Rich County Reaper | 1931-06-12 | Page 5 | Housing Early Pullets Helps Egg Production

housing early pullets helps egg production prof willard C thompson of 0 the new jersey station gives the following sensible advice about getting pullets into their laying houses when the combs of early hatched pullets begin to turn red it is time to make mahe the laying houses ready for them then if moved into their now new quarters promptly these birds usually can be depended upon to add to the poultry mans income at a time when the liens hens are slackening their efforts space for the early hatched pullets can be found in the laying houses by removing market hens and culls and concentrating the survivors in fewer peps pens pens reserved for the incoming pullets should be cleaned dis infected and supplied with litter space may be allotted at the rate of four square feet a bird and once the pullets are in their new quarters they should be kept confined to the pens the regular laying rations are advised for the pullets as they go into winter quarters 11