Show INHERITED TRAITS FOUND IN POULTRY characteristics are said to be important 0 ey TZOY ROY S DrAR STYNE head poultry north carolina state slate college service some of the most important factors in success with poultry are the inheritable characteristics in birds this is why poultry authorities a always stress good breeding the age at which birds mature sexually the rate of egg production the size of the eggs the ability to continue laying for a long time and the hatchability of fertile eggs laid by the birds are among the inheritable traits by culling ou out t inferior birds ruid and breeding only those which have the desirable traits poultry men can build up good flocks that will pay big dividends through the years when birds mature early they tart laying early and the sooner they start laying the sooner they start returning a profit to the the rate of egg production means the number of eggs a bird will lay during her laying period those which lay irregularly cannot be as profitable as those which lay every day the size of the eggs is also important por tant as poultry men who sell uniformly large eggs get better prices than those who sell small ones the hatchability ot of fertile eggs which apparently is inherited is of obvious importance likewise lik dewise the ability to continue laying for a long time is a vital factor in determining the profitableness fit of a bird early feathering is another inheritable trait that is of great importance in the production of broilers |