AMERICAN POULTRY CULTURE 
quantity they want, from self-feeding hoppers. As 
many different kinds of grain and other foods as 
possible should be kept before them, and they will 
select the ones they need the most. Wheat, oats, 
and cracked corn are the three indispensable grain 
feeds. 
The pullets should be removed to their winter 
homes in ample time to allow them to become 
thoroughly familiar with their new surroundings 
before cold weather sets in, and then the egg yield 
will not be interrupted or delayed. Leghorns and 
some of the other Mediterranean breeds often 
commence laying at the early age of four or five 
months. The American breeds usually require a 
month or two longer, and the Asiatics still longer. 
The first few eggs from a pullet are always under- 
sized and sometimes the shell is imperfectly con- 
structed, but ordinarily a little time will correct all 
that. If it does not, dispose of the fowl. 
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