50 COMMERCIAL EGG FARMING 



noon, water birds, collect eggs, and shut 

 houses. If fresh straw is wanted in the 

 houses it is usually put in on this day. 



Thursday : Feed grain ; water birds as on 

 other days; clean, sort, and pack eggs; dis- 

 patch eggs to London; mix dry mash, 800 

 lbs., and feed as on Monday; collect eggs; 

 shut houses. 



Friday : Same as on Tuesday, except that 

 once a month creosoting perches is done on 

 this day. 



Saturday: Same as on Wednesday; in 

 addition replenish grit and shell boxes. 



Sunday: Same as on Saturday as regards 

 feeding, watering, collecting eggs, and shut- 

 ting houses. 



APEIL TO MAT 



In addition to attending to the hens as 

 mentioned in the previous routine week: 



Morning: Attend to incubator fire; turn 

 and cool eggs; attend to brooder house fire; 

 water chicks; feed chicks. 



Afternoon: Attend to incubator same as 



