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Show Not All Pullets Worth Space in Laying House It does not always pay to put every pullet that is raised into the laying house, warns a poultry expert. ex-pert. There are usually a few in every flock that will scarcely pay their board by the end of the year. Only such pullets as are In good physical condition, as evidenced by a good condition of flesh, bright eye, bright red color in wattles, and well-pigmented skin and shanks in yellow colored breeds, such as the Leghorns and American breeds Plymouth Rocks, Rhode Island Reds, and Wyandottes should be given a chance In the laying pen. Thin, poorly grown, poorly feathered feath-ered and undersized birds are not worth bothering with. They should be sent to market if they have any value as food. If not, they should be killed and burned. All pullets which do not show quite as much development as the others of the flock can be put In a pen by themselves so that they may have a better chance at the feed hoppers. These undeveloped birds that need a little more time to grow are probably undeveloped because the more vigorous ones have crowded them away from the feed. A proper selection of the pullets right now will undoubtedly Increase the efficiency of the flock during the winter laying season. |