PROJECT 5 



KEEPING TWO DOZEN HENS FOR EGG PRODUCTION 



Material. Two dozen selected hens ; poultry house ; pens ; feed. 



Directions. Make all needed preparation in advance so that when the time comes to start the 

 project you will know just what to do and how to do it. Do all the required reading ; talk with your 

 teacher concerning all doubtful points ; make complete plans and arrangements. 



Having prepared the poultry houses and pens and made all necessary arrangements for feed and 

 proper care, select and purchase your hens. Feed them an egg-producing ration, care for them daily, 

 collect and market the eggs. Keep a full account of all receipts and expenditures for a period of three 

 months. Supplementary to the tabulated information required below, write up the project in composi- 

 tion form. In writing your composition include such items as the following : breed of hens, period of 

 greatest egg production, health of flock, effect of climatic changes, how the poultry house was kept clean, 

 and general conclusions drawn from project. Compare your conclusions with those found in standard 

 references ; with results obtained by your classmates. 



FINANCIAL SUMMARY 



RATIONS USED 



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