102 EGGS AND POULTRY 
breeds, so up to this age the breed is just as 
profitable from the meat standpoint as any 
other breed. It is a question if there is any 
money raising beyond that weight when 
chickens would be sold in the fowl classifica- 
tion, because the price a pound is less. At 
25 cents a pound live weight a good profit 
is made on the cockerels. 
If you wish to try to add extra weight, the 
cockerels should be put into a house by them- 
selves and wired up in a small yard away 
from the others, from two to three weeks 
previous to the time you expect to market 
them. The more quietly they are kept, and 
the less exercise they take the more favorable 
is the chance that they will put on weight. 
Then they should be fed all they will eat of 
fattening foods. I have used a prepared fat- 
tening mash for reasons aforesaid and have 
concluded that it will pay the beginner to 
get manufacturers’ booklets on poultry and 
feeding. These contain full information as 
to the proper method of feeding chickens to 
obtain the best results for particular pur- 
poses, such as broiler market, squab market 
and to make heavy layers. Of course, these 
methods are all ways that call for using the 
prepared feeds; but if you prefer to mix your 
own there are various formulas. 
