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RECORDS OF PULLETS, I9OI-I902. 



November ist, 190 1, 55 Barred Rocks, hatched during April, 

 May and June, and 40 White Wyandottes, hatched during the 

 same months, commenced their year's work with the trap nests. 

 These birds were brought in during the last two days of October, 

 from the portable houses, out on the range, where they were 

 raised and had their liberty. Most of those hatched during April 

 had been laying well during October, and some of them com- 

 menced the first of September. The eggs laid during September 

 and October were lost, so far as individual records go ; so the 

 birds have not got credit for the work they actually performed 

 during their best 12 months. Reference to the table following 

 shows October, 1902, almost bare of eggs. Could the birds that 

 vvere laying when on the range the previous October, have 

 started their records on the first day of that month, rather than a 

 month later, and have been credited with the eggs they did lay 

 during the 12 months following, more of them would have been 

 placed above the 200 mark, and those now placed there would 

 have their records materially advanced. As it stands now, how- 

 ever, w^e found seven birds among the 55 Barred Rocks with 

 yields of from 201 to 240 eggs in the year. 



The 55 birds laid 7,972 eggs during the year. Four birds 

 were stolen, and if the 24 months they were out is accounted for 

 we have 53 birds for the year averaging a little better than 150 

 eggs each. Three birds died during the year. 



The 40 White Wyandottes laid 4,607 eggs, and if we deduct 

 the time that w^as lost by those stolen, we have 39 birds for the 

 year, averaging 118 eggs each. Xone of them reached the 200 

 mark. Six died during the year. 



The yield of the White ^^'yandottes was lower this year than 

 in previous years. This may in a measure be accounted for by 

 the fact that they were allowed out of doors part of a wet day 

 in April and quite a number of them took colds. A marked 

 reduction in the tgg yield was noted, extending over several 

 weeks. 



It is believed that one bird. No. 1,069. ^^id no eggs during the 

 entire year. A very few eggs were found outside the trap nests, 

 but none that could be traced to her. There appeared to be no 

 reason whv she should be a drone as she seemed to be in good 



