for this is the way you will be constantly educating yourself 

 in reference to fowls. 



Some chickens are culls from the beginning because of 

 stuntedness, color, or plumage. Birds with some of these 

 defects may be disposed of as they will not do to use for 

 breeders and the cost of their keep will be more than they 

 are worth and yet there are some that keep them for the 

 first season's egg production only and then dispose of them 

 for table use. You should learn to cull with a merciless hand 

 and cull every day in the year, throwing out everything not 

 of the highest type as found in the standard of perfection. 



THE HATCHING OF CHICKS WITH INCUBATORS 



It is certain without a doubt that most incubators would 

 bring better results if the incubator itself was understood. 

 It is more often the fault of the operator than of the 

 machine. Almost any machine if properly handled so as to 

 hold the fairly even temperature and if operated according 

 to instructions, will give good service. To insure good 

 hatches, one must go farther back than the incubator. Many 

 a poor hatch is taken off in a good machine simply because 

 the breeder does not understand his flock or rather does not 

 understand how to feed them and the machine immediately 

 is condemned as a poor one and satisfactory incubation is 

 simply a failure when as a matter of fact, such eggs would 

 hatch no better under a hen. To begin with, all heavy food 

 should be mixed with greens, and com is fed to advantage 

 in the litter. The real object of this is to get the flock's 

 muscles into play and promote circulation. Not only do you 

 gain in the number of eggs but your birds will show vim, 

 vigor, and vitality. It is as effective to male birds as female 

 because it increases circulation and actually keeps the birds 

 warmer. How many have noticed people in colder climates 

 throw their arms about to increase the circulation? Like- 

 wise it stimulates the appetite and your birds are given a 

 great quantity of food which gives energy and makes eggs. 

 Eggs from overfed birds are not apt to give many chicks, 

 but you must do more than feed greens and corn. Too much 

 corn is especially dangerous. Great quantities of good greens 

 should be fed. If your birds like it dry in hoppers, by all 

 means keep them filled up but put good proportion in mash — 

 Va or 14 will do no harm. Barley, sudan grass, clover, alfalfa 

 are all good and make an excellent tonic. If clover can be 



