with tow bags to shield the birds from the midday sun do riot not feed the birds with a heavy protein ration so as to force them into lay before the body has been fully developed under range conditions cau can eions mr williams small under de pullets do not have the reserve body strength that the large well grown mature pullets have he says and therefore are not as good breed ers and layers ile he also suggests keeping the mash mabb before the birds at all times and a good grain feeding at night water Is also important to range stock when the weather Is warm the bards consume great quantities keeping up egg quality in late summer months there are two or three things that can be done during the summer that will very materially aid in keeping up the quality of eggs the most important of these Js ds eliminating roosters after the hatching batching season Is over the rooster Is of no benefit nis his selling price generally decreases therefore retaining the rooster merely increases the expense without any returns r fertile eggs spoil much quicker than infertile ones during hot weather fertile eggs often start incubating cu before they reach the market so that they are a 8 complete loss infertile eggs simply show an enlargement of the air cell if they are not properly gathered nud and stored the second important ste step p in keep ing up egg quality Is to gather the eggs at least twice dally daily during hot wea weather ther when gathered they sh should 0 uld he be stored in a cool place where there ar are e no odors proper care of nests and careful eradication of mites an and d lice will help to keep hens from stealing their nests ego eggs found in stray nests should be thoroughly candled candied before being offered for or sale as many of them will be found unfit for or food the sale of inedible eggs Is prohibited by law in most states E eggs 99 s need more alore care extra care given to eggs during hot weather will produce quick sure returns since it will result in better I 1 quality and higher highe r prices for the product miss corn cora cooke extension specialist in poultry of minnesota suggests particularly keeping beeping the eggs clean this can best be done by hem bei ning the henhouse lean clean by supply Lag plenty of nests and gathering the eggs often if eggs should get dirty however they should not be washed BS as this will remove the protective covering from the shell |