AMERICAN POULTRY CULTURE 



quantity they want, from self-feeding hoppers. As 

 many different kinds of grain and other foods as 

 possible should be kept before them, and they will 

 select the ones they need the most. Wheat, oats, 

 and cracked corn are the three indispensable grain 

 feeds. 



The pullets should be removed to their winter 

 homes in ample time to allow them to become 

 thoroughly familiar with their new surroundings 

 before cold weather sets in, and then the egg yield 

 will not be interrupted or delayed. Leghorns and 

 some of the other Mediterranean breeds often 

 commence laying at the early age of four or five 

 months. The American breeds usually require a 

 month or two longer, and the Asiatics still longer. 

 The first few eggs from a pullet are always under- 

 sized and sometimes the shell is imperfectly con- 

 structed, but ordinarily a little time will correct all 

 that. If it does not, dispose of the fowl. 



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