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PROTEIN, 
American Agriculturist, February 9, 151 , 
Points We Consider Whe t 
Mating Our Breeders 
W. L. Dickson 
O UR success in Poultry keeping j 
contained to a large degree in (j 
eggs we place under our liens or in on 
incubators. These eggs are the result ( 
our culling, mating, housing and feedin: 
Our poor hatches are more often the resit 
of leaving things undone, during t 
^previous to the breeding season, than | 
bad weather, poor incubators or brood® 
that we are so apt to lay the blame up 0; 
It is then to our benefit that we use cai 
in selecting and feeding our breeders, 
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Selecting the Breeders 
In selecting our breeders we choose tl 
birds that show the most cpnstitutiou 
vigor by laying large red combs and v;j 
ties, bright plumage and good appetite 
We have found that hens that are wjj 
between the legs, that have broad bads 
thin pelvic bones, large soft ahdoaei 
are our best layers and breeders. Q 
breeding pens never contain birds thi 
are overly large or small nor any that $ 
continually becoming too fat. We strn 
to have them all uniform in size, shaj 
and color. We consider our males 
than half our flocks. It is from them tin 
our pullets inherit their egg producii 
qualities. We like males that are lap, 
vigorous fellows, having plenty of cot 
age. We do not mean fighters but on 
that are always ready to protect the 
mates. 
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Mating and Feeding 
We mate our yearling hens with cocks 
els and the pullets with cock birds. Ta 
seems to produce more vitality in 
chicks. About 10 to 15 females to <q 
male depending on the breed is about! 
right number to mate together. 
Before the breeding season we ha] 
found that we could do much harm! 
forcing egg production by heavy feedin 
so we now feed only a maintenance rati 
consisting mostly of whole grains. Tt 
we feed in deep litter making the 
work hard for their living. The exerci 
they get by scratching seems to ks 
them healthy and vigorous and whenj 
add our laying ration to their feed 
readily respond with a large number] 
good hatchable eggs that produce 
strong chicks. 
The Egg Factor In Raising Chickenil 
In selecting our hatching eggs 1 
make sure that they are from our m< 
vigorous hens that are strictly egg-ty] 
Constitutional vigor in our breeders,' 
consider the most important factor 
producing hatching eggs. It is true tt 
there are many other factors we mi 
use care in, if we are to get large hate! 
of big, strong chicks. We have the bat 
half won, when we take chicks fromt 
incubator that are large, vigorous a 
well hatched. 
The fresher the eggs are when plat 
in the incubators, the larger are 0 
hatches and the resulting chicks ha 
more vitality and are easier to rai 
Eggs should never be kept more than! 
weeks as they deteriorate very rapid 
and lose their hatching qualities. J 
gather our eggs often to prevent chilli 
and store them in a room having 
temperature of between 50 and 
degrees Fahrenheit. Rooms that are t 
(Continued on page 1^6) 
“He Who By the Plow . . 
( 1 Continued from page 126) 
ready tool in the hands of him who kno 
how to use it. 
Are there opportunities for youth a 
ambition and high ideals in the of 
country? It is even so. We shall alvs 
need plowmen who can both hold > 
drive. The world will always need tlm 
to eat. Country life offers not gn 
riches, but reasonable material reffai 
plus those things which appeal to t 
seeing eye and the understanding 1$ 
and for which there is not recompi* 
elsewhere. 
