The Daily Missoulian., 1914-08-16
ENVIRONMENT FOOD
AFFECT / ]
EGG YIELD
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1oTN CONDITIONS MUST sE
sATisrAcToay - INSURE
PROFIT FROM HENS.
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~ Michael <. oeyer.
lltry Editor OF The Farm journal


Poultry Hditpr of The Farm journal
& lCopyrighted.A
E1g production depends te 4 areat
contsntsd, healthy hsns lay the most
and best egeh
70 bring about best r&tults, clsapii- )
moss, for ons thing, u absolutely essen :
tial. Aise, such considerations ~ prop
IL location 81 the house Tor sunlight
and freedom from exposure are i'm
portant. The food, tse, must be of the
kind that makAs eggs. The f,iiowin9
srtiets contains hslpfu suggestions.
Environment and food are two de-
termining factors In cgg production.
The condition Of both will prove itself
in the results -one cannot be bad and
the other good. Roth must be entirely
satisfactory ITO the hen or she can
not have II successful yield,
What are the environments, and
what is the quality OF the food J" Is q
question that every poultry keeper
should carefully investigate,
81 In palmer words, the hen must be-
contented and she must be properly
fed. a contented hen is one that has
not III an over-crowded pen, that re-
cefves food fitted for her needs, and
has for a master a kind, gentle and oh
serving person.
Having the hens tame, and going
among them quietly and carefully.
gives them confidence. That is very
important. A hen that feels as safe
in the presence OF its keeper as it does
when alone, is a. hen that will find
great attraction to ita home.
The size OF the run ID not 50 import
ant as Is the condition pf that run. A
small yard that is partially shaded. and
in which the earth Ii plowed every now
and then, Is more comfortable to the
stock than a larger one neglected. Maxi
ing the hens exercise fnr their food is
OF more value than an acre range.
Cleanliness Is very important. Al
though a hen has not the sense Of
smell, she will feel more .'at home" in a
house that is perfectly clean, and in
which whitewash has not been spared.
A house that is devoid OF offensive
odors is one In which vermln will not
thrive. No hen can be surrounded by
proper environments that becomes in
Tested with lice.
The happy contented, healthy hen is
the one that is continually on the
alert, that has q healthy look, ex-
presses her satisfaction by singing her
laya that mean SO much. /. 4.
The hen wants peaceful home. She
cannot be happy herself when in q
flock of quarrAlsome hens or with a
tyrant male. Everything must be con-
genial. Her home must be compare
lively cool in summer and warm In
winter.
There are too many who treat this
question OF environment with too little
Indifference. It is as important as
food. Environment, too, calls for the
proper location OF the house. It must
be so situated that there will be no
exposure to the hens, and, above all,
the location must not be q damp one.
i. There will be no moisture showing
itself in q well-ventiiated house, and
in this particular the scratching shed
house has been a revelation, For both
summer and winter find this plan the
most correct, and in no other style OF
house can there be found SO many
happy, contented hens.
"A fowl Will not suffer from the cold
so quickly as will a human being. II
given an opportunity to exercise, the
blood will quickly warm up, and there
will be comfort and happiness dis
played in the hennery, That is the
condition for making eggs.
Bsst Feod 10 Producs Eggs.
Everything being congenial. the next
important factor in egg production is
food. Food builds UP the waste tissues,
it produces heat, fat, meat and eggs.
We can feed for just what we want
For eggs, nlatarial must be given that
will help to produce eggs. A hen in
good laying condition is not SO readily
nverfattened as is one that sis not lay
ing. A hen that has accumulated some
fat is 4 better egg producer than one
thin in flesh. A half-staryed hen Ia
a poor layer, us also is a hen that is
too fat. When pullets. prior to start
ing to lay, are fed too heavily. they
will accumulate considerable fat and
thus delay their initial work. But ]
would rather have a pullet a little fat
before she starts than have her lean,
The proper food for egg production ID
that OF a heterogeneous order, In this
group wheat stands at the head. But
the man who would feed nothing but
wheat would soon flavor his eggs with
fumes Especially when soft-boiled, and
then opened1 that compare very fa-
vsrably with the odor of decayed eggs
heterogeneous foods must be balanced
with carbnnaceous foods. Wheat and
corn. in mixture, is q better egg grain
ration than is wheat alone, Corn is
no egg food.
Egg farmers have learned the fact
that nwet mash is more productive OF
good results than a dry mash. They
have also learned that every day this
hen must have some animal food anG
green stuff
Green cut bone Is the best form O
animal food that can be. given. pro,
vided it is judicionaly fed the day it |.
cut. An ounce per head of stock
every other day. is the proper allow
ance. II fed too heavily, green Gu
hone will produce worms In stock. Th
commercial beef scrap il an excelien
s,ibstitnte. Some poultrynen keep
constantly within reach OF the hens
olhers add about ! to -2S per cen
daily to the mash.
There is lime In the srains, but no
Sufficient to tnanllfactuges the eg
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