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keeping the roosters by themselves to fatten. 

 With the small flock in small yards this is not 

 always convenient, as it may call for an extra run 

 and coop, and extra care. "With the Leghorn 

 breeds such separation is necessary, as the cockerels 

 bother the pullets and keep thin, running about 

 with the general flock. Young "roosters of the 

 heavier breeds, however, especially the Rocks, 

 Reds, and Brahmas, are quiet, and do weU in mixed 

 flocks till they are nearly grown. 



Fattening Roosters. — The diet given above for 

 young stock is a good one also for roosters as 

 they are developing. When the time comes for a 

 broiler, or roaster, however, those we expect to eat 

 should be put in a small run by themselves, and 

 fed twice a day, morning and afternoon, with as 

 much wet mash as they will eat. The regular 

 mash, with the com meal proportion doubled, is a 

 good fattening ration. Leave none before them 

 after they are through eating. Grit, cracked bone, 

 and clear water should be where they can help 

 themselves. Three weeks is usually long enough 

 to bring a fowl into condition. After that, if 

 confined, they are likely to go stale and lose rather 

 than gain. 



