Show dispose di sp iose of 0 f all surplus sur I 1 s chickens ch akens nonprofit no profit in holding cock berels longer than twelve weeks all surplus males indeed all of the cockerels cockerell cocker els whether they are to be raised or not should be removed from froia the c company compan of the pullets before they are old enough to become bothersome on most farms it Is the custom to sell the males at the age when they weigh about 2 pounds pound each chicks that are hatched before the first of april bring good prices at the 2 pound stage this should be by the time tima they are 10 or 12 weeks old or earlier many grow good broilers of 2 pounds in eight weeks sometimes in six no profit in holding there Is no profit in holding the cockerels cockerell cocker els longer than 12 weeks unless they are to be kept tor for breeding purposes or to sup supply ply a special market I 1 know of a number of poultry men who supply motorists chicken lunches and dinners during the summer and early fall these men make a good profit by holding the cock berels to a later date sometimes to the age pf af four or five months because they can dispose of them at a large price to the traveling public says sais a writer in the indiana farmers er 1 I s guide poultry men who are located on main traveled roads should consider this method of making larger profit from their nocks flocks it Is a field of endeavor not yet overcrowded cockerels Cocker els to be kept for breeders bleeders bre eders should be removed to a separate house and range if there there happens to be but one good range available let the pullets have it it Is of more importance to them than it could possibly be to the cockerels cockerell cocker els how ever it Is a good plan to take good care of the males remember they are responsible jointly with the fe males for the future welfare of the lode flock grow good Pal pullets lets there Is one last rule that poultry men should observe in endeavoring to grow goud good pal pullets lets bo be careful in changing them to the laying quarters aers I 1 would house the birds just bl before they start laying or as soon as a few eggs are found do not delay the matter as they learn to hide the eggs in out of the way places also and most important of all never house the cockerels cockerell cocker els with the pullets it is time enough to introduce males when hatching eggs are needed a year later |