SUCCESS IN POULTRY CULTURE 
grown birds than to start by raising them 
from eggs, for success with little chickens 
is far more difficult for the beginner than 
any other branch of the poultry business. 
And then, too, starting with eggs is so 
slow and the time so long before any 
income can be realized from the growing 
flock, that discouragement takes the place 
of enthusiasm and failure follows as a 
result, while if grown birds had been 
used, profit would have commenced with 
the purchase of the birds and enthusiasm 
would have kept pace with the growth of 
the flock, and success would have followed 
as a natural result. However, should the 
first purchase of birds be made without 
due consideration of the requirements 
and expectations of the beginner, and 
birds be bought that are not suitable 
to the needs and environment of the 
purchaser, then failure might easily 
follow as a result of the bad _ selec- 
tion. But under the heading, ‘‘The 
Choice of Breeds,’? in this chapter, I 
will give advice as to the variety of 
birds to choose for different purposes, 
so that you need not go far wrong in 
your selections. 
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