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The main feed troughs are cut off, either by removal 

 (the covers being hung to the outside wall), or by tack- 

 ing a piece of ^x3 stuff in the openings both inside and 

 out. The mash is fed in troughs made of a 6-inch bot- 

 tom with yixA pieces for the sides, end pieces 6 inches 

 high, and a piece of 1x4 across the top. Troughs are set 

 both in and outside the house. Troughs of this same size 

 are used for the March pullets in the brooder houses at 

 from 7 to 8 weeks, and also for the cockerels when they 

 reach that age. It is advisable to continue the use of two 

 or three of the smaller sized troughs for a few days after 

 the change is made — this applies at all stages. 



The regular house water pots are used after a few days. 

 It is good practice to set one or two of the old style foun- 

 tains inside the house, on platforms, just after the birds 

 are moved. The pots are cleaned with a brush every day. 



The feed is continued as before. The pan or box of 

 shell and grit must not be overlooked. 



When cockerels are spotted they are picked up prompt- 

 ly and removed to the cockerel house. 



As soon as an appreciable number, say half, of the 

 birds are found on the dropboard roosts at night — if they 

 do not take to the dropboard compartments before they 

 begin to look crowded underneath — the lower section is 

 closed off and all are forced into the upper section. This 

 is accomplished by the use of a set of sloping lath ladders 

 set tight together, fastened to the front dropboard sup- 

 port by loops of wire hung on nails. The laths are nailed 

 to the supports not more than 1^ inches apart and the 

 whole set is fitted perfectly both on the edges where the 

 different sections meet and on the floor. Care should be 



