Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-09-05

CURTAINED RoosTs AND HINGED NEST
BOXES.
II il also advisable that the fowls be
moved to their new quarters before
they begin to lay. If the beginner has
had experience in poultry keeping 1t
will be all right to purchase eggs:
otherwise he should begin with the
fowls and thus gain some knowledge
Of caring for poultry before attempting
to raise chickens.
For convenience, chickens may be
classified as egg breeds. meat breeds.
general purpose breeds and fancy or
ornamental breeds.
The egg breeds include the small or
medium sized fowls, which are very
active. quick to mature. producers of
white shelled eggs. usually nonsitters
or at best but poor sitters and rather
poor mothers. The various varieties
Of Leghorns and Minorcas are good
representatives of this class. Be-
cause they are poor sitters some other
breed, or at least few other fowls.
should be kept If natural methods Of
Incubation are to be employed. On ac-
count Of their early maturity it is not
uncommon for individuals to begin lay
ting at the age Of four and one-half
months. These breeds do not fatten
as readily under ordinary conditions as
the larger and less active breeds. The
fowls of this class have large combs
and wattles. which make them rather
sensitive to low temperatures.
The largest fowls are represented in
the meat class. and these breeds are
especially suitable for the production
of large roasters. They are slow and
somewhat sluggish in movement, with
little desire for foraging, easily con-
fined by low fences. rather slow to ma
ture. persistent sitters and rather indif-
ferent layers of large brown shelled
eggs. Many poultrymen. however. are
getting very good egg yields from them.
The Brahmas. COchins and Langshans
5eioHg to this class.
'nhe general purpose class includes
HaMk which are of fair size and which
wiA Also produce good quantity Of
sbrowa sheled eggs As one has to
a2ake frequent sales OF flesh in the
shape Of surplus cockerels and hens
a-he carcass as well as egg production
should be considered The general
a,urpo<e breeds are usually good sitters
and good mothers. They have medium
sGized combs and wattles and endure
scold weather we'll. They occupy a
snedian, position between the egg and
1neaf breeds as to size. egg production
saad docility. The Plymouth Rocks.
sEyandottes. Orpingtons and Rhode Is
aand Reds are good representatives of
ahis class.
As rule. the breeds in the ornamen-
T.:i are not 81 well adapted for farm
@urposes as are the breeds of the other
shree classes. The Polish Exhibition
Games, Silkies. Sultans. FriZzles and
Rantams are representative ornamen-
9.Ai breeds
In the manner of housing fowls we
save two systems. widely different in
their extremes. Al one extreme is the
~,eteny plan. which consists in placing
@iAa1i uO0ScS Aot SINH HochS AdI eliOuS u
apart to Obviate the necessity of
Fences. thus giving free range, with but
little mingling of the different fiocks
At the other extreme we have the con
tinuous apartment house. This kind
-ssf house consists of a series of sepa
srate pens. under one roof. opening di
rectiy into hallway in the rear. or
Saving doors between the pens without
the hallway. or opening into hallway
and also into Que another. There are