Show CAREFUL CULLING MEANS GOOD EGGS select best pullets before they start laying by H H alp poultry el ri tension sp viallat cial cl billal lat college of agriculture university ot illinois prospects for fairly high ess egg returns during the remainder of 1935 may be malc made more certain by careful culling of 0 pullets before they are put into the laying house culling at this period in the birds development should not be made on the basis of the number ol of eggs the pullet will lay but epcy the basis of 0 her physical in practically over lock gock there are individuals lacking I 1 lj the vig vigor or and thriftiness necessary for good winter egg production retaining them will mean that feed and space will be wasted and the net income from egg sales decreased in addition the weaker birds are more susceptible cep tible to sease and may be the means of introducing serious epidemics into the alie flock lack of body weight Is one indication that the pullet Is low in y vitality I 1 other signs of poor physical phyll c 1 I 1 condition include rough loose feathers paleness of comb and face lack of figment pigment in feet and shanks and a general listlessness the ideal time to weed out suh weaklings wea klings Is when the pullets are being transferred to the laying house bouse by following this method the po will he be alite to start the season with a flock of thrifty vigorous young pullets that are prepared to give maximum egg production for the feed consumed such a flock will enable the owner to take advantage of the good egg price levels forecast for the file C coming winter months |