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is an especially good time to cull. Few weaklings will 

 survive the moult; those that do survive it are easily 

 spotted. 



. Culled birds are not necessarily disposed of. They are 

 placed in the hospital or in one of the observation yards 

 and houses and are given a chance by having fewer com- 

 panions to get on their feet again. By far the larger part 

 of our culls are carried over then until the moulting sea- 

 son. They are not put back into the main flock, where 

 they might be used for breeders, but in a special division 

 assigned to returned culls. We have found this a profit- 

 able course to pursue. The birds that do not speedily 

 come back to good condition are either put away or are 

 sold to market when they are again in a healthy condition. 

 We do not go through the flock, handling each bird, 

 with the idea of culling out non-producers or selecting 

 special birds for breeding purposes. 



Keeping Accounts and Records 



The writer attributes a large part of his success in the 

 work to the keeping of most accurate accounts and 

 records and his advice, to the beginner especially, is to 

 take the trouble of doing so. It matters little or nothing 

 what sort of books are used — a common pencil-writing 

 tablet will do as well as an elaborate set of books. 



You should record somewhere the number of chicks 

 hatched in each lot and the date of the hatch. When the 

 chicks are taken from the brooder house enter on this 

 record the number removed. Here is an illustration : 



