999 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 



QUESTION Can utility and fancy points be bred in the same 

 bird? 



ANSWER An ideal fowl should have combined in its make-up 

 both fancy and utility points. This can be accomplished, although 

 there may be found supposedly well-informed breeders who emphat- 

 ically declare that it cannot. There is no law of nature which makes 

 fine plumage and shape antagonistic to heavy egg production or the 

 development of table fowls. The most pleasure and profit lies in 

 the production of standard bred fowls in which there is a combina- 

 tion of both fancy and utility points. 



QUESTION Why are there not more guineas raised? 



ANSWER They lay a very small egg, the flesh is very dark and 

 not relished by many people, and their incessant unearthly noise 

 makes them a nuisance. 



QUESTION Is it possible to have fowls so tame that the keeper 

 can go among them without them fleeing from him? 



ANSWER Yes. If fowls are properly cared for they will eat 

 from the hand of their keeper. 



QUESTION When is the best time to hatch bantams? 

 ANSWER July and August. 



QUESTION How can the age of fowls be told ? 

 ANSWER There is no absolutely sure way after they are more 

 than one year old. 



QUESTION Which is the heaviest breed of chickens? 

 ANSWER Light Brahmas. The cocks weigh 12 Ibs., hens 

 Ibs., cockerels 10 Ibs. and pullets 8 Ibs. 



QUESTION Can fowls be kept in confinement as well as on free 

 range ? 



ANSWER Yes. Some of the finest exhibition birds are raised 

 on city lots. 



QUESTION In treating fowls for lice by putting coal oil on 

 the plumage, is there any danger in injuring the fowls ? 



ANSWER Too much oil applied to the plumage will make a 

 bird ill, and if it is not in good condition may kill it. 



QUESTION Is the yellow-skinned fowl a better one for table 

 purposes than the white-skinned one? 



ANSWER It is no better, but more people prefer it, and it can 

 be sold much easier and generally at a better price. 



