POULTRY FEEDS AND FEEDING 



as cool as possible and should be changed at least twice 

 a day. In the winter arrangements must be made to keep 

 the water from freezing in cold climates or else to pro- 

 vide fresh water at least twice a day in case the water 

 freezes in the houses. Where hens are confined in large 

 poultry houses during the winter it is especially essential 

 that all conditions in the house be made as near ideal as 

 possible. 



A considerable number of commercial poultry farmers 

 keep their hens confined in the houses after they are put 

 into these laying quarters in the fall and do not allow 

 them to go outside until the weather becomes settled the 

 following spring, the exact dates depending on the 

 weather conditions and on the section of the country. It 

 is thought that more eggs are secured by keeping the hens 

 confined where they are less subject to the sudden changes 

 in temperature and to adverse weather conditions than if 

 the hens are allowed to go out of the house throughout 

 the winter season. Many breeders who are especially 

 desirous of getting fertile eggs, and especially breeders 

 who keep other breeds of fowls than Leghorns, prefer to 

 allow their hens to go out of the houses every day regard- 

 less of the weather as it tends to keep the hens in better 

 breeding condition and to insure a larger percentage of 

 fertile eggs in the spring. 



USE OF ARTIFICIAL LIGHTS 



During recent years artificial lighting systems for 

 poultry houses have been used with considerable success 



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