PRAIRIE FARMER'S POULTRY BOOK 



4. If a pure-bred flock, select males strong in color and females 

 strong in shape and size. 



5. Mate so that the defects in one sex will be counteracted by strong 

 points in the opposite sex. 



6. Avoid all disqualifications in either sex. 



7. Select males and females that qualify under the tests for the type 

 desired, whether meat, dual purpose, or egg type. 



8. Use great care in introducing new blood. It means the introduc- 

 tion of new characters which may not harmonize with your own strain; 

 further, it may mean the introduction of some weakness or latent disease 

 that will bring disaster. 



9. Avoid females that produce abnormal eggs, such as undersized, 

 oversized, elongated, round, rough-shelled, or uneven eggs. 



How to Mark the Breeders 



It will be found helpful to mark all the breeding stock. 

 \\ here there is a general flock, the pullets and cockerels can be 

 leg-banded each fall, a dififerent color being used each year. 

 The celluloid rings are good for this purpose. If this is done, 

 there will be no difficulty in distinguishing pullets from hens. 

 Where line breeding or pen breeding is pursued, numbered 

 leg bands or wing markers should be used. The birds of each 

 pen can be given bands with a separate color, and different 

 colors can be used for each year, if necessary, to distinguish 

 pullets from one-year-old or two-year-old hens. 



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