| Show PM a I 1 UT 1 arm CULL HEN FLOCKS EARLY AND OFTEN poor producers cut deeply into profits by culling poultry from the time they are baby chicks on through the laying period it is 3 possible to boost egg production and increase the income from the farm nock flock says P B zumbro extension specialist in poultry or of tile the ohio state university cost account records kept by 78 poultry men in northwestern ohio indicate that egg production per bird Is one of the most important factor influencing poultry profits lie he points out of the 78 poultry men 85 35 made less that than a dollar profit per bird ant and had an average production of eggs per bird thirty six poultry men made between a dollar and two dollars per bird and had an average production of eggs seven fa banners making a profit than two dollars per bird had an egg production of eggs during the year culling Is one sure ay way to increase the egg production per bird to insure that alint only good producers will be kept and that birds not even paying ing for their feed will be discarded it Is best to keep only those birds having constitutional vigor or of goo boort size of sexual maturity rity and free from serious breed and variety defects Trap nest records show that pullets which mature fairly early are the best producers and in culling the hock flock it Is best to keep pullets which start laying early |
