999 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 127 



QUESTION Will a radical immediate change of the bill of fare 

 have a tendency to temporarily check egg production? 

 ANSWER Yes. 



QUESTION Can chickens and ducks be kept together success- 

 fully in the same houses and runs ? 

 ANSWER No. 



QUESTION Is carrying fowls with the head downward liable 

 to result in injury? 

 ANSWER Yes. 



QUESTION Is it advisable to keep the old hens and the pullets 

 in separate pens? 

 ANSWER Yes. 



QUESTION Is it easy to learn the poultry business, if one takes 

 the proper interest in it? 

 ANSWER Yes. 



QUESTION Is there a demand for competent managers of poul- 

 try plants? 



ANSWER Yes. 



QUESTION Will darkened nests sometimes break up the egg- 

 eating habit ? 



ANSWER Yes. 



QUESTION Can as large a percentage of fertile eggs be ex- 

 pected in January and February as in April and May, if the very 

 best care and feed are given? 



ANSWER No. 



QUESTION Can the age of a male be told by the length of the 

 spur? 



ANSWER Not after they are a year old. 



QUESTION Are there any two varieties of fowls that can be 

 allowed to run together without their interbreeding or crossing? 

 ANSWER No. 



QUESTION What are the objections to allowing the droppings 

 to accumulate under the perches? 



ANSWER They encourage the breeding of lice and the odor 

 arising from them is breathed by the fowls all night, and the pois- 

 oned gases cause disease and death. 



