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pick up any that do not measure up to standard and put 

 them in with the younger broilers for market. This 

 process of elimination is continued until none but the 

 choicest specimens remain. If we have more than we 

 need they are sold for breeding purposes. 



They become very troublesome at 4 months of age. 

 There will be a lot of chasing and tearing around. Some 

 will go down in distress and if they are not removed they 

 will be killed. We keep a long-distance ear open at all 

 times and at signs of a specially riotous time we investi- 

 gate and remove the cause of the trouble. It is death to a 

 hen or pullet that is permitted to remain in the cockerel 

 yards if one should fly the fences. 



Some of the birds are likely to be kept in the houses by 

 the bosses and will suffer for food and water. We make 

 it a rule to turn them all out of the house early in the 

 morning, closing the slide doors to keep them out, and 

 leaving the door closed for an hour or two. They are 

 less troublesome in the morning; and in this manner they 

 are sure to get feed and water. In cool weather this can 

 be done again in the evening. 



We tried a plan once suggested of keeping a few old 

 cock birds with the young cockerels to act as policeman, 

 putting them in early, while the cockerels were still quite 

 young. This scheme worked beautifully. The old fel- 

 lows kept the peace and made the youngsters behave, 

 until one bright day the youngsters "rushed" the old fel- 

 lows and answering the riot call we found the old men 

 down on their knees in different corners; it looked as 

 though a concerted plan had been agreed upon for every 

 single one of the old cocks was utterly whipped. 



