CHAPTER XXII 



A White Wyandotte Plant for Profit 



I have decided to add here a chapter on White Wyan- 

 dottes, as I have bred them all my life, that is for the 

 past eighteen years, and exhibited them all that time. I 

 have seen them head all the large breeds in popularity, 

 but the demand for them increases yearly. I know of 

 no breed of the large fowl where it is such hard work to 

 get good, fertile eggs that will hatch strong chicks, that 

 are bound to live any old way, as it is from the White 

 Wyandotte that have been bred for exhibition purposes 

 in 3'arded plants. 



In breeding exhibition stock every trace of creami- 

 ness or brassiness had to be bred out of them, and their 

 stability has gone with it to a large extent. 



Inbreeding has also done much to injure the vitality 

 of this breed. 



My aim here is to tell you how to feed and care for 

 these birds, so you can get them hardy and full of vigor 

 once more, without breeding out their fine qualities — and 

 this can be done by feeding alone. 



I have experimented very carefully along this line and 

 I find all large breeds should be fed quite different than 

 the small breeds 



First of all they should never see corn in any form — 

 that is, the breeding stock. If any corn it must be in very 

 limited quantities. 



I find they will stand the hopper feeding and give 

 grand results. In fact, this is the only natural way of 

 feeding any fowl, and the only safe way of feeding. 



First of all give them your hopper of beef scrap and 

 wheat screenings ; also grit, oyster shells, and charcoai. 

 The first thing in the morning give a light feeding of 

 barley or buckwheat in litter to induce all the exercise 

 you can. 

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