110 POULTRY 
weather, which may last several days, the 
birds will go outdoors very little and will be 
getting an entirely different kind of feed. 
Under such conditions it is difficult to de- 
termine the amount and kind of feed to 
give. But if the birds are kept confined 
the feed is entirely under the control of the 
poultryman. 
It is often stated that the birds which are 
to produce hatching eggs should be allowed 
range. But if pullets are to be used as 
breeders and the poultryman intends to have 
all his chicks hatched out by the first or 
second week in April, it will be necessary 
that the last eggs shall be in the incubator by 
the last week of March. It is, of course, 
obvious that in the more northern sections 
of the country, where the climate is similar 
to that of New England, it is practically 
impossible to allow hens to go outdoors 
previous to that time. 
Advantage of No-yard System. This 
system of no-yard management has been 
used by some of the most successful poultry- 
men of New England for a period of ten years 
and no harmful effects have been noticed. 
