64 Hubbard's poultry secrets. 



but I have been lucky enough to get the benefit of the doubt, so, 

 when 1 look back over the twelve years and put the good luck 

 against the bad luck I find that I have received what belongs 

 to me. 



TRAINING QUARTERS. 



Your training quarters should be the pleasantest and the 

 best ventilated room on the farm. The room should be free 

 from draughts and so arranged that it can be kept at an even 

 temperature of 65 degrees, which is about right for the best 

 results. It is impossible to get prime condition in training 

 quarters where the temperature runs as high as 80 to 85 de- 

 grees in the day time, while the sun is shining in the windows, 

 and drops as low as 30 to 35 degrees on a cold night. 



In order to get the birds in prime condition, you must heat 

 the blood. This hastens the heart action and opens the pores ; 

 but as a bird in this condition takes cold very easily you must 

 be sure that its training quarters are free from draughts. At 

 the same time you must keep good ventilation, as birds grow 

 stale very quickly in a room that is not well ventilated. 



These training coops should be 30x24 inches in size, and 

 should be so high that the male's comb will not touch the top 

 of the coop when he stands. The back, tops, and sides of the 

 coop should be tight, with just the front open. The three 

 slats or rods nearest the end of the coop should be close to- 

 gether so that the males cannot get their heads out and fight 

 those in the adjoining coops. The slats or rods in the middle 

 of the coops should be farther apart so that the caretaker can 

 get a clear view of the birds in their coops. 



CONDITIONING. 



No matter how much pains you have taken in growing and 

 feeding your birds, if they are not properly trained and con- 



