Show poultry flock should be culled each year at least least once during the fall the POU poultry itry flock should be culled to get ild of the birds that are not paying for their keep health and vigor are of first importance in culling poultry lens flens in good laying condition have bright red combs and wattles good layers have combs that are waxy in texture sture te in yellow breeds the beak and shanks of the heavy layers are ordinarily pale yellow or white the bones of q a good layer are thin anti and flexible lind and when the hen Is in laying condition they sire are wide apart the skin of a good layer Is soft pliable and of good texture and the back is wide and long another important point Is tile time of molting bolting mol ting poor layers usually molt earlier than good ones beavy layers generally do not begin to molt before september or october culling not noi only improves the breeding quality of the flock but if done early enough will save feeding costs and spread the marketing of surplus hens ov over er a longer period than if the culled liens hens are all marketed late in the tall fal 1 |